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    United States’ Involvement in the Pacific Theatre during World War II On 1 September 1939 the country of Germany led by Adolf Hitler invaded Poland using blitzkrieg tactics or in other words “lightning war”. As Germany is capturing Europe one country at a time Japan is doing the same except with Asia and Japan is also preparing for the attack of the United States naval base on the island of Oahu called Pearl Harbor. The attack on Pearl Harbor caused the United States to declare war on Japan‚ break

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    Erving Goffman developed a metaphor of theater to explain the social interaction with different forms of behavior on front and back stages. Front stage is the area of social interaction visible to the audience‚ and back stage is the social interaction not visible to the audience. Front stage is a behavior that we do when other people are watching or are aware of us. Being in this front stage behavior‚ we focus on how others view us and what they expect from us‚ which can drive the behavior all together

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    INTT 434 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP  Case Write-up Mama Mia Case GokhanCaylak Ersin Ayli Yusuf Cihan Yagsatan Batuhan Durak Mustafa Bulut Istanbul‚ Turkey 2013 Decision Problem: Mamma Mia is a successful stage show‚ their success leads to more demand from audience which leads to more performances resulting in a lot more critics. What can be done to sustain its success without being a moderate commercialized play? As we have yet to define the main decision problem

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    ConEdison funds will support the artistic development of IATI Theater’s main programs. Through our programs‚ we provide a space for creation‚ cultivation of empowerment and opportunity‚ while maintaining and celebrating the diverse Hispanic heritage in NYC. Our programs are grouped as follows: 1) Children Play Tours. We bring 35 presentations of full length professional children’s productions‚ Free of charge‚ to underserved Latino communities in NYC and nationwide. Our repertoire successfully combines

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    In the beginning of the play‚ the mood appereared to dark with mystery and intrigue. The lighting appeared to be affected by one major system which was the high sides. In other words high sides being a traditional perspective like the Zellerback Playhouse would coming from high up on the side and then a series of them (meaning the lighting fixtures‚ etc). Covering all areas of the stage‚ (e.g.‚ downstage‚ upstage‚ upper stage left upper stage right‚ etc). The light fixtures all blended in a full

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    The curtain is closed and the lights go dark as the stage manager signals everyone to places. The sound of a phone ringing screeches through the speakers as the curtain begins to open‚ revealing the bright lights shining down on us. My heart begins to beat harder and harder. As the third ring approaches I take a deep breath and begin my solo‚ “Hi Nancy!” We dance around the vibrant set opening the show with a bang. As the scene ends‚ I hop down from my partner‚ Michael’s‚ arms and scurry backstage

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    Soon after Pearl Harbor‚ Japan was able to quickly gain control over a large area of the Pacific including the Solomons‚ Burma‚ Aleutians‚ and the Philippines. About 6 months after Pearl Harbor‚ the Allies were able to intercept and break many of the Japanese codes allowing the United States to engage the Japanese Naval fleet strategically at their weakest points. In 1942‚ the U.S. Navy brought on the first carrier battle in history in the Coral Sea at the Battle of Midway. The Battle began when

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    Sadaja Scaife 4/9/2015 History of African American theatre Take Home Quiz 1B History of Black Theatre Spring 2015 1. Who created the first black face minstrel song and dance? What ethnicity was the creator? What was the name of the song and dance? T.D Rice was the first person to create the first black minstrel song and dance‚ he was a white Irish man that dressed as Jim Crow. The name of the song and dance was Jump Jim Crow. 2. Who were the three important “stock characters” in the minstrel

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    The very essence of Contemporary Theatre is that is such a diverse realm of performance art. Many different playwrights have contributed to this post World War Two theatre that instead of keeping to just one narrow genre it was able to branch out to cover all aspects and views of an ever transitional modern society. Theatrical pieces from this time period have ranged from Existentialism‚ pioneered by Jean Paul Sartre‚ to the Theatre of the Absurd‚ which was precedented by Samuel Beckett‚ and all

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    The Genre Of Clowning The genre of clowning actually originates from Greece‚ where satires had begun originating slowly as time went by. The art of satire was challenged throughout the years to form the various forms of clowning we have today. A clown must have certain abilities or skills to master its comedy upon the audience. It is a profession that requires delicate detail‚ precise movements‚ and of course a reaction. The costume for every type of comedy is extremely different. Commedia

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