creating verisimilitude. In the play The Laramie Project the audience is aligned with Matthew. Unlike in Mabo the audience is detached from the subject. This is created by Moises Kaufman and the Members of the Tectonic Theatre Company by using a style of theatre called Epic Theatre. Epic Theatre does not encourage an emotional attachment but rather using minimal props‚ and costumes allows
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You can collect as much testimony as you want‚ but until you have structured it into a dramatic story it won’t make for exciting theatre. Through study of Moises Kaufman’s The Laramie Project and Paul Brown’s Aftershocks I have found that simply collecting and performing testimony will not make for exciting theatre. It is necessary that the structure of the testimony be manipulated in order to engage the audience. Both plays employ a range of dramatic techniques which help bring the characters
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Bishop English II 9 February 2013 Renaissance Theatre Theatre starts back in 500B.C. in Ancient Greece. It is a type of entertainment that involves many different stories. From bible stories to the latest king or queen‚ many of their stories were reenacted. Around 1590 to the1600’s‚ England became very interested in their past. Renaissance theatre is an interesting topic because it relates to many different aspects to the past which make you learn even more. Playhouses played
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with the puppet itself or the whole puppet theatre performance. History: Wayang is a general term meaning traditional theatre in Indonesia. This art was imported from India or China‚ both of which have a long tradition of shadow puppetry and theatre in general. However‚ there very well may have been ingenious storytelling traditions that had a big impact on the development of the traditional puppet theatre. Wayang Kulit is a unique form of theatre employing light and shadow. The puppets are
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it was almost like the audience was watching through a window straight into 1963 Brighton. The whole production starts with a sharply dressed Skiffle band‚ entertaining the crowd as they all take their seats and to set the mood that filled the theatre. As the heavy red curtain finally rises after deep anticipation‚ the stage is decorated with a lounge room scene filled with an array of different characters. The first few minutes seem to pass quite slowly‚ mainly because it was rather difficult
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Konstantin Stanislavsky and Edward Gordon Craig are both influential directors and have shaped that way we view theatre today. Stanislavsky valued a form of naturalism that the actors should have experienced a similar situation to that of the character. From this the actor could convey real human emotions to the audience. Further along in his career‚ to allow the actor into the psych of the character‚ Stanislavsky started to focus on the psychological motivations that drove the role. On the other
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Christians in the Entertainment Industry How many times have we gone online to see what movies are in theatres‚ and seen either gory horror movies or ones aimed at five-year-olds? Do we not wish at that point that there were more movies out there with higher moral standards? Or perhaps we go to the theatre to see a play‚ and are shocked at the number of profane words. The media we want to watch may not have to be specifically Christian‚ but having more Christians in the industry could not hurt.
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intensity‚ Zeal theatre company’s The Apology‚ fused physical theatre techniques‚ multiple role-sharing and live music into a visceral and dynamic piece of theatre‚ professionally and interactively expressing a searingly honest storyline‚ distinctively relatable to the young target audience. The thought provoking performance was astutely executed by seasoned company performers Sam Forster and Hayden Jones‚ amplified through the employment of dramatic conventions‚ creating Zeal theatres desired dramatic
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The term "metatheatre"‚ coined by Lionel Abel‚ has entered into common critical usage; however‚ there is still much uncertainty over its proper definition and what dramatic techniques might be included in its scope. Many scholars have studied its usage as a literary technique within great works of literature. Abel described metatheatre as reflecting comedy and tragedy‚ at the same time‚ where the audience can laugh at the protagonist while feeling empathetic simultaneously.[1] The technique reflects
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Stage Manager One of the many intriguing and challenging jobs in the world of theatre includes stage managing. The stage manager is a key part of any production‚ making it a very complicated and stressful job. Stage managing is an art within itself‚ much like any other job. It is an art because of all the complex responsibilities and eventually finished product‚ the show itself. My chosen career is stage managing. People who chose to work in this career will be expected to “provide practical and
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