Theater Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder (1396 words, 5 pages)

The first time I saw itsauntering past the art display, I had caught sight of this foreign yet mesmerizing type of art. I was breathless as I looked overevery paintingeach piece more stunning than the next. I must have been paralyzed in pure amazement because for that moment I could ... Read More

An Appreciation of the English Comedy Play Run for Your Wife (1080 words, 3 pages)

Run for your wife was an English comedy play that had me crying of laughter the entire play. It was a very good play in my opinion it kept me on my toes wanting to watch more throughout the play. As I was walking to the play I was not ... Read More

Three Children of Youthful Ghosts at Play: Revisiting Sally Mann’s Immediate Family (1194 words, 2 pages)

Contemporary American photographer Sally Mann's 1993 series ImmediateFamily documents the private lives and intimate experiences of her threeyoung children. The 78 page paperback consists of 65 black and whitephotographs taken between 1984 and 1991 at the family's secluded,private estate in rural Virginia. The natural landscape of the Americansouth serves as ... Read More

The Use of Symbolism and Foreshadowing in the Play Oedipus Rex (319 words, 2 pages)

There are many examples of symbolism and foreshadowing in the play Oedipus Rex. Foreshadowing suggests in advance what happens later in a story. It is a technique that often is used to warn of disaster. Some of the foreshadowing is subtle while some tells the reader directly what is about ... Read More

A Report to Find the Number of Seats in the Movie Theater in Okimiskoki, Wisconsin (404 words, 2 pages)

MarisaAtristainRoom T-5P.5 I must find how many seats are in the movie theater in Okimiskoki, Wisconsin. I know the theater has a total of forty rows of seats. The first row has ten seats, each row following has two more seats than the row in front of it. I need ... Read More

Review of Spring Dance Theater (594 words, 2 pages)

On Thursday April 28, I went to see the premier of the Spring Dance Theatre. When I got there I did not know what to expect from it. I wondered how the show would be like and what types of movements would I be seeing. To my surprise, while watching ... Read More

A Review of Crucifixion, a Play in the York Mystery Cycle (813 words, 3 pages)

The play of the Crucifixion, is possibly the most poignant play within the York Mystery Cycle. It is here where Christ shows his dualistic nature of divinity and humanity, through his crucifixion for the redemption of mankind. This extract consequently utilises the comedic soldiers as a comedic device, and the ... Read More

The Life and Legend of Bonnie and Clyde Portrayed in the Broadway Productions (723 words, 1 pages)

Dyin' Ain't So Bad Broadways Bonnie ClydeBroadway productions have a long legacy of heartbreak, death, and tragedy. A tradition continued in the 2011 Broadway debut of the modern musical, Bonnie Clyde. The show itself only ran for one month, and honestly deserved so much more than 36 shows. The Lead ... Read More

A Critique of Tartuffe, a Play Performed by Rith Asawa School of Arts (440 words, 2 pages)

Recently I had the pleasure of watching, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, aka Molires piece Tartuffe. Performed beautifully by Ruth Asawa School of Arts in San Francisco. The theatre has a proscenium stage in which the play was performed on. The set was simplistic but also elaborate. The entire play is played out ... Read More

A Review of The Duchess of Malfi, a Play by John Webster (1403 words, 5 pages)

On Monday April 3, 2017 at 730, I experienced a life changing production about a woman who just didnt want to follow the rules. The Shakespeare Tavern playhouse put together a production of The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster. It was brought to life by the Resurgence Theatre Company, ... Read More

A Review of Apathesiacs, a Play by Benny Higgins (683 words, 2 pages)

On April 22, 2016 Apathesiacs premiered for the first time. The show was produced by Benny Higgins and performed in Gainesville, Georgia at the Hosch theatre. The theatre was a proscenium style. There was a stage and in front there were rows of seats. The set was simple, however fitting ... Read More

The Importance of a Theatrical Design in a Play (640 words, 3 pages)

Theatrical design is one of the key factors that determine the success of a play. It is very important for the designers to plan and do the right design for any particular play. Some very important design aspects are scenic, costume lighting and sound designs of a play.Scenic Design Based ... Read More

An Analysis of Globe’s Globe to Globe Hamlet (703 words, 2 pages)

Personally, I have a deep appreciation and love for the great work, Hamlet by William Shakespeare. I was fortunate enough to be able to perform in and costume design this amazing show my senior year of high school, so I was already quite familiar with the piece, but it was ... Read More

An Observation of the American Musical Avenue Q and Its Privilege of Ethnic Jokes (570 words, 2 pages)

The American musical, Avenue Q, is both a biographical and an autobiographical coming-of-age story which addresses and satirizes the issues and anxieties linked with transitioning into adulthood. This musical utilizes puppets alongside human actors. The characters are disappointed by the fact that during childhood they were convinced by their parents ... Read More

A Performance Analysis of Oklahoma!, a Play by Trevor Nunn (510 words, 2 pages)

The performance of Oklahoma! starring Hugh Jackman is simply fantastic. Watching the play, it felt like I was watching a movie rather than a theater performance. To start off, the plot is about the population in a small town in Oklahoma, with our main focus on the characters Curly and ... Read More

An Observation and Analysis of Avenue Q, a Play by the Penn State Harrisburg’s Theatre Production Company (562 words, 2 pages)

The play that I saw was Avenue Q, whose playwright is Jeff Whitty, and the theatre company was Penn State Harrisburgs theatre production company. I saw the play on April 7th, 2017. The summary to briefly describe the play is that the lead character Princeton moving to Avenue Q, searching ... Read More

The Monumental Responsibilities in the Constructs of the Director in Fences, a Play by August Wilson (757 words, 3 pages)

Some people build fences to keep people out, and other people build fences to keep people in. Rose wants to hold on to you all. She loves you. These profound words spoken by Bono tie together every theme in the play especially the title. In a live production, the decisions ... Read More

An Analysis of Bad Memories, a Radio Play by Julian Simpson (4160 words, 12 pages)

Overall, I enjoyed the piece but I felt there were a handful of moments that were unreasonably silly and took away from being fully immersed in the story world. The production quality, as would be expected of a BBC Radio 4 piece, was of high quality with each scene having ... Read More

An Analysis of the Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ Adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes (1562 words, 5 pages)

Sherlock Holmes as an AdaptationThe mysteries of Sherlock Holmes have inspired many adaptations, all different in their attempts to bring Arthur Conan Doyles characters and stories to the screen. Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss adaptation, Sherlock, first began airing on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in 2010, and is a ... Read More

The Use of Various Drama Explorative Strategies for Our Exploration of Persecution (1830 words, 5 pages)

When I was informed that the topic would be persecution, my first idea was the Holocaust which took place between the time periods of January 1933 to May 8 1945. At this time, the Nazis saw the Jews as the enemy of the state. The Nazis saw the Jews as ... Read More

An Analysis of the Difference in Multicultural Interactions in the Performance of Clybourne Park at the Saint Charles Community College Theatre (1382 words, 5 pages)

Earlier this year, I attended a performance of Clybourne Park at the Saint Charles Community College Theatre. The play itself is an analysis on the difference in multicultural interactions (and social interaction in general) between the years 1959 and 2009. With a limited cast, the first act takes place in ... Read More

An Examination of the Eye-Opening Performance by the University of Alabama’s Dance and Theatre Department (655 words, 3 pages)

Dance has been an expressive form of art all over the world pretty much since the beginning of art itself. It is an art that can mold itself to tell any story imaginable. On Wednesday November 5, 2014, the University of Alabamas dance and theatre department gave an eye-opening performance, ... Read More

A Play Critique of Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman (1796 words, 5 pages)

Play Critique MetamorphosesBased on Ovids narrative poem, published in 8 AD, Mary Zimmermans Metamorphoses is a transcendental work of art with themes of rebirth, romance, power, and consequence. The play is a collection of classical Greek myths, reinvented using contemporary language and featuring a pool as a majority of the ... Read More

A Critical Review of the Musical Grease (908 words, 3 pages)

Critical Review of GreaseThe musical Grease is about a group of teenagers that attend Rydell High School and face daily adolescent challenges such as boring classes, mean teachers, peer pressure, and heartache. The main characters are Danny Zuko, a notorious rebel and leader of the T-Birds, and Sandy Dumbrowski, the ... Read More

Martin Puncher and Modernism Inside and Outside the Theatre (1445 words, 5 pages)

Martin Puchner, one of the co-authors of Anthology of WesternLiterature 9th Edition, is a philosopher and literary critic and currentlyis the chair of drama and Comparative English at Harvard University. Knownfor his various works on modern and contemporary society, he emphasizes onthe role of actors in every single society and ... Read More

The Character of Ethan and a Comparison of the Script and Production of Sex with Strangers, a Play by Laura Eason (1106 words, 4 pages)

In the script Sex with Stangers by Laura Eason, a character that is one to understand is Ethan Strange. Ethan Strange is a bold, captivating, young adult who has a blog and book about his sexual encounters with strangers. In the beginning of the script, it starts off with the ... Read More

A Review of The Book of Mormon, a Musical by Matt Stone, Robert Lopez, and Trey Parker (2834 words, 9 pages)

Review of The Book of MormonThe Book of Mormon, an obscenely funny musical comedy, was lacking its perfectly ironic sparkle on Friday, November 20th at the Providence Performing Arts Center. Written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Robert Lopez, it was first performed in 2011, and went on to win ... Read More

Body Stereotypes Should Not Be an Issue in Ballet (653 words, 2 pages)

Body image in dance is an issue that dates back years, ballet specifically. The ideal figure for a ballerina is a long neck, long arms and legs, a short torso and a slender figure. It is also expected that ballet dancers have hyper mobility of the joints, a large range ... Read More

A Reflection of My Performance in the Play, Pedro, The Great Pretender (287 words, 1 pages)

Response to Pedro, The Great PretenderWhether done intentionally or not, any work of art is a reflection of the artists culturein particular, plays, that can be performed throughout history as society develops and changes. This semester, I had the pleasure of performing the role of Silerio, the Kings steward, in ... Read More

A Critique of Hamilton, a Musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda (436 words, 2 pages)

Critique of HamiltonWhen I first heard about this play in the summer of 2015, I wasnt very intriguedmainly because I was never a huge fan of history nor rap, so combining the two was not exactly what Id consider a great time. But I heard bits and pieces of the ... Read More

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