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An Analysis of Hamilton: An American Musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda (976 words, 3 pages)

Analysis of HamiltonStudying Lin-Manuel Mirandas masterpiece, Hamilton An American Musical, this semester was quite beneficial to my ever-developing and changing understanding of what theatre means as a whole, and it furthered my belief in the largely collaborative nature it puts to use. Even at the beginning of the semester when ... Read More

The Theme, Genre and Style of All My Sons by Arthur Miller (771 words, 3 pages)

The Theme, Genre, and Style of All My SonsWhile there are many themes in this play, one that stands out as the most significant is that of honesty. It is so important because it applies to almost all the main characters in All My Sons. Joe is guilty because he ... Read More

A Personal Concept for the Production of Eclipsed, a Play by Danai Gurira (465 words, 2 pages)

Eclipsed Concept PaperEclipsed by Danai Gurira is a gripping drama that effortlessly mingles humorous and tragic themes. Because the characters and their relationships are so realistically written, it was no challenge conceptualizing the plays potential set design. Much like other productions in which the setting is for the most part ... Read More

An Analysis of the Set Design in Hamilton a Musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda (294 words, 1 pages)

Analysis of the Hamilton Set DesignThe set of a play always should always work towards harmonizing and blending with its characters, and the set design of Hamilton certainly succeeds with that. Since New York City was a city that Hamilton called home and suited him so well, theres no confusion ... Read More

An Analysis of Set Design in Pedro, the Great Predender by Miguel de Cervantes (325 words, 1 pages)

Analysis of Set Design in Pedro, the Great PretenderTheatre can be just as much an art form as it can be a realistic representation of everyday life, and it was proven tenfold through the set design of Easterns production of Pedro, The Great Pretender by Miguel de Cervantes. Because the ... Read More

A Theatrical Interpretation of Walter Dean Myers’ Monster With the Use of Steve Stanislavski’s Method (1575 words, 5 pages)

Steve Stanislavski A Theatrical Interpretation of MonsterWhether they be performed for the stage or the screen, it is widely accepted in the theatre community that the stories penned in script form are meant to be seen, not read. This is a fundamental principle of the theatrical arts because plays and ... Read More

An Analysis of Lightning in Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda (336 words, 2 pages)

Analysis of Lighting in HamiltonThe second act of Hamilton serves as a reminder that, while one has accomplished so much in his career and public life, it is very easy to overlook the failures in hisher family and private life. The sequence of four songs during which Alexander Hamiltons affair ... Read More

A History, Influence and Significance of Theatre (839 words, 3 pages)

Significance of TheatreTheatre has had a huge influence on the world from the beginning of time. It has taught the art of creativity and has brought different cultures together. Lets take a look at theatre, and how it became so important to our society.Theatre truly began in the fifth century ... Read More

Youth and Sexuality in Spring Awakening, a Musical by Becky Timms (816 words, 4 pages)

Spring Awakening AnalysisSpring Awakening, directed and choreographed by Becky Timms, is a musical set in 1891 Germany that explores youth and sexuality. This performance was based on the original play written by Frank Wedekind. Books and lyrics were done by Steven Sater and music was by Duncan Sheik.The set for ... Read More

A Review of the Walker Junior High Live Performance (1063 words, 3 pages)

Walker Junior High Live Performance ReviewOn May 20, 2015, my friends and I visited Walker Junior High School, presenting a choir show entitled Through the Decades. We decided to visit as a memory of being part of Walkers choir. In addition, my boyfriend went along with us as well. Although ... Read More

An Analysis of the Play Tragedy: A Tragedy by Will Eno at the University Theatre of the University of Texas at Dallas (1213 words, 4 pages)

Analysis of the not so tragic Tragedy A TragedyThe University Theatre at our very own University of Texas at Dallas, was home to a play produced by Professor Thomas Riccio and acted upon by students and faculty members of UT-Dallas. Tragedy A Tragedy, written by Will Eno, was performed in ... Read More

A Personal Review of the Play The Taste of Sunrise (516 words, 2 pages)

Essay Play ExperienceThe Taste of Sunrise was a prequel to a play, Mother Hicks. Although i was hesitant to see this play because i had not seen Mother Hicks, the play stood on its own and was a great performance. To start off, the play was quite different from what ... Read More

A Personal Analysis of the Small Cast and Family-oriented Plot of the Play A Name for a Ghost to Mutter (761 words, 3 pages)

Play-Visit Analysis Extra Credit A Name for A Ghost to MutterA Name for a Ghost to Mutter is a play written by Cyndi Williams and directed by Judson Jones. I attended this play at the Urban Center, a quaint yet homey Midtown theatre, perfect for a play such as this. ... Read More

Joe Pitt’s Role in the Show Angels in America (378 words, 2 pages)

Joe Pitt plays a really important role in Angels in America. The character goes through an internal struggle during the play. Married to Harper, Joe has affairs with other homosexual males which does not go well with the society. Besides that, raised to think homosexuality is a sin he fights ... Read More

The Demanding Performance and Complexity of Plays (412 words, 1 pages)

The Reason Why Plays Are More Complex Than TV Shows Actors are commonly known today for their amazing and spectacularly acted TV shows and movie performances. Currently people seem to have forgotten about how much acting is involved with modern plays and how at times its even more complex compared ... Read More

A Personal Review of the Buena Park Youth Theater Performance (1021 words, 3 pages)

The Buena Park Youth Theater performed a stellar show with their show production of 25th Annual Putam County Spelling Bee! After their amazing summer performance of Beauty and The Beast, I had to come check out their show again in the Winter. Their shows are well worth the 11 price ... Read More

A Review of A Name for a Ghost to Matter, a Play by Cyndi Williams (854 words, 4 pages)

A Name for A Ghost to MutterThe play isA Name for a Ghost to Mutter,written by Cyndi Williams with a running time of approximately 90 minutes with no intermission. It is directed by Artistic Director Judson Jones, and it is playing a limited run at the Urban Center, a small ... Read More

Russel Peters’ Race-Based Humor (2123 words, 6 pages)

Why are race jokes funny? This is a multifaceted question, but can be explored by examining someone whose ethnic humor is well-received. Russell Peters is a widely successful Indian-Canadian comedian that frequently employs race and ethnicity related jokes in his act. Particularly, he uses various accents, ethnic stereotypes, and references ... Read More

A Personal Review of the Musical Production of Marjane Satrapi’s The Complete Persepolis (1816 words, 7 pages)

This evening, I waited amongst the eager crowd huddled close together for warmth outside of the Gershwin Theatre to see the musical production of Marjane Satrapis The Complete Persepolis. I was very weary of how the musical would take on the very personal story of Satrapis coming of age in ... Read More

The Process of Personally Designing a Scene of Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw (611 words, 2 pages)

My group and I decided to do our project on Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw. I chose to be the scene designer. This paper will discuss my process in designing the scene for the Act (scene) we are focusing on. My group decided to focus on Act 4 of Pygmalion because ... Read More

A Critique of Godspell, a Play by John-Michael Tebelak and Stephen Schwartz (788 words, 3 pages)

Godspell review On Friday, October 30th my mom and me went to see Godspell. It waswritten by John-Michael Tebelak and Stephen Schwartz. It was performed atNorth Idaho College's Schuler performing arts center. The play ran fromOctober 22-24 at 730 and October 25th at 2pm, and also October 29-31st at730. Admission ... Read More

A Critique of the Magic Flute, a Play at the Opera Coeur D’ Alene (722 words, 3 pages)

The Magic Flute I recently saw The Magic Flute, which was performed by Opera Coeur d'Alene. It was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The play was performed atNorth Idaho College's Schuler Auditorium in Boswell Hall in Coeur d' Alene,Idaho. I attended it on Friday, September 11, 2015. This theatrical pieceof ... Read More

The Life and Works of the Genius Playwright, Lin-Manuel Miranda (1244 words, 7 pages)

The man that everyone has been talking about recently is the genius playwright behind the hit shows, In the Heights and Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda. His musicals outline the fantastic stories of how immigrants can make a difference in the world that we know. Miranda himself is the son of Puerto ... Read More

A Personal Review of Grease Live, a Modern Execution of the Original Musical (623 words, 2 pages)

Grease Live!Entitled Americas favorite musical, Grease has developed very personal, entertaining attachments to both young adolescents and adults. Grease Live! was not made to beat the original film. Fox developed a must-see event that grabbed the attention on every social media page and tv commercials. As a whole, Grease Live ... Read More

The Concept of Themes in Cosi, a Play by the Theatre South Carolina (1156 words, 4 pages)

Production Concept of Themes in the Play CosiTheatre South Carolinas production of the play Cosi highlighted a variety of different themes. After watching the play, I noticed a few main transitions within the play. Primarily the themes of madness to understanding were highlighted throughout the play. Steven Pearson, the director ... Read More

The New Technology in Warfare in Grounded, a Play by Robert Richmond and The Company (1023 words, 3 pages)

The Play of the New Age in Warfare War is changing. The way we think about war, the way that we fight in a war, and the definition of what war is and isnt are all factors that are changing and evolving as society does. With all the artificial intelligence, ... Read More

A Critique of Once on This Island, a Play by Ms. Rosa Guy (1307 words, 4 pages)

Once on This Island Play Critique on September 26 (Thursday)The play Once on This Island is written by Ms. Rosa Guy. It is a musical based on her novel My Love, My Love Or, The Peasant Girl and is also a reworking of Hans Christian Andersens The Little Mermaid.In the ... Read More

A Critique of Legally Blonde, a Musical of Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin (881 words, 3 pages)

Legally Blonde Theatre CritiqueThe event that I attended on November 15th of 2016 at 730 pm was Legally Blonde, a musical of Laurence OKeefe and Nell Benjamin. This performance was produced by the Texas State University Performing Arts Center of Theatre and Dance and was performed in the Patti Strickel ... Read More

An Analysis of the Melodrama, The Real Inspector Hound (525 words, 2 pages)

The Real Inspector HoundThe Real Inspector Hound is a sort of melodrama. It was purposely over dramatic and I feel that just made it really funny. The transitions were a bit confusing because the critics would stop midsentence, watch the play, and then go back to the conversation that they ... Read More

The Evolution of Musical Theater in America (2064 words, 7 pages)

My How Musicals Have GrownThe history of musical theater in the United States can be traced all the way back to the colonial times with the production of Flora in 1735 in Charleston, South Carolina. Following this musical theater in America became largely focused on burlesque which consisted of travesties ... Read More

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