Theater Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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A Personal Analysis of the Performance of The Diary of Anne Frank (1178 words, 4 pages)

Performance AnalysisI had the wonderful opportunity to watch the Diary of Anne Frank on the last weekend of its production. This play, I can safely say, was one of the most riveting experiences from beginning to end, the performance kept the audience and myself on the edge. The title, as ... Read More

An Analysis of the Protagonists in the Musical Dreamgirls (618 words, 2 pages)

Since the protagonist is defined as the character who experiences and overcomes conflict, I believe that there are several protagonists in Dreamgirls. Obviously, these include the members of the Dreams themselves. At the end of the play, they set aside all sources of conflict and are able to regain what ... Read More

A Report on a Theater Performance for Social Change: An Argument Against Tuition Increases (1559 words, 6 pages)

Theater for Social Change Tuition IncreasesWhat issue did you choose and why did you choose it?I chose tuition increases because it is applicable to many students on campus. Most undergraduates think that these increases in education costs wont happen in the three to fours years they are there, but they ... Read More

A Review of the Play How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (398 words, 1 pages)

How to succeed in Business Without Really TryingOn March 8, 2014, I went to watch a play called How to succeed in Business Without Really Trying. The play was about a young window washer who reads a book called How to succeed in Business Without Really Trying and applies it ... Read More

An Analysis of the Revival of Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre on West Forty-Eight Street (931 words, 3 pages)

Sunday November 2, 2003. It was an ordinary day for most people, butthe charge of electricity that was running through Times Square thirtyminutes before show time was felt by everyone. At the Ambassador Theatreon West forty-eighth street, we all shuffled to our seats, fell silent asthe house lights dimmed, listened ... Read More

An Analysis of Elysa Gardner’s Review of the Play Big Fish (831 words, 4 pages)

In the past, many great theatre productions were often turned into films, however digital media has shifted the paradigm and the reverse adaptation process is now the norm. Many successful novels and films have been transformed into plays, and in the process some masterpieces were born as well as some ... Read More

The Struggles of Women in the Story of an Hour, the Making of Americans and a Streetcar Named Desire (830 words, 3 pages)

In the three literary periods discussed in this course, one concept used repeatedly in every volume of the Norton is the acknowledgement of an oppressed group and its struggles, revealing them to an unseeing world. In the first volume, Kate Chopins The Story of an Hour reflects the feelings of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Paranormal Encounters in the Gothic Horror Play Ghost Stories by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman (701 words, 2 pages)

On a cold winter night in the upper hills of the Rocky Mountains a small school house sat tucked away in a carved out side of the snowy mountain. The school drama and band class were there late rehearsing Ghost Stories a popular gothic horror play in England by Jeremy ... Read More

An Analysis of Societal Issues in Trifles, a Play by Susan Glaspell (943 words, 3 pages)

Literature can be used a powerful tool to examine and illuminate different facets of society that can either oppress or empower women. We can use the text to elucidate some of the oppressive, and sometimes empowering, aspects of literature by close reading. Close reading will give us a means to ... Read More

A Critique of the Production Elements in the Temperamentals, a Play Produced by RepStage (575 words, 2 pages)

Of the many elements that went into the play The Temperamentals, I will focus not on the lukewarm elements but on the ones I have a strong opinion on (positive or negative). The element I strongly like is RepStages use of lighting, particularly with the same set throughout. The elements ... Read More

Design Concept in the Show The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (888 words, 3 pages)

A play that takes place entirely within a perfect cube, accented by a one foot by one foot grid created by projections and further enhanced by LED pixels at every intersection instills a sense of complete symmetry and balance due to its Euclidean nature. During the two and a half ... Read More

A Review of the Show Wicked Staged in the Gershwin Theater (998 words, 3 pages)

Immediately upon entering the vicinity of the Gershwin Theatre, even before you hit the doors, the eye is flooded with vivid strokes of green. The press shots of costumes and the biggest moments of the show stand in actual size on posters that reach from the ground to the roof ... Read More

An In-Depth Analysis of the Play Metamorphosis by Mary Zimmerman (1740 words, 5 pages)

IntroductionWorkshop 1 Non-verbal communicationWe were initially introduced to the play Metamorphosis through a discussion about each characters personality and what role they play in the story. We used this to explore how we can use non-verbal communication to portray the characters.Mr S Apple for you, Gregor. He hurls it GREGOR ... Read More

A Summary of The Importance of Being Earnest, a Play by Oscar Wilde (2096 words, 7 pages)

Jack Worthing A main character in the story living a double life, whowants to marry Gwendolen (Lady Bracknells daughter) ,He often uses theexcuse of having to go to town because of his careless brother. His "real"residence is in the country there he is responsible for his ward Ms.Cardew. In the ... Read More

A Concert Review of Lucia Di Lammermoor, a Piece by Gaetano Donizetti (1110 words, 4 pages)

Concert Review Lucia di Lammermoor, October 19th, 2011Lucia di Lammermoor is an opera based on a Scottish romance by Sir Walter Scott. Composed by Gaetano Donizetti, it is a thrilling opera, performed thrillingly by the Dallas Opera cast (Dallas Opera). The main characters are played by Elena Masuc, who plays ... Read More

A Review of Tragedy: A Tragedy: A Satire on News Programs (644 words, 2 pages)

Review of Tragedy A TragedyPlays like this one often make me reconsider the definition of the term comedy as it applies to theatre, as I forget that comedy doesnt necessarily call for laughter but that the plays contents merely should not be taken seriously, or at least not literally. Tragedy ... Read More

Performing a Monologue From The Breakfast Club by Tom Hughes (434 words, 2 pages)

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal (Paul Gleason). They each have a chance to tell their story of how the landed up in detention. The breakfast club was written by Tom Hughes and the monologue that I will be ... Read More

The Divine Intervention in the Play Antigone by Sophocles (642 words, 2 pages)

Antigone Antigone most definitely had divine help when trying to buryPolyneices. Though the gods act through natural forces, like windstorms, itit seen as something much more than natural. She is acting on divine law incarrying out this act, and it makes perfect sense that the gods would wanther to follow ... Read More

The Life and Accomplishments of Constantin Stanislavski (2676 words, 9 pages)

Constantin Stanislavski Constantin Stanislavski has been one of the most influentialindividuals within the theatre and performance world from the relativelyrecent history. From theatrical stage settings, to theatrical performancesand developing the character's psychological side, Stanislavski was acrucial leader to these factors in recent history. He is known by many asthe father ... Read More

A Personal Critique of Francesca, Isabella, Margarita on a Cloud, a Play by Carol Trifle (763 words, 2 pages)

Francesca, Isabella Margarita on a CloudWhen the show was starting out I got really worried that I was going to hate it, but as the show got out of its initial set up, it began to grow on me. A lot of the humor wasnt really for me, and though ... Read More

The Pros and Cons of Watching a Live Theater Play (1084 words, 3 pages)

Why Live Theater? Pros and Cons.Over the course of this term I saw a lot of shows that I would have never seen if left to my own devices. I saw stories and methods of telling these stories that were in some cases new to me. I enjoyed almost every ... Read More

The Collision of Family and Society in the Play All My Sons by Arthur Miller (610 words, 2 pages)

Arthur Miller's play All My Sons is an excellent illustration of how a work of fiction can build up and finally reach a finale that concurrently gratifies the reader's anticipation as well as bring all the play's subject matter to an intense close. As the earlier events of the play ... Read More

The Influence of Religion on the Government in Antigone by Sophocles and On Justice, Power, and Human Nature by Thucydides (2181 words, 7 pages)

Sophocles and Thucydides both comment on the influence religion has on government. In Antigone, Sophocles uses Kreons neglect of the gods while making important governmental and moral decisions to show us that religion must be present in government in order to make proper and just decisions. Thucydides On Justice, Power, ... Read More

A Critique of Our Town, a Play by Thornton Wilder (864 words, 3 pages)

When the play opens with Act I, George is a 16 year-old boy living in Grovers Corners, New Hampshire (p14). Although Thornton Wilder does not tell us much about Georges physical appearance, I imagine George, a baseball pitcher, with a tall and lean athletic figure (p50). As the son of ... Read More

A Review of The Mountain Top Staged at the Dallas Theatre Center (1037 words, 3 pages)

After an intense eighty-five minutes of cultivating sexual tensions, toe tapping music, thunderous lightening and a couple packs of cigarettes, the Dallas Theatre Center (DTC) managed to tackle the complexity of Katori Halls magically metaphysical playThe Mountain Top. In this fiction depiction of the final night Martin Luther King Jr., ... Read More

The Use of Stage Directions in A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen (1311 words, 4 pages)

A Dolls HouseTheatre is a type of writing that cannot be simply read. It is writing that is meant to be seen and performed, much like music. This allows the writer of a play to not only write dialogue but also write more fine points like how he wishes the ... Read More

Myerbeer’s and Wagner’s Approaches to Technology of Opera (589 words, 3 pages)

Unit 2 EssayGiacomo Myerbeer was among the first operatic composers to incorporate the use of machines into his works to create otherwise impossible visual effects. The main argument against Myerbeers approach to opera was that it was predominately a visual experience, and hence there was no underlying message or significance ... Read More

Alison’s Final Moment With Her Father in Fun Home, a Musical by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori (1027 words, 4 pages)

Alisons Final Moment with her Father In the scene portraying the last memory that Alison possesses of her father, a memory that chronologically belongs to medium Alison, Alison (the forty-three year old version) sits in the car next to her father. Alison and her father are trapped by darkness. The ... Read More

A Critique of the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California (673 words, 3 pages)

Museum Critique For my museum visit I chose Bowers Museum, located in Santa Ana, California. Their mission statement is as follows Celebrate world cultures through their arts. The museum was built back in 1936. The land one which the museum sits was donated by Ada and Charles Bower. The museum ... Read More

A Critique of Rupert Holmes’ Production of Accomplice at the Stages Theatre in Fullerton, California (1109 words, 4 pages)

Production CritiqueFor my production critique I went to see Accomplice by Rupert Holmes at the Stages Theatre in Fullerton California. The stage was persenium. My initial opinion was positive and that this is a very true to the script work. I really did not go in expecting much. Part of ... Read More

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