Theater Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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A Report on The Soldier’s Tale, a Theatrical Work by Igor Stravinsky (584 words, 2 pages)

The Performance was very interesting and I enjoyed every moment of the performance. The story The Soldiers Tale was about a shoulder in the military nameSaint Joseph. Saint Joseph had a picture of his girlfriend, a silver mirror, necklaces, and an old fiddle in his bag. A fiddle that wasnt ... Read More

Art by Yasmina Reza; Contrasting Views of Serge and Marc (719 words, 3 pages)

In Art, by Yasmina Reza, Serges and Marcs antithetical perceptions of the Antrios painting are symbolic of their contrasting yet extreme views on life Reza employs these juxtaposing characters to expose the two ends of the spectrum, and how the best action to take is to find balance between the ... Read More

The Connection Between Technology and Society in the Play Dr. Faustus Lights the Lights by Gertrude Stein and Directed by Peter Cirino (541 words, 2 pages)

Technology Through the AgesAfter attending the play, Dr. Faustus Lights the Lights by Gertrude Stein and directed by Peter Cirino I was able to see a pattern and connection of technology and its affects on society. This tied in real well with the discussion we had before the play began. ... Read More

An Evaluation of the Performance of Boleros (629 words, 2 pages)

Two performers from the Venezuela-based Coreoarte dance company visited to share stories of their Latin American heritage and culture through short excerpts of famous works on their repertory. The first piece they performed, Boleros, told a love story that eventually ended in disappointment. The way in which the dancers conveyed ... Read More

An Analysis of the Unconventional and Interesting Choreographic Structures of The Queue (647 words, 2 pages)

Lucky Plush once again graced the stage with a brand new dance, theatre, and music concert-infused work The Queue. Although the performance was lacking in technical dance sequences, there were several interesting choreographic structures for these parts as well as the other actingsinging sections. This essay will focus on a ... Read More

The Talented Performance of Monica Bill Barnes and Anna Bass in Happy Hour (836 words, 3 pages)

Monica Bill Barnes and Anna Bass returned to the stage to perform another piece in the formers company repertoire Happy Hour. This time the duo performed alone and in the downstairs black box, a smaller, more informal theatre in comparison to the main stage. One of MBB Co.s notorious characteristics ... Read More

An Analysis of the Influence of Women on the 16th Century Improvisational Techniques (441 words, 2 pages)

In the article Women and Performance The Development of Improvisation by the Sixteenth-Century Commedia dell'Arteby Kathleen McGill, the relationship of cause and effect is researched and explained in a form that aims to prove womens influence on the rise of Sixteenth-Century improvisational techniques. As is a common trope in historical ... Read More

A Review of the Experience of Viewing the Play The Importance of Being Earnest (678 words, 3 pages)

There are many factors such as weather, attending friends, and reason for attendance, that go in to whether or not the audience member has a successful play going experience. Like a typical summer night in Florida, the dark sky was threatening to let forth an unforgiving storm. Being dropped off ... Read More

A Critique of HAIR, a Production by Theatre UFC (437 words, 2 pages)

The production of HAIR by Theatre UCF was wrought with specific design choices that were aimed at audience immersion and transporting them back into the 60s, right in the thick of the action of the play. By combining interpretive movements into the choreography and sticking with the playwrights original intent ... Read More

A Humorous Portrayal of Victorian Frivolity in a Production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest (588 words, 2 pages)

Oscar Wildes The Importance of Being Earnest is a timeless romp through the Victorian city and countryside with many a witty conjecture about the aristocracy and their lack of morals or genuine character. In this piece I will explain how the playwrights intention in producing a play of this caliber ... Read More

The Eye Opening Rehearsal of the Musical, Hair by Director Earl D. Weaver (587 words, 2 pages)

It is incredibly easy to appreciate the level of dedication and attention to detail that goes in to a large cast musical like Hair. Thankfully I was able to attend a rehearsal that had been changing some of the blocking and choreography and incorporated necessary direction to explain and explore ... Read More

The Greater Love in Romeo and Juliet Love Death by Carla Freccero (408 words, 2 pages)

In the article Romeo and Juliet Love Deathby Carla Freccero, an alternative approach to the reading of Shakespeares classic play is taken. Freccero makes the case that the young rebellious lovers may have been in love with a concept greater than just their affections for each other. She points out ... Read More

It is quite striking how two plays with nearly identical sets can have such dramatically different plots and use it in unique and interesting ways. What it resulted in were drawing greater contrasts to how The Divine Sister and The Understudy made use of lighting, sound effects, costumes and scene ... Read More

The Importance of Group Work and Collaboration to Have a Successful Production (579 words, 2 pages)

Coming from a background where the cast is everything in the production process (one of the benefits as well as drawbacks of a small school and theatre troupe), it was very enlightening to see departments come together in this time to delegate tasks and assignments to various departments and watch ... Read More

The Message Embedded in Black Girl: Linguistic Play, a Play by Camille Brown & Dancers (732 words, 3 pages)

Camille Brown Dancers performed three very profound works on stage this week. Race and the adversity related to it were the evenings focitopics seemingly unfamiliar to the majority of white audience members. This essay will focus on Browns second piece, Black Girl Linguistic Play, and its very powerful messages. Though ... Read More

The Contribution of the Shubert Brothers in the History of New York City (1303 words, 4 pages)

One of the many things that make New York so unique is the rich history surrounding the cities there. While not much pertains to American history taught in schools, such as the wars and major political twists and turns, the history that comes out of New York is just as ... Read More

An Evaluation of the Performance of the Woman in Black at the Fortune Theatre, London (1633 words, 5 pages)

The performance that I saw was the Woman in Black. Before I saw the performance, I expected it to be spooky, ghostly. The performance took place at the Fortune Theatre, London on the 1st December 2015.the genre of the performance was Horror and gothic. The playwright was Stephen Mallatratt the ... Read More

Christopher Marlowe: Playwright and Renaissance Icon (1418 words, 6 pages)

Marlowe Playwright and Renaissance Icon Second only to Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe is unquestionably themost influential (and controversial) playwright of the Elizabethan era. Hissingular work, The Tragedy of Doctor Faustus, as well as other works suchas The Jew of Malta and Tamburlaine, continue to be performed and studiedto a great extent, ... Read More

A Review of the Broadway Musical Wicked by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman (1162 words, 4 pages)

Broadway Review Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman team up to create Wicked, amusical that puts a new and unfamiliar twist on L. Frank Baum's classic,The Wizard of Oz. In this play, viewers are brought back to the wonderfulland of Oz from the perspective not of Dorothy, but Elphaba, the infamousWicked ... Read More

A Review of the Play Ajax in Iraq by Ellen McLaughlin Put on by the College of Charleston Department of Theatre and Dance (774 words, 3 pages)

On November 23, 2015, I viewed the play Ajax in Iraq by Ellen McLaughlin, put on by the College of Charleston Department of Theatre and Dance. While this production was somewhat difficult to keep up with, it was, in my opinion, one of the best productions the College of Charleston ... Read More

A Critique of the Play the Diary of Anne Frank (811 words, 3 pages)

From a technical aspect, The Diary of Anne Frank was superb. The set design captured the sheer simplicity with which the Franks and van Pelts had to live, all the while adding to the intimacy between the actors and the audience. That no real partitions separated the bedrooms from each ... Read More

A Review of a Production of the Lovers and Players by Kathryn Walat (649 words, 2 pages)

Tuesday September 29, 2015 the theatre program at the College of Charleston put on a production of the play Lovers and Players written by Kathryn Walat. The play overall was well put together and actually quite entertaining, however there were certain aspects, in my opinion, that could have thrown the ... Read More

A Brief History of the Elizabethan Theatre (1026 words, 3 pages)

Today, it is easy for one to forget that the television and the internet didnt always exist. In our modern world, it is common for a person to be constantly surrounded by an overwhelming surge of content instead of the other way around. However, for thousands of years people lived ... Read More

A Review of a Performance of Mother Courage and Her Children, a Play by Bertolt Brecht (580 words, 2 pages)

I felt that Mother Courage and Her Children was an interesting play. I think the thing that stood out to me the most about Brechts writing in the play is the use of scene introductions. In other plays, a scene would change, and the action would continue, and the audience ... Read More

A General Analysis of the Acts in Suzan-Lori Parks’ Play Father Comes Home from the Wars (757 words, 2 pages)

Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2, and 3) by Suzan-Lori Parks is an interesting triptych of three moments during the American Civil War. The play focuses on the story of Hero, a slave, and his journey serving his master, when his master goes to fight for the ... Read More

The Unique and Interesting Elements in the Play The Lost World by Jared Mezzocchi (761 words, 2 pages)

The Lost World, written by Jared Mezzocchi, was an interesting adaptation on the original 1925 silent film. I felt that there were some structural elements that were a little unclear, such as who the protagonist was, or what the MDQ was. However, the play still had many different elements that ... Read More

A Comparison of Mr. Jose and the Rabbits and the Underground Library, Two Readings from New Visions/New Voices (715 words, 2 pages)

For New VisionsNew Voices, I attended two readings for Mr. Jose and the Rabbits and The Underground Library. It was very interesting to hear works from international playwrights, and there were definitely differences between their voices and American ones, but it was also exciting to be able to compare.In Mr. ... Read More

A Comprehensive Analysis of the Nether, a Play by Jennifer Haley (696 words, 2 pages)

The Nether by Jennifer Haley is an interesting investigation into what the future could possibly look like, and a look into how people, surrounded by this technology, can or cant change from how we are today. The play focuses on a specific realm of The Nether, an advanced form of ... Read More

An Analysis and Recommendation for Passion Play Written by Sarah Ruhl (911 words, 2 pages)

Passion Play, written by Sarah Ruhl, is an interesting triptych of three different productions of the Passion play, over three different time periods in three different locations. An interesting thing about this is that it is essentially three different plays put together, each with their own story and characters, although ... Read More

The Cultural Significance of Kabuki and Its Influence and Importance for the Japanese People (685 words, 3 pages)

Kabuki Japanese Theatre and its SignificanceOne of the most widespread and recognizable forms of Japanese culture is the art of Kabuki. Kabuki is a performance art dating back to the 17th century that contained song and dance. This form of entertainment was one of the most popular creative outlets during ... Read More

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