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A Report on the 25th Annual Putam County Spelling Bee in the Buena Park Youth Theater (1073 words, 4 pages)

BPYT 25th Annual Putam County Spelling BeeBuena Park Youth Theater mainly consists of children and teenagers of the ages of nine to eighteen year olds. Alongside their main program, the Buena Park Youth Theater offers a junior program of children of three to nine. The junior program they offer train ... Read More

A Fun-Filled Day and Adventure at the Theater Hall (465 words, 1 pages)

October 19th is a day like any other classes, food, some more classes, but at 3pm the average mundane day becomes fun. The tech crew assembles in the theatre hall to take one last look at the stage. The beautiful door trim, the stenciled walls that took too long to ... 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

A Personal Review of Jazz Jam, a Concert at the Schorr Family Firehouse Stage and Goodwill Theater (1306 words, 4 pages)

Jazz Concert ReviewThe Jazz Jam on November 23rd from 7pm-9pm at the Schorr Family Firehouse Stage Goodwill Theater was a great place to listen to jazz musicians play in a more relaxed, yet professional manner. The concert was a jam session so it wasnt as formal as a typical jazz ... Read More

A Narrative of My Analysis of the Play The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht at the Blue Barn Theater (895 words, 3 pages)

The Resistible Rise of Arturo UiOn September 21st, 2016, I was fortunate enough to join my theater lab class to see a preview of a real, professional stage-play at the Blue Barn Theater in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The play we saw was Bertolt Brecht's The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui, ... Read More

A Review of The Dallas Theater Center’s Musical Play Fly by Night (882 words, 3 pages)

Light and DarkThe Dallas Theater Centers new play, Fly By Night, is an excellent piece of musical theatre. Conceived by Kim Rosenstock, who co-wrote the script with Will Connolly and Michael Mitnick, the musical features a love triangle between two sisters, Daphne and Miriam, and Harold McClam, a young bachelor ... Read More

A Once in a Lifetime Experience with the ASU Shakespeare Theater Club (756 words, 2 pages)

ASU Shakespeare (Theatre) ClubOn a Thursday afternoon, when coming back from my FMS 200 class, I looked at my email, only to realize that all of the clubs whose booths I had gone to at ASU Passport sent me an email asking me to come to their first club meeting. ... Read More

The Impact and Influence of Ritual and Religion on Theater Performance (912 words, 3 pages)

When looking at the history of theater historians often argue that theater originated through religion and its rituals. Ritual can be defined as a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order. This prescribed order is what links ritual to theater performance. ... Read More

The Role of Women in Theater: Aphra Behn, Madame Vestris, Jean Rosenthal (3800 words, 13 pages)

All throughout history, women have struggled to work in the art realm, whether that be in visual or performing arts. Since the time of Queen Victorias reign, the ideal of modest and pure womanhood started to become prevalent. Even after the loosening of restrictions on professional training, women faced obstacles ... Read More

An Evaluation of Whether the United States Involvement in World War II Was Necessary for the Allied Victory in Both the Europe and Pacific Theaters (1250 words, 4 pages)

Prompt Evaluate whether the United States involvement in the practices of World War II was necessary for the Allied victory in both the Europe and Pacific theaters.After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Winston Churchill proclaimed, Were saved! He knew that this bombing would cause the United ... Read More

The Work and Importance of Non-Profit Theaters (2419 words, 8 pages)

All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players Shakespeare wrote in his romantic farce As You Like It. For some reason, people love the idea of playing parts and being caught up in a great romantic story as heroes with great purposes. Theater and film ... Read More

The Importance of Theater for Children (1353 words, 5 pages)

The Importance of Childrens TheaterChildrens theater refers to drama that focuses on families and young audiences. It is widely popular around the world and has been around since the 1800s.These plays are created to teach, inspire and force students to think independently. Attending a childrens play is a great way ... Read More

The Effectiveness of Readers Theater in Early Childhood (492 words, 3 pages)

Effectiveness of Readers Theater in Early Childhood EducationThe ability to read efficiently is the foundation to successful learning. Unfortunately, it is often difficult for children to concentrate while learning to read, as it is tedious and can become frustrating. In order to make this less stressful for students, early childhood ... Read More

A Review of the Show A Christmas Carol Staged at the Hale Center Theater in Orem (793 words, 2 pages)

A Christmas CarolI went and saw A Christmas Carol at Hale Center Theater in Orem. I really liked the costumes of the show. They were very fitting of the time-period the show was set in. They were wearing old English styling with big hoop skirts and very formal attire. I ... Read More

A Review of Technical Theater in the Dramatic Imagination, a Novel by Robert Edmond (2453 words, 8 pages)

The Dramatic ImaginationThe Dramatic Imagination is a short novel written by Robert Edmond Jones outlining how he thought technical theater should be created during the time he was alive. Jones presented many conflicting ideas about how he thought good scenery should be created and how the outside world was affecting ... Read More

A Report on the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Pacific Theater of the World War Two (504 words, 2 pages)

World War Two lasted from 1939 to 1945. Throughout these years, American forces joined with Great Britain and the Soviet Union as the Allied powers to defeat the Axis powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan. Because of it being a world war, battles were fought all across the globe. The ... Read More

A Report on the Battle of Shiloh, a Major Battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War (306 words, 1 pages)

The battle of shiloh was an incredibly cruel and bloody day, and this could not be achieved by any common strategy. Both the NorthUnion and the SouthConfederacy had incredibly exceptional strategies, but we will focus on the SouthConfederacy for the time being. A NorthUnion confederate patrol found a poise of ... 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 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

A Review of Frisco Community Theater’s Production of the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (756 words, 3 pages)

Concert Review Frisco Community Theaters 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeeWilliam Finns 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is an unorthodox musical. Set at the titular spelling bee, the subject matter lends itself easily to a small stage in a small theater for a small audience a no-name county hosts ... 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

A Critique of Elizabeth Formella’s Portrayal of Emily in Marquette Theater’s Production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town (1035 words, 3 pages)

Few towns are known so well the world over as Grovers Corners, New Hampshire if only it were real! Thornton Wilders Our Town captures the quaint and seemingly uneventful lives of the residents of this small New England town, and the casual audience member may be satisfied in believing that ... Read More

A Review of the American Players Theater’s Adaptation of William Shakespeare’s the Merry Wives of Windsor (626 words, 2 pages)

Theater Review Shakespeares The Merry Wives of Windsor according to the APTShakespeares The Merry Wives of Windsor reads quite differently than it is performed although similar in nature, the performance of a play can be quite different from the original script. The American Players Theaters adaptation of Shakespeares Merry Wives ... Read More

A Personal Review of the Play Reasons to Be Pretty Performed at the Los Medanos Little Theater (881 words, 3 pages)

Reasons to Be PrettyI watched the play Reasons to Be Pretty at the Los Medanos Little Theater on April 21st. This play follows the relationships of Greg and Stephanie and Carly and Kent and details the events following Greg and Stephanies breakup. The first scene opens to Stephanie and Greg ... Read More

Volunteering at the Mitchell Area Community Theater as an Example of Youth’s Service and Participation (1050 words, 4 pages)

In the service of the GlobeTo serve or not to serve that is the question. A question that bewilders every teenaged mind from Bangkok to Beirut. Society tells our nations young that they need to serve. They are told that to serve is to be a good human and that ... Read More

A Reflection on the Assignments of an Understudy in a Theater Production (1191 words, 4 pages)

During this semester, I was convinced that the assignment to spend time with every production at rehearsals was going to be an uninviting and dull experience. It was also the thought of watching without participation that drove me to this preconception about taking part in the assignment. However, I was ... Read More

A Letter Explaining the Concepts of the Theater (2032 words, 6 pages)

I do not understand how you have gone through this semesters Introduction to Theater course without taking some of the most important aspects of theater from it. Through all the lectures and productions, even a completely uneducated slacker would be able to take SOME values of theater with them when ... Read More

An Overview of the Passion for the Theater and Drama in the Works by Dickens and the Novel Oliver Twist (2344 words, 7 pages)

Dickens passion for the theater and dramatics is seen frequently in his work, particularly in Oliver Twist, his second major novel. This theatricality is noticeable in everything from the scenes to the sets to his depictions of the characters in the book. Every character has their own prop, personal dialect, ... Read More

Revolutionizing the Young Male Character in English Theater in John Osborne’s Look Back In Anger (1333 words, 5 pages)

JOHN OSBORNE'S 'HEDDA GABLER' (Adapted for TV) John Osborne's "Look Back In Anger" is often given credit forrevolutionizing the young male character in English theater. His influenceextended to other facets of society, and can be said to have influencedpopular music as well. In his 1972 adaptation of Hedda Gabler, Osborne ... Read More

The Beginning and Continuation of Musical Theater Around the World (590 words, 3 pages)

Thesis Above all, we can see that it is the high energy and the inherent singability in addition to the business appeal that continues to drive the success of musical theater around the world. Outcomes In this presentation, I seek to inform the class about the beginning and continuation of ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013