1) What was the play about? (brief synopsis) Mr. Kipps, the protagonist, has engaged a professional actor to help him learn to act out and reveal his play onstage to his family and friends. By the second act, a shy, timid, and nervous Kipps transforms into the superior actor. At this point,...

I had never been to a theatre setting such as the Goodman Theatre before and it was exciting. The building was enormous. When I first entered I thought I was at an Opera House. The shape of the theatre was huge. It had high ceilings and high seating. Balconies went on for days. The shape of the ...

HAMLET Disillusionment. Depression. Despair. These are the burning emotions churning in young Hamlet's soul as he attempts to come to terms with his father's death and his mother's incestuous, illicit marriage. When Hamlet tries to pick up the pieces of his shattered idealism, he consciousl...

“Machinal” was a wild and crazy ride through the life of a fatalistic women, distraught by the stress, complexity, and monotony of society. Helen (the main character) gives an outstanding performance. I know that its not unusual to the actor but it always amazes me how the actors mem...

An exemplary play of theatre at its best Poochwater Written by Mike McPhaden Directed by Patrick Conner Starring Mike McPhaden At Theatre Passe Muraille, A 70 minute play titled by its protagonist, Poochwater, excelled in capturing the essence of theatre with special commendation given to...

An exemplary play of theatre at its best Poochwater Written by Mike McPhaden Directed by Patrick Conner Starring Mike McPhaden At Theatre Passe Muraille, **** A 70 minute play titled by its protagonist, Poochwater, excelled in capturing the essence of theatre with special c...

The Desert Storm & Moving to the City In No Worries everyday Matilda would go to school, however many of her friends' families were going bust and having to move. All the children were showing a sign of resistance, they did not want to go and left emotionally upset. In the book No Worries, t...

Woyzeck, I thought all in all was quite a dry play, regarding its plot and movement. The only really interesting aspect was that of some of the actors, namely "Captain" played by William Heafer and Karl played by Sean Connealy. William did a wonderful job playing the part of Captain. From the fi...

DAVIES A Pinter play frequently starts off with a good deal of humour but moves towards a sombre and disturbing conclusion. The character of Davies follows this pattern. Most of Act One is very funny indeed, entirely because of how Davies is presented; but the end of the play has a tragic dimension ...

I think the author was trying to write a drama with some comedy added into it. I think he was trying to say how love prevails over all evil. In the movie two people fall in love and are to be married. A bad character tries to prevent the wedding by setting the girl up. He makes it look like she i...

Hamlet and Ophelia are linked by many common characteristics, not the least of which is their madness. While Hamlet's madness seems to be feigned, Ophelia is truly crazy. The odd thing about their predicament is that they each drive each other more fully into the depths of illne...

A Long Day's Journey Into Night reveals the nature of the story in the title itself. All of the characters in the story are making a long journey towards darkness, their lives all were once happy and good, and have since become dismal and depressing. Every character has at least one specific probl...

Scene Analysis-Cosi "Cosi" (written by Louis Nowra and directed by Mark Joffe) 'is a film composed of theatre, madness, fidelity, sanity and life'. This essay will analyse tension and movement in a particular scene in this film. The scene is set in Lucy's house and inclu...

JEAN-BAPTISTE POQUELIN MOLIÈRE1622--1673From The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces Vol. 2, 7th edition, ed. Maynard Mack, et. al. (New York: W.W. Norton, 1999) Son of a prosperous Paris merchant, Jean-Baptiste Molière (originally named Poquelin) devoted his entire adult life to the crea...

Title: Incident at Vichy Playwright: Arthur Miller (1915-) Publisher: The Viking Press in 1965 Production History: First performed on December 3, 1964 at the ANTA-Washington Square Theatre, New York City. The play was staged later by Harold Clurman at the Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center...

Hamlet as a madman Hamlet is one of Shakespeare's most analysed plays. The Danish prince is developed into a mysterious and fascinating man. A philosopher and a fencer, he is a man disgusted with the rottenness of life around him and is obligated to set things right. Under the guise of mad...

My opinion of viewing "Once on This Island" was that the actors did a good job in their parts but the play itself was poor. For the nature of the play, it was done as well as it could have been. The lead female singer, older Timoon, was very good in my but it was just a tough play to really make ...

The Fantastiks The Fantastiks is the longest running play in American theatre history. I thought I was not going to enjoy the play, but I couldn't of been more wrong. I thought the play was hysterical; it had a simple story line that anyone could understand. I really liked that the themes ...

A brief look at the history of dramatic representation shows a long and tumultuous past. I am just going to briefly touch down on medieval times. Because of its pagan associations, early Christians regarded the theater as disgraceful and held it in low esteem. Actors were forbidden to become m...

The off-Broadway show "Jitney" is based on a dramatic play by August Wilson. The production was held at the Union Square Theater. The house has a very pleasant, cozy, and warm atmosphere. The structure of the small theater and its thrust stage successfully achieves intimacy. It also creates a ...

Macbeth Essay As I first started to watch the movie, "Macbeth," I thought that it would be boring, poorly acted, and not truly portray the play. I knew I had made my decision too quickly as the movie proceeded; and by the end of the movie I was mesmerized by ...

A Shape of Thing I have enjoyed the performance by the actors in the play, A Shape of Things, The actors dealt the issued of relationship with dignity, especially Adam who took the heart broken news with acceptance. Evelyn shows no emotions after using Adam for her thesis presentation. Phillip ...

In playwright Judith Thompson's "Lion in the Streets," the world is seen through the eyes of a young girl who has been murdered. Isobel (Alexandria Sage) wanders amidst the lives of family members and neighborhood people discovering death all around her - literally, spiritually, and morally. Sa...

Through reading the play "Noises Off," one is able to see the characters trying to present the play "Nothing On." The action takes place in numerous theatres, where the audience could see behind the scene of true theatre production. "Noises Off" was written by a British author named Michael Fr...

"The Misanthrope" was not similar to anything one might expect to see in a modern-day theatrical production. The dialogue was hard to understand as an audience member. Moliere's play is done in classic verse format, meaning that the play was done completely in rhyme. An additional obstacle for th...