One memorable moment that I found quite funny was in the film, "To Be or Not to Be." While there were several hilarious scenes, the title line that pops up frequently in the film got the greatest laugh out of me. The Shakespearian line, "to be, or not to be" isn't funny in and of itself. In fac...

Pouring of the Sun & All That Fall There are numerous techniques that can be used in a performance to help create the world of a story for the audience. Props, backdrops, and costume are just three of many tools that effectively aid actors in creating this world. All That Fall by Samuel Becke...

While watching a performance of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, the work of the director was quite clear. I often have trouble trying to determine how much of an influence the director actually has on a production by observing acting choices and design choices. What made the directorial choices so cle...

“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...

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...

The Theater- the antebellum theaters were large and crowded by all classes. With seats as cheap as 12 cents and rarely more than 50 cents, the typical theater audience included lawyers and merchants, and their wives, artisans and clerks, sailors and noisy boys, and a sizeable body of prostitutes. Th...

Frankly, I was amazed by the set of Blithe Spirit. I am not sure whether it was because I had a hand in building it and all of the skills I acquired in doing so or just the fact that it was a great set. Either way I was extremely impressed. Seeing the set from the front, back, and even above gave m...

When you go to the theater you may never see your name in lights but your role as an audience member is just as important as the star of the show. A play never really exists until it is performed in front of an audience. That makes an audience what the art of playwriting is all about, it's th...

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 ...

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 ...

For nearly every performer, stage fright is a very common state of mind. A sudden anxiety for either hurrying the performance, or not performing at all are rather mild symptoms of the dreaded stage fright. Many people in the theatrical field have to deal with stage fright at some part of their care...

"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...

The theatrical performance Copenhagen is an first-rate insight to human correlation and the ins and outs of the human mind. The plot is difficult to follow and confusing at times, but this is not where Copenhagen shines, rather, its appeal comes through its deep perception of subtle differences i...

The medium of expression, also known as the marriage of language and action is theaters' most impressive mechanism. It is through this medium that theater is capable of creating a world both on stage and in the imagination. Verbal cues are a significant component in constructing this space. Eve...

The main character in this play is Shelby a woman who usually falls for the wrong type, romantically linked to Tyrel, a promiscuous man. Also supporting characters are Debra, friend to Shelby, married to Leonard, friend to Tyrel. The play was written in 1999 as a subsequent to the successful novel...

The production of Hair was a musical melodrama that focused on the youth of the 1960s, and the tribulations that young people faced. It dealt with what the hippie generation valued most, and also what they feared. The episodic plot chronicled the life of Claude, a young man who was drafted into the ...

Evaluation Of The production Blood Brothers The production I went to see was Blood Brothers. The version I saw was performed at the Regent Theatre and written by Willy Russell it was a scripted piece and was written for young adults as some concepts would be unsuitable for children. We watched thi...