A Raisin In the Sun is a drama play that takes place sometime between World War II and the present. The drama examines how an African American struggles to break out of the themes of poverty, dreams, racism, society and other social themes they are faced with. Both the play and the movie version a...

Biographical or Career Notes- For this drama, Tennessee Williams drew heavily upon his own family experiences, describing the lives of his mother, his sister, and himself. William's father was a traveling shoe-salesman who spent little time at home and for the first few years of Williams&apos...

Tennessee Williams relies heavily on symbolism, throughout his play "A Streetcar Named Desire." Three types of symbolism he uses are dialog, lighting, and manipulating music. Each type contributes to the way that the story unfolds. The symbolism creates different elements such as drama, suspense,...

Death of a Salesman Willy Loman is a tragic hero in the drama by Arthur Miller's, Death of a Salesman. He has a problem differentiating reality from fantasy. No one has a perfect life; people deal with their personal conflicts differently. Some insist on ignoring the problem as long as possibl...

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The play that I chose to critique for my out of class performance is \"On Golden Pond\" by Ernest Thompson. This particular version of the play was directed by Michael Oberfield. The Company that acted in this play was not specified, but the actors were mostly community veteran actors and acting stu...

The play that I chose to critique for my out of class performance is \"On Golden Pond\" by Ernest Thompson. This particular version of the play was directed by Michael Oberfield. The Company that acted in this play was not specified, but the actors were mostly community veteran actors and acting stu...

\"Our Town\" is a play we watched in drama class. It\'s a pretty boring account of the lives of some people in the early 1900\'s. Their does not seem to be any plot to it, and all i know is that some teenage neighbors get married and then the wife dies. They use pantomime for everything in this...

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...

Unlike Columbine and any other mishap that is commonly misrefered Odeipus Rex is a tragedy. Not only is it a tragedy but Aristotle believed it was the pinnacle of its age. Why? Nobody really knows. Aristotle is dead so we can't really ask him. He never really wrote down why he felt the wa...

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...

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...

The non-verbal elements of a play are crucial in setting the mood and tone of the production. These features subtly provide the audience with important information about the setting of the play and gives insight into the backgrounds and personalities of the characters. The House of Bernarda Alb...

Death is such a contradicting situation. It is always a sad event, but in some perspectives it may or may not be a joyous event. Not to say that death should be celebrated, just to point out that life may have been a more dramatic experience. For my first novel in G.T. I read Deat...

"Fences", is a unique drama play written by August Wilson. The play was during the 1950s involving an African American family. This play presents barriers crossed in father-son and husband-wife relationships. Wilson made the title very symbolic to the plot of the play. Throughout the pla...

In Six Characters in Search of an Author Pirandello illustrates the point that in art there is no one reality, only perceptions. Art is one perception held by the one artist, in the case of the play, the author, who brings this perception to an audience. To animate this principal Pirandello uses m...

Macbeth EssayAs 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 the quality of the actors, ho...

Mr. BoutonEnglish From My EyesA director runs the show. He or she makes every vital decision on howto act, where to stand and even when to breath. The director is the backboneof the production, without one it would fall with out any guidance. they getpaid good money to do it appropriately loves ...

When literature is transformed into film, it goes through a process known as cinematic mutation. This process could not be more noticeable in the production of Tennessee William's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. This playwright and later blockbuster film is based on the inner conflicts of honesty, love, an...