Ray Lawler's, "Summer of the 17th doll" captures the aura of a rapidly changing 1950s, focusing on the failures of a dilapidated Melbourne household, whilst illustrating the changing characters of the Australian nation. Built around the traditions of a "lay off" period Lawler's famous play, in...

Canevin Catholic High School offers many extracurricular activities. Those students geared toward physical challenges may choose from various athletic programs such as basketball, soccer, and football. On the other hand, there are additional activities for those more interested in a mental challeng...

In the Elizabethan time period, acting was not an easy job. Actors had to go through strenuous training before they could receive a main role in a play. Elizabethan actors had to be skilled in dance, voice, and fencing to maintain their position on stage. Elizabethan actors had to be skilled in da...

I approached this first rehearsal having written detailed notes on my directorial plans. The notes contained step-by-step stage directions as well as help with characters, and were given to the actors at the start of the rehearsal. My thoughts in doing this were that it would hopefully make it easi...

"That is the beauty of live theatre," said local actor Roger Principe after being disciplined by director Dan Schulz for failing to remember a specific line in the musical "Brigadoon." Schulz, however, agreed that Principe was correct. The line can only be recited once during the performance, and ...

I thought the performance of the play "Sugar" was an electrifying and exciting piece of theatre. Although my theatre experience is limited to attending live performances, I really enjoyed myself at the theatre. The personal exchange of chemistry between performer and audience was magical and left ...

There are a wide variety of different types of theatres in accordance to the different types of genres that exist. One particular theatre that is known as the Theatre of the Absurd exhibits the idea of something that does not follow or answer to a logical explanation. Its philosophy is to take on th...