I've always been very shy growing up; while other children went outside and played I stayed at home and read books. In school I had very few friends that I stuck around with all the time, interacting with strangers was hard and I barely talked in public because of how uncomfortable it made me feel, which is why it was completely incomprehensible when my English teacher, Ms. Cemanes, asked me to join the grade school theater club. Eventually I was coerced enough by my teacher, who was also the club moderator, to join. I couldn't stand how anxious it made me feel to be put in such a situation where literally everyone else was an extrovert made for the stage while I wanted to be anywhere but near the spotlight. We were taught a lot of things, voice modulation, a bit of choreography, pronunciation, and acting. All of these were important in molding a theater actress but the most important lesson I've ever learnt from theater that has …show more content…
While the audience can see through this so-called "wall", the actors believe and act as if they cannot. From the small theater clubroom, crowds composed of a few sections, to the school auditorium; I conquered stages of various sizes and audiences. Gone was the fear of the judging stares of the people who watched my every move, the only things I saw were tall, blank walls. Unfortunately, I quit theater when I reached 9th grade where I switched to public speaking and student journalism. In journalism it was my job to talk a lot, and to keep asking questions from everyone in order to be able to write an informative piece. On the other hand, in public speaking I was alone in the stages I used to occupy with other cast members and delivered speeches that ranged from emotional stories to short, crisp arguments. Nevertheless, regardless of what it was that I did beyond the classroom, I incorporated various elements and lessons I picked up from theater
In each and every culture theater exists. However, they are not always portrayed in the same way and could take up many different forms. What differ them from others is influenced by the convention of what governs them. What happen on stage depends on the conventions of the theater. Convention is define as “Rules governing a given style of theater, such as fourth-wall verisimilitude or bare stage. These rule should not be violated, but often are, as when actors “break” the fourth wall by delivering a line directly toward the audience” (Altshuler and Janaro 208). The condition governing the staging and performance are known as theatrical conventions, in which what the audiences agree to accept as what is real (Altshuler and Janaro 173). In comparing an Elizabethan and a modern theater to each other there are many differences and similarities between the two. By comparing William Shakespeare “Hamlet” to Lorraine Hansberry “A Raisin in the Sun”, we can see that there is a major difference between the two
I’ve been a theater person all my life. That’s where I grew up. My mom wrote, produced, and directed plays all over the city of New Orleans. I was accustomed to life on stage. I wanted to see what everybody else goes through. So I tried another aspect of theatre life. Let me just say, everybody in theatre loves it, but there are parts some have a mutual strong dislike for.
In high school, I was a part of the Theater Development Fund, and we got to see several plays and musicals throughout the school year. Guided by our mentor, we would discuss some of the themes or ideas that were present in the performance. I learned so much from my peers and from the performances that storytelling and learning became synonymous to me. The past semester I took a speech course with Professor Mercer, who is an actress as well and she taught us that performing is not just to entertain but to teach. She told and taught us the fundamentals of Augusto Boll and the Theater of the Oppressed, which shed a whole new light on acting for
Standing. Standing for so long my legs have become numb and the slightest movement will trigger the pins and needles. Waiting for something so long that I forget what I’m waiting for. I can't even think. My mind constantly being pierced with the voices of other choirs. It’s dark, except for the stage standing in the front of the auditorium, lit up with hot stage light. They could fade the color of anything that stands before them.
In the 1960’s, culture and society saw great upheavals and changes, changes that would affect every aspect of life in America. Naturally, theatre came to be affected in due time, as could be seen in the new subject matter found in the plots of new plays. One of the aspects that came to be affected was scenery of the time. Theater is a diverse and complex art. It requires collaboration among many artists, craftspeople, and managers in order to create a performance for audiences. Since the time of the ancient Greeks, theatrical events have included such production elements as costumes, scenery, properties, music, and choreography. Lighting and sound are more recent additions. Each element in today's theater has its own designer, composer, or choreographer, who collaborates with the director to focus the audience's attention on the actor in the special environment or seeing place. In addition to the actor and the audience in a space, other elements of theater include a written or improvised text, costumes, scenery, lights, sound, and properties (props). Most theatrical performances require the collaborative efforts of many creative people working toward a common goal: the production. Fundamental to the theater experience is the act of seeing and being seen; in fact, the word theater comes from the Greek word theatron, meaning "seeing place." Throughout the history of world cultures, actors have used a variety of locations for theater, including amphitheaters, churches, marketplaces, garages, street corners, warehouses, and formal buildings. It is not the building that makes theater but rather the use of space for actors to imitate human experience before audiences.
All my life I have always wanted to feel that I was a part of something. However, I was not about to get up on the stage and make a fool of myself on stage. Therefore I joined stage crew for our fall play ¨The Odd Couple" during my sophomore year. This was a huge step for me, since I had never really been involved in something after school. Now, I secretly love everything about theatre and it is one of my true passions, but you will never find me reciting lines. Being able to work behind the scenes in theatre is one of my major interests
Theater changed me, it helped push me into being more confident and standing up for myself. It revealed a whole different side to me, one that I never knew existed. I use to struggle constantly with being too unassertive, not standing up for myself. But when I was stage managing, I was everything that I wasn’t everywhere else. I was in charge, confident, I saw exactly what I can do when I believe in myself.
The fact that the child begins to do theater does not mean that he will become an actor. Children, in children's theater, do not do theater or learn theater. They play to create, invent and learn to participate and collaborate with the group . The children's theater classes are therapeutic and socializing. Group work, psychomotor exercises and physical contact between classmates are the basis of dramatic education. The theater is an inexhaustible field of fun and education at the same time . To the smallest, the theater should not be restricted to the representation of a show. Children's theater is not about promoting and creating stars, but it must be seen as an experience that is acquired through the game
Alternatively, the crew relies on the imagination of the audience to compensate when something looks different. Viewers must use their minds instead of having everything handed to them. Unlike movies, where retakes and edits can compensate for anything, theatre actors must think on their feet and continue the show, no matter what
I started theater when a friend suggested I audition for the spring musical my freshman year, ever since I have fallen in love. From actor, to crew member, to director, to writer, I have been lucky enough to experience everything throughout my theater career at Wakefield High School. Contrary to popular belief theater does not just teach you to act, sing, or dance. It teaches you how fake it ‘till you make it, to work together, to be confident, and a plethora of other invaluable skills. For example, sophomore year I was in crew for the festival show. Never in my life would I have had the opportunity to be under the stage with a laptop desperately trying to hear the lines so I didn’t miss the cues! And it was amazing! Theater has also put me
Storytelling through the lens The art and craft of photojournalism are all about telling the story using the medium of photography. Just like how a student writer uses the pen and paper to tell information, a photojournalist has his camera as tool to represent a story or event. The old adage “a picture is worth a thousand words” takes a familiar light in the process.
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht, (b.1898-d.1956), known commonly as Bertolt Brecht, was a German poet and playwright. One of his major contributions to theatre history was the “alienation effect” (From the German, “Verfremdungseffekt”). Brechtian alienation requires the removal of the “fourth wall.” This is a term that describes the “suspension of disbelief” by the audience that takes place during a performance. It is often thought that the audience looks in on the play’s action through an invisible wall, just as the audience during a performance is focused upon a procenium stage. This is a literal and figurative term. The audience pretends that the characters in the story are actually alive, living in their own world instead of actors performing on a stage. In order for the fourth wall to remain intact, the actors must also, in effect, pretend that the audience does not exist, by staying in character at all times and by not addressing the audience members directly.
I got into theatre my Junior year and It has changed my life. I am more outgoing and more likely to step out of my comfort zone. It has also helped me strengthen my time management skills. Theatre has also opened my up to a whole new group of people. I do community theatre in a town 30 minutes away from my hometown and I did not know anyone who did the community theatre and now I have strong friendships with all of them and I would never have gotten that without Theatre.
If I were to imagine one of my significant experiences, I would imagine a place where I could play with anything within my whole panoramic view. Now, if I zoom into that place, I see a plethora of contraptions varying in mechanical complexity. A scientific playground that combines the arts and science, the Exploratorium would fulfill that whole description. Here, I was spending my last day in San Francisco, eagerly running to the doors of the Exploratorium for the joy of tourism. Inside, I knew I would be greeted by the most intriguing of mechanisms and see how art could possibly connect its world to science.
I’ve always been a shy person and I am still shy till this day. I’m not fond of speaking in public because I lack the confidence to do so, I even lack the courage to talk to one person. Growing up, I didn’t have a lot of