I went to see Around the World in eighty Days with a very open mind as it was the first professional play I have gone to see and after I left I was absolutely stunned. After experiencing the dynamic magic that is professional theatre I became positive I would never pay to see a film in a theatre ever again. I never thought film actors and stage actors were the same but now I know unequivocally that the two are on separate planets. The vast differences in both planets truly makes one appreciate theatre for all of its’ glory. While I never thought much of or respected actors, and why would anyone; stage actors are true workers, stage actors are true artists, stage actors are actual actors. The experience was noticeably different from the moment I walked into the theatre. One was not expected to wear a suit and tie but most of the patrons were very well dressed and the staff was actually helpful and wanted to lend their helping hands. Once inside and in my seat I felt almost as if I was at a concert as the lights went black then slowly came to light as the performers that handled the music and sound came on stage playing a merry jingle. One playing a guitar and the other a violin, they were dressed in a …show more content…
There were five actors not including the two musicians and all of them played several characters except the gentleman that played Mr. Fogg (the character that proclaims he can travel around the world in eighty days) which is not a slight to him as he did an amazing job portraying a man with a wealthy status, yet kind and good hearted. The first actor onstage that began narration was dressed in victorian clothing as the play began in England there was a vast amount of victorian clothing. When not donning victorian garbs the actors were dressed in traditional Indian clothing, along with a cowboy outfit (american portrayal), and sailors wearing pants and
People have dreams of what they want to do or accomplish in life, but usually musical theatre is just pushed into the non-realistic void. It isn’t a dream for me. In the past four years, musical theatre has been clarified as my reality. Musical theatre has been the only thing I have seen myself wanting to do. My first love was The Phantom of the Opera, seeing how I watched it almost every day and it was one of the first shows I saw. Of course, I started doing all of those cute shows in middle school and making a huge deal about it to my family and friends, but I have never felt so passionate about something. The minute I get up on that stage I throw away Riley for two and a half hours and it’s the most amazing feeling! Being able to tell a story
The setup of the stage was very simple. It was the living room of a home in the early 1980’s. It looked like a normal household, and it had small things such as crumpled up pieces of paper lying around the wastebasket. It also had a couch, circular class table and a recliner in the living room. The dining room was to the left side of the stage and only had the dining table and surrounding chairs. There was a door in the back of the set where characters entered and exited through. Beside the door was a table and stool where Willum presumably worked on his blueprints for the hotel. The lighting design was great; it put you into the atmosphere of the
1. When you arrived in the theatre, what were your impressions of what the performance would be like? Make comments about the audience, the program, the space (theatre and seating area), any display in front of the theatre, and the set, music, and lights that may have been used before the performance.
The lights and the layout of the stage was phenomenal and worked amazingly with the way of the story, from the lights shining onto the band members in the basement to quickly shifting to the recording room where something completely different is occurring whether it's Ma arguing with the policeman or Dussie Mae portrayed by Nija Okoro snooping around the studio. The way the actors and actresses would resume back into their role when the lights shined on them I found extremely incredible. Scenes where everything was quiet and serious were consistent with the lightning of the stage and reaction of the crowd although there were interruptions by the audiences which did make some of the scenes awkward and not taken so serious due to the ruckus. The plot was able to capture the audience's attention really by incorporating different scenes in which the audience goes along with the sayings like the continuous of “1, 2, you know what to do” which the audience began to mimic it. The relieving scene of Sylvester finally being able to overcome his stutter really drew the attention of the audience and the frustrating scene where we find out that the recorder wasn't plugged in and everything would have to be redone does a wonder to gather our
It was easy to see that a great deal of rehearsal had gone into this show. The stage hands, lighting/sound technicians, and orchestra were extremely skilled. If there were any mistakes during the show, they were certainly not noticeable! I was particularly impressed at how quickly the stage hands were able to change the sets. Each set change was accompanied by a short piece of instrumental music, which was a nice distraction from what was happening on the dark stage. The lighting directors also did an outstanding job on this show. The lighting was adjusted at the perfect times to fit each scene appropriately. Last but certainly not least, the sound quality was perfect. There was never as much as a crackling microphone. The volume of the orchestra was perfectly mixed with the vocals, creating a soundtrack quality
Live performance art and theatre are two different forms of art work. Live performance is a unique and temporary form of work. This means that you don't usually repeat what you do for another audience. However, in theatre, you act out a "show" for an audience to see, which can be repeated as many times as you want. In live performance, everything that happens is real. An example Marina Abramovic gave in one of her videos was "In theatre you can cut with a knife and there's blood. The knife is not real and the blood is not real. In performance, the blood and the knife and the body of the performer is real." This shows that in performance art, you are yourself and anything can happen to you. But in "theatre you play somebody else" and you use props to make the act more lively and realistic.
The actors, musicians, and theatre technical crew all took part in bringing the show to life and making it enjoyable for the audience. The actors performed the show on a proscenium stage, and the musicians performed in the orchestra pit. The
The stage specifically looked wonderful, and it particularly had an older style to it in a subtle way. The actors mostly were able to look and definitely feel like they specifically were from the 50’s era. I really think they were able to get the accent of the role they were playing in a particularly big way. I literally believe that in some points in the play, I couldn’t generally hear the actors which made it a for all intents and purposes little harder to particularly understand what kind of was happening a for all intents and purposes few times during the play, which is fairly significant. The stage designers, and the actors of the play did an excellent job with this definitely play in a definitely big
The stage was a small circle and the audience was circling around the stage. On the stage was a single small bench. I was surprised because I am used to being in a theater that has a stage with numerous props. Once the production started, I immediately realized that the play was character based. It relied on only the characters to tell the story, since there was no props or scenery on the stage besides the bench .This complemented the play because it made the audience pay more attention the dialogue, and it gave the characters meaning. For example, usually the props are what carry the play, but this time since there was hardly any props or scenery, the characters are the ones who gave the play life and meaning. It made the play appear more real and full of life. In my personal experience, I felt a connection the characters and found myself feelings emotions for them, whether it was being angry at them, sad for them, etc. Additionally, the lighting and sound design where done extremely well. There wasn’t too much music in the play, but the small amount there was gave the scene that the music was playing in more emotion. For example, when Proteus starts singing about loving Sylvia, it made the audience feel more heartbreak for Julia, since she was able to hear what Proteus was singing about. I wasn’t familiar with John Kander when I went into the theater, so I could not tell which songs where is. However, I did enjoy the music and the sounds, for example crickets in the background, boats departing, etc. The sounds gave the scenes more life, since there was hardly any props used in the stage. Additionally, the lightning helped create different scenes. For example, when it was night, the lights turned a darkish purple/blue color. When it was morning, the lights where bright, and even sometimes orange. This made the scenes more dramatic, since the audience can see and hear what is going on
Theatre has heavily evolved over the past 100 years, particularly Musical Theatre- a subgenre of theatre in which the storyline is conveyed relying on songs and lyrics rather than dialogue. From its origination in Athens, musical theatre has spread across the world and is a popular form of entertainment today. This essay will discuss the evolution and change of musical theatre from 1980-2016, primarily focusing on Broadway (New York) and the West End (London). It will consider in depth, the time periods of: The 1980s: “Brit Hits”- the influence of European mega musicals, the 1990s: “The downfall of musicals”- what failed and what redeemed, and the 2000s/2010s: “The Resurgence of musicals”- including the rise of pop and movie musicals. Concluding
The theatres were either public or private so people could choose where they wanted to watch the plays from. The plays were mostly performed one each day as compared to these days where a play can go up to a month. The players wore costumes that were expensive and they had bright colors t...
If this advice has been taken seriously by theater directors and actors through history, it could explain why theater actors and actresses seem more passionate when looked from the perspective of cinema, a genre more connected to daily lives and far away from its foundation to the idea of characters as examples.
While I grappled with defining my position as an actor, I reckoned that I should at least contribute something to the production. After all, I had a slight glimmer of hope that I could still prove my devotion to theater, and I still truly loved the art as well. Yet, amid this need to prove myself, over the course of the show I began to realize and appreciate the technical elements of theater. In the back of my head I always knew that tech was important, but I never understood the artistic value of it. How a hue of light could draw out a certain emotional response or how a set piece could bring an entire audience into a new atmosphere. I understood the copious hours of work technicians poured into their craft, and felt proud to be a part of that precious community that is undermined too often. Even when I was cast a few months afterwards in the ensemble of the spring musical, I chose to be a part of running crew, and ended up feeling more significant in that crew than the actual
Theatre as we know it now was born more than two thousand years ago and has gone through many streams until it reached the current modernity. Among these streams is the avant-garde theatre. This theatre achieved a break in the traditional theatre and became the forefront of a new experimental theatre. Therefore it is necessary to ask how this theatre started, what impact it had on society and if this type of theatre is still common in our modern era.
My experience watching a live theatre performance on stage was a fascinating one, most especially since it was my first time. I attended a staged performance of “The History Boys” in a small theatre called “The Little Theatre of Alexandria” at 8:00 pm on Wednesday June 8, 2016 in Alexandria, Virginia. The overall production of the play was a resounding experience for me particularly the performance of the actors and the design of the scene made the play seem real.