The assignment for the book Wit was to analyze the social implications within the play. When I read the book, it did not make much sense to me the first time. But, after you gave us some breakdown, I immediately thought of writing a comparison between, Wit as characterized in the play and humility. I came up with this topic because that was my understanding and summary of the book. But when I started writing a few words on paper, I realized it was difficult understanding the assignment. I could talk
Before watching the play, “Vanya, Sonia, Masha, and Spike”, I have never watched an American play. Whenever I would revealed this information to people, they would give me a strange look which makes me feel so uncomfortable. I always wondered what exactly the plays would look like or what messages are they delivering to general audience? The curiosity about plays lead me to take the drama class. On the day of the show, I was very nervous since I wasn’t sure about my responsibility as a part of general
I went to see the play Tartuffe at the Theatre Aum. The play was very interesting. I really enjoyed it. The costumes were very precise. The backdrop also helped give the play personality. I really enjoyed this play. The play was very interesting. The whole plot of the play was very intriguing. Tartuffe’s character was very hypocritical. At the time he seemed like an expert conman. He tricked the poor Orgon into taking him in and blessing him with Mariane’s hand in marriage. Tartuffe was supposed
an ordinary enough sounding name for a town yet it coincides with a not so ordinary play. Right away the play starts off with a public speaker trying to include everyone she could ever think of into her welcoming remarks, which doesn’t seem to be all that strange but when it’s coupled with slightly ridiculous body movements, such as rolling on the floor, it does indeed make for a strange sight. After that, the play continues with a slightly off kilter type of humour where seemingly ordinary citizens
Brooks. Residence is a part Louisville’s 50th Humana Festival of New American Plays hosted by Actors Theatre and sponsored by Humana. The play centers on Maggie (Danielle Slavick) a sales representative for a medical supply company.) who checks into the Residence, a long term stay hotel in Tempe, Arizona. She becomes friends with hotel employees Bobby (Alejandro Rodriguez) and Theresa (Leah Karpel). Throughout this play, each character has their personal struggle revealed. Theresa struggles towards
On the afternoon of September 16th, I went to see the matinee showing at the Cookeville Performing Arts Center of a play called He is Near: A True Story of Amy Carmichael and the God She Shared in India. Overall, this play was a very good show and there were some very good things about it which I will share. It was a very uplifting story about how a missionary shared her faith with the people of Dohnavur in India. Much more than that, it was about how her work spread through the people to this one
In Susan Glaspell’s play Trifles Mr. Wright’s murder is never solved because the two women in the story unite against of the arrogance of men to hide evidence that would prove Mrs. Wright as the murderer. The play Trifles is about the death of farmer Mr. Wright and how the town sheriff and attorney try to find evidence that his wife Mrs. Wright killed him. As the play progresses the men’s wives who had come along were discovering important pieces of evidence that prove the men’s theory but chose
This play was about a woman who love to be in the sky, and what I mean by that is she had a career as a fighter jet pilot. The crazy thing about this story is that the woman chances of doing what she loves comes to a complete end. I Know you wondering how it comes to an end right? but she stops doing what she loves, due to an unexpected pregnancy. Then, after she finds out she’s pregnant and she is sent to work behind a desk. This desk job is for the military and her task is to monitor drones for
The physical world of the play in interior with a natural setting. Trifles takes place in the abandoned farmhouse of John Wright, the man that was murdered. Most of the events and conversations of the characters were held in the kitchen of the farmhouse. Time stood still, over the course of one day the play took place. The characters were able to put together clues to discover the murder over a fairly easy-going amount of time. There were references made back to the discover of John Wright's murder
The performers of the play did a great job portraying their character roles. The performers acted out with so much emotion that they made their roles seem very realistic to the point is was believable. For example, the argument between Harry and Mike about bringing in a consultant
King’s decision to pick Gerard Joseph to play the character of Thomas Hodge was excellent. The character of Thomas Hodge called for someone who can successfully express the dilemma between feeling a sense of responsibility towards his community and fulfilling his professional obligations. I felt
Beckett in Performance Director’s Notebook Student Name: Rachel McHugh Student Number: 14494322 Play: Catastrophe Introduction ‘Catastrophe’ is a play about a director seeing his play staged for the first time and giving his opinions on it to his assistant. There are four characters in total onstage, the director and the assistant as well as a lighting man that we never see and the protaganoist of the play being put on who never speaks. The director is a dictator character who controls the entire scene
On May 4, 2018 I saw play called Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim. I saw this play at Willow Glen high school in the little theater. Due to the curse of a witch whose vegetables got stolen, a baker and his wife can not have children. They, as the witch instructs, go into the woods to find the ingredients that will reverse the spell. During their trip, they meet Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Jack, and Cinderella who all are on a mission to get their wish. And on their way through the forest
My play idea came to me when my drama teacher Mr. Hernandez told my whole class and I that we had to write our own script then perform it in front of the class. When he first said this I had no idea what to do, but later on I thought what about a group of friends meeting up for brunch. Then the idea of meeting new friends but keeping the old one, is what truly inspired me to write the play “Brunch.” My play seeks to explore why change can be good and that you will always have the past but to not
I saw Spamalot on October 23, 2015. SECTION #1: The play was not a typical type off show that I would normally see. Spamalot is a play that is intended to be humorous. The show was not very appealing to me at all. I would not have gone to this play if it was not mandatory because I am not into shows like that. In some parts of the play during dialogue and musical numbers (“Find Your Grail” and “Run Away”), the annunciation could have been a lot better. Some of the characters seemed to have accents
In the excerpt of “Reclaiming the Power of Play” written by Stephen T. Asma, the author discusses about the power of play and what defines play. Play, as discussed by the author, is the “highest form of human activity” and is considered “vitally important for humanity”. Play is described as having three stages namely the “camel” where it is the stage where humans are burdened by the cultural, social, ethical and traditional commitments; the “lion” where it is the stage where humans rebel and go against
Life's like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters-Lucius Annaeus Seneca Many of us have heard the sayings such as: a new chapter in my life, that’s your cue, brake a leg. We’ve been called: a Star, Diva, lead. All this ling comes from the theater world. Humans like to put things in categories; we put our day to day life into different settings and move our life around the different scenes. Life is like a play, and we are the actors. Kenneth Burke believed that
Mr. Burns Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play was a very interesting and excited play to see. Watching the play I really had to think because of the twists that came with the play. The author of this play was Anne Washburn, Michael Friedman scored it, and the lyrics were also from Anne Washburn. Casey Sams directed the play and Terry Silver-Alford was the musical director. I viewed this play at the Lab Theatre on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 7:30 in the evening. The Clarence Brown Theatre and
I love musicals. I was not disappointed. I love that this musical shows us a small piece of what it may look like in the life of someone who has an addiction or HIV. This is usually a taboo topic but this play says otherwise. I believe if this was just a play it would have been just another play. The music in this musical really brings the story to life and I think this is so important because of the topic of the musical. The music also gives a chance to bring comedy to a very serious situation. Though
the opportunity to see “the Heidi Chronicles” by Wendy Wasserstein at howard community college Rep Stage. The plot follows Heidi Holland from high school in the 1960s to her career as a successful art history twenty years later. I really enjoyed the play because it give a really good insight of women dealing with the changing times. It was an overall moving and engaging piece. I was really engaged, as much I hate to admit it, Scoops, portray by Rex Daughtry, vocal rhythm. It really gave his