Oklahoma! Is the first musical that was written by both Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers, or commonly known as the pair “Rodgers and Hammerstein”. Written in 1906 and produced in 1943 on Broadway; the pair wrote this musical revolving around the love stories of various people living in Oklahoma territory when there was a very firm grip on gender roles, especially the presence of male domination. Oklahoma! Supplies the audience with heavy acts of male domination in various dance numbers like “The Farmer and the Cowman” songs; such as “Poor Jud is Dea”, “Oh What a Beautiful Mornin” and even disputes between cowboys and farmers. Oklahoma’s patriotic love story seems as if it was made to be viewed by people as an act of recreation, but also for people who want to explore the time of frontier America where male dominance was heavily present. Set in the Frontier of Oklahoma in the early 1900s, this musical tells the story of two pairs of lovers. Laurey, is a farmer’s daughter and Curly is a cowboy. Both of them are in a love/hate relationship with each other and have a secret passion towards one another but won’t admit it. Judd, who was hired by Laurey to be a helper, tries to come between them. Meanwhile, Ado Annie is torn between Will, a cowboy who very much loves her, and Ali Hakim, a peddler who 's a ladies man and does not like commitment. During this time, the Box Social was almost near. The Box social was this huge fundraising
When Mack and his friends fail because of the disastrous party that was supposed to be a surprise party for Doc, they affect everyone who is connected to him. After their fallout Cannery Row becomes a sad and dull place. People of Cannery Row go through an unpleasant time.The happy and helpful Lee Chong who once gave the boys things from his store for free goes through a financial loss. There was rumors that the boys stole money and liquor for the party from his store. Dora’s Bear Flag Restaurant closed down for two months. Everyone who came to the disastrous party or were involved in the party blamed themselves for their fall out.This shows how Mack and his friends are interconnected and how one affects
In Tony Morrison’s “Song of Solomon” it explores the discovery of ethnic identities. It depicts the life of Macon Milkman Dead, a withdrawn loner who doesn’t feel accepted by others and is disconnected with his family and heritage. With help from others in his community Milkman takes a trip to discover himself and his roots bringing him closer to the true meaning of his purpose. Milkman in turn realizes that flight represents liberation from a life of restrictions, set in an era of racism and separation. Flight may seem as a positive solution to such a life of problems and discrimination, however, holds very negative aspects in family settings. Abandoning your own and severing those mutual bonds plays a significant role in the life of the loved ones left behind. Most are left recovering from their loss, or completely lose hope such as Hagar. Solomon leaving his wife Ryna and children behind was necessary sacrifice he had to make in order to be free. Solomon is never punished or looked down for his decision; in his song it acknowledges his accomplishment as a great achievement. In “Song of Solomon”, the ability of flight symbolizes the escape from oppression while searching for freedom.
The play starts out in 1995 at the home of the main character, the cheerleader. Her and her sister, the geek, are having an argument because the cheerleader thinks that the geek is too geeky. The scene then changes and we can here a car crash. It is at this point that we find out the the geeky sister was in the crash, and she died. The cheerleader takes the news hard. She notices that she hardly knew her sister and hopelessly wishes she knew more. She then goes to one of her
Annie is a play set in the great depression about a orphan who manages to spend Christmas with a billionaire while trying to find her biological parents. Many people attempt to fake being Annie’s parents, to get a reward but none of them succeed, and Annie finds her real family in the Warbucks, the billionaire that cares for her, and gets adopted by him and lives happily ever after.
Today, I am seeing “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella”, starring Brandy and Whitney Houston. I am viewing this in M.O.T Charter High School’s theater classroom. I am seeing this with my fellow theater classmates. Although I have seen this film before , I am very thrilled to hear Whitney Houston and Brandy sing “Impossible/It’s Possible”! The three elements I am discussing in this piece are costuming, set, and singing.
The story is set in small town Saskatchewan in a police station office, on the night of August of 1957. Corporal Heasman has brought in Les Grant on the account of accused rape Tracy Tolbertson, and the play follows the questioning of Sergeant Finestad to Les, who retells his involvement with Tracy, the daughter of Mr. Tolbertson, the local crown attorney. The story has many
“Gypsy” is about a mother who tries to have her two daughter perform onstage and make it in show business. In the end you find out that the mother was just trying to live her dreams through her children. In Act I, the daughters audition to play in the vaudeville circuit that goes around the United States. There mother, Rose, is pushing them to be the best they can be but normally only focuses on June and not Louise. Rose convinces Herbie to be the manager for the girls after she takes her fathers plaque to use for money. As time goes on the act that the girls perform stays the same and is losing interest. Herbie gets Mr. Goldstone, who represents the Orpheum Circuit, to have a contract with the girls and the newsboys which gives the act a new name. Soon after Herbie proposes to Rose and she rejects. Herbie tells Rose that he will leave but Rose refuses to be believe that he will ever get away from her. The act eventually gets to the Orpheum Circuit and June is offered a place in a Performing Arts school, but Rose rejects the offer. Soon after June comes up missing and a note explains that she eloped with Tulsa, a
This act is about Sherrie traveling to Los Angeles from Oklahoma with dreams to becoming a successful singer. Meantime, Drew prepares for another night of work at The Bourbon Room. Sherrie was walking at the streets of Los Angeles and she started to approach The Bourbon and her suitcase was stolen for a random guy. Drew heard that Sherrie was yelling so he tries to catch the robber, but he falls. They start to talked and Drew upon know the situation that Sherrie has; he gets her a job at the Bourbon Room as a
The story unfolds with the clubhouse boys finding Alfalfa breaking his oath by being with Darla, and the beginning of the sabotage of their relationship. It does not take any time for things to begin to fall apart for both sides. The boys successfully ruin Alfalfa and Darla’s date, but at the expense of the fate of the clubhouse, which lights on fire due to the boys shenanigans. Having successfully destroyed Alfalfa’s chances with Darla, the boys are now working on making enough money to build a new clubhouse. The plans to sell tickets to the talent show work, but they are caught by their teacher right away.
I have chosen to review the musical Guys and Dolls Jr., performed by the Charlotte Country Day Middle School. At the beginning of the musical, there are many discussions about the unknown location of the famous Nathan Detroit’s next crap game. Nathan has been engaged to Adelaide, who is a performer at the Hot Box, for fourteen years. Nathan Detroit learns that Sky Masterson, a well-known gambler, is in town. After a failed attempt at a cheated bet, Sky bets Nathan that Sky would be able to take any ‘doll’, including Sarah Brown to Havana, Cuba. Sarah Brown works for the mission, and has trouble arousing attention from gamblers and drinkers on the street. After much persistence on Sky’s part, as well as a promise to bring sinners
The moment when the brothers meet Carrie Davis, is one that leads to many triumphs. She serves not only as their job coach, but also as their friend and mentor. She teaches them about many things such as; using a telephone, knocking and waiting to be invited in, and ultimately that a good friend can get you through anything. Watching this movie in the mindset of an ELL teacher it helps me to envision what my students might face.
Swan Lake' was re-choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov in1895, after initially being choreographed by Julius Reisinger in 1877. The musical score was composed by Pytor Tchaikovsky. Swan Lake' was created towards the end of the romantic period, so the culture and style of romanticism was prominent, with glimpses of the beginning of the classical era. Because of this, it contains elements of both eras. Some of the romantic characteristics include the pursuit of the unattainable, romance, fantasy, focus on the female role, gas lighting and simple sets, pointe work, soft and feminine technique for females and the bell tutu. Some of the classical features include the length of the ballet, the classical tutu and more
As I walked into the theatre I noticed how nice it was all of the people finding their seats and visiting with people that they knew. I set waiting patiently for the play to start and then the lights dim once and then the whole theatre went black and music started playing. We set in the dark for a couple of minutes waiting for the curtains to open. Then the curtains opened to a living room with a great big Christmas tree and Dr. Stahlbaum and his wife Mrs. Stahlbaum are standing in the middle of the stage “talking”. Entering from stage right are their children Clara played by Tess Barborek and Fritz played by Fritz. They are all getting ready for the Christmas party that are hosting when Fritz gets in trouble for shaking his presents that are under the tree. All of their guest enter stage left and the children start dancing and then the adults take a turn. When they finish up dancing Mr.
American history teaches us that, going west has always been a regarded as progression. From the earliest settlers to the “new land” to the idea of Manifest Destiny, progressive movement and thinking has always traveled west. The west is always thought of as being more liberal more free. “True West” A compelling play written by Sam Shepard, developed characters that “struggle to define and assert their identities.” <1702> By using the idea of going west Shepard’s play’s “ present a picture of America torn between its idealistic values and the painful realties of frontier paved over for a parking lot, and cowboys enclosed in a move and television screen.”<1702> By comparing and contrasting the lead characters Austin and Lee, Shepard shows the reader that “going west” does not always mean a change in the right direction.
Many advertisements want you to buy their product, but Oscar Mayer wants you to enjoy their product as you eat it. The founder Mr. Oscar F. Mayer moved from Germany to Detroit, MI, then later to Chicago, IL to open his German meat market, that was founded in 1883. He implemented and utilized so many tools to open the market, that he had to expand and have local events for his customers. Although many of these companies formulate so many strategies to attract their target audience, their ad can be very misleading.