The Play That Goes Wrong Play Analysis

On February 26th 2016, I went out with my friend to saw this event. It was the first time of my life to be in such production. I was not a fan of theaters. I thought they are boring. Now, my mind has changed because the play was amazing. So, on the next day,

For this assignment. I will be talking about the original musical performance of 42nd street. I will present the conditions of the stage and setting for the original stage performance. In this, I will talk about the plot and the characters of 42nd street, how the plot progresses and how each character has their own purpose in the story in comparison to each other. I will talk about the underlying themes of 42nd street; how these themes are important

Broward College, Central Campus Theater in building 6, on Sunday, the 1st of November. The play was performed by Broward College students. The type of stage was Proscenium stage with extended apron. I thought it was a little bit small, but it did not show as a problem. The pre-show was dark and a feel of suspense. I felt excited to see how everything would play out. The play takes place down south of Chicago in the 1950’s.

Last April Something Rotten! came to Broadway at the St. James Theatre on 44th Street.

As we dressed for the show, my thoughts were flooded with images and ideas. We descended the hotel stairs, hailed a taxi, and arrived at the theatre; while I remained in a pleasant daze. My first impression of the Nederlander met and exceeded all my expectations. I had envisioned an old theater, forgotten by the Broadway elite. As we walked to the door, we were able to see the wall signed by the cast and photos of the premier. The theater itself had a rundown feel to it and left you with the distinct impression that the magic was within the walls and on stage. As we entered the doors, I soaked in every thing. Our seats were located in the center, orchestra section, which gave us a perfect view of all the action.

Theatre today as in ancient Greek times is a popular form of entertainment. Today’s theatres share many similarities with the Greek predecessors however they are also very different. There are in fact many differences for example; layout, special effects, seating arrangement, the importance of drama and religion, setting, location and architectural features.

The “Ensemble Theatre” which held this great theatre play, is a very small Regional Theatre with a Proscenium Stage or picture frame (also called Fourth Walls). The Proscenium stage

The “Ensemble Theater” which held this great theater play, is a very small Regional Theater with a Proscenium Stage or picture frame (also called Fourth Walls). The Proscenium stage

“Shrunken perhaps by the vicissitudes and exigencies of the times, Broadway presented itself admirably throughout the Thirties. It not only managed to preserve the best, but also nurtured and expanded them. At the brink of the new decade, Broadway stood smaller but brighter”

Director “Okay everyone gather around it is time for the play to start and the audience will be filled with impatient new yorkers”

The Virginia is a five-act play written by Winston Hunter Brady in iambic pentameter. The play is a retelling of a Civil war battle between two ships in the Bay of Hampton Roads, beginning with the chorus introducing us to the USS Congress and her men at rest.

In the words of Gay McAuley, “for an activity to be regarded as a performance, it must involve the live presence of the performers and those witnessing it…” (McAuley, 2009, cited in Schechner, 2013, pp.38). This statement recognises the importance of both the actor and the audience for something to truly function as a performance. In addition, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones highlights the significance of the theatrical space and how it can influence an audience stating that “on entering a theatre of any kind, a spectator walks into a specific space, one that is designed to produce a certain reaction or series of responses” (Llewellyn-Jones, 2002, pp.3). The relationship between actor, audience and theatrical space is no less important today than it was at the time of theatre during the Spanish Golden Age and the creation of Commedia dell’arte in Italy. Despite being very close geographically with theatre thriving for both in the same era, sources that explore the social, cultural and historical context of these countries and the theatre styles will bring to light the similarities and differences. This essay will analyse the staging, the behaviour of the audience as well as the challenges the actors faced, and how this directly influenced the relationship between actor, audience and theatrical space.

2b Theatre Company strives to create theatre that is “vital, innovative, and challenging” (Barry, Black), while investigating the meaning of what it is “to be.” They use their own experiences, influenced by the “urban intellectual style” (Barry, Black), of Halifax, Nova Scotia to explore the phenomena of various shared aspects of the human experience and allow that to reflect into their work. They also “believe that at the core of the theatrical event is a unique and particular interaction between audience and performance. With each project, we re-examine and re-shape this relationship, creating a different spatial and metaphorical relationship between the audience and the stage” (Barry, Black). They explore the resonance captured in innovative

On November 10th I went to see Sunset Boulevard. It was at the White Theatre at the Jewish Community Center. When trying to decide whether the show was a comedy or a drama, I was stumped. However, I finally decided it was more of a drama than a comedy. For it to be a comedy, it would have needed to have a lighter plot, which may have included Joe not dying and possibly more humor. I was not sure to begin with because there were some points throughout the play that were funny. However, drama, and even tragedy, can have comical parts and sometimes comedies are not comical. For instance, Chekov considered his plays to be comedies, however, most people would argue otherwise. Since the play was about the events leading up to Joe’s death, I think

The Doctor in Spite of Himself is a play that I had previously studied in France like many of Molière’s plays. I thought that it was ironic for me to go see the play for the first time in theatre in the United States. I was really looking forward to hear how the actors would pronounce the characters’ French names, which are rather exotic even for me. I think that because I had previously studied Molière’s work in class, I was expecting this play to be performed in a much more traditional style. I was a little disconcerted at first when seeing the actors performing a more modern version than what I had in mind. I ended up liking what Arne Zaslove has done with the play. In my opinion, modernizing it a