...5 Point Essay In “The Glass Menagerie” Toms monologue in the start of the play talks about how he can apparently turn back time and talks about the the economy in the thirties and informing us on where the play will take place. “The play is memory. Being a memory play, it is dimly lighted, it is sentimental, it is not realistic”(1166). Knowing the lighting of the play really helps set the tone of the play. The mood that he sets at the start of the play is cheery, and sort of leaving us guessing what is going to happen. “I think the rest of the play will explain itself”(1166). He is hooking us to start reading. He then says he is the narrator of the play and also a character in the play along with a few others that are closely related to him. He sounded very sure of himself and what he would be doing throughout the play. He is rather informative about his position in the play and informing us of the characters that take place as well. At the end of the play Tom says “I didn’t go to the moon, I went much further--for time is the longest distance between two places”(1210). He then explains that he was fired from his job and leaves Saint Louis and travels around for a while. At the end of his monologue he runs into his sister after seeing all of the transparent glass in the windows of the shops along the street, reminding him of his sister. The mood that he sets for the audience at the end is a happy closure. Wrapping up his life story with seeing his sister and saying goodbye...
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...of Lighting One Flew Over the Cuckoos’ Nest , written by Dale Wasserman, was one of the more exciting plays I saw this semester. Part of the reason this play made such an impact on me was the way the lighting set the mood. I intend to argue that the lighting in the play properly set the mood for each scene. In this paper I will discuss how the lighting affected the mood when the Chief would look into the distance, how it affected the show during the electroshock therapy of McMurphy, and lastly how the transition from night to day really helped the play move along smoothly. During Chief’s monologues the lighting set the tone for him and was able to take the audience back to his native Indian reservoir. The blue hue that went along with his monologues really made one feel one with the Chief as if we were experiencing the same feeling and sites he was. With Chief looking up into the blue hue lighting it made it appear is if he was back at those ground and taking in the fresh air, whenever the stage went dark and that light flashed on him he seemed happy. The lighting helped make it seem as if you were back there with him on the Indian grounds, it allowed the audience to take that journey and ignore the setting around him, as if it took him out of the asylum and back to his home. As discussed in the chapter 10 in the text book, Theatre: The Lively Art, the light is crucial to giving focus and composition. The focus on the spotlight of the Chief is crucial to the scene...
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...Alessia Cara and her friends are depicted throughout the next scene in the woods. To begin the scene Alessia lights a match as the song plays in the background saying “Find you're great, don't you hide your face, let it shine.” This lyrics explains that Alessia Cara and her friends have no shame in their journey of defying social norms. The chorus continues throughout this scene and the friends are again seen wearing animal mask. They're proud of what they're doing and they light a fire to attract attention to their actions. The fire burns in the background as the group sets of fireworks. The group is seen acting in a carefree way around the fireworks, showing they have little care for what happens around them. As dusk approaches the group...
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...‘John Godber’s ‘Teecher’s is a play that can both entertain and educate the audience at the same time.’ The play “Teecher’s” is about three school pupils putting on a play about what their old school (Whitewall) used to be like, throughout the play we are following the three characters Gail (played by Nicole Black), Salty (played by Jacob Addely) and Hobby (played by Donna Preston) who also played all of the teachers and the rest of the students, the effect of multi role makes the audience concentrate more on the play, because it makes the audience think more about what’s going on in each scene as there is a lot to take in with each different character . This is effective because it makes the audience think about what is going on and figure out which characters the actors are playing by use of gestures and change in voice. John Godber wrote this play to show how the education system works today and how some people receive a better education system if they are richer but also some people receive a bad education if they can’t afford to go to the richer school, he wrote the play to show that every pupil has potential to be great, but some don’t get the opportunity because of their financial situation and it’s not fair to the disadvantaged students. The play was a play within a play, this means that the actors were putting on a play about students putting on a play, this worked well because it meant that the audience were more interested in what was happening on stage because...
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...The text under analysis belongs to the tragedy genre of drama. I have chosen an abstract from the Shakespearean play “Romeo and Juliet”, especially the conversation between the protagonists. Key words of especially this abstract are “name” and “love”. They are repeated many times. And no wonder, we know, that one of the main themes of this play is unhappy love of the main characters. Concept of love is percepted by the reader in two meanings: something high and beautiful and dark, unlucky at the same time. The second word is name. Because the name is the only reason they can’t be together, they hate their names and would be happy to change them, if only they could: “ 'Tis but thy name that is my enemy” “By a name I know not how to tell thee who I am: My name, dear saint, is hateful to myself, Because it is an enemy to thee; Had I it written, I would tear the word”. As to the compositional structure, this abstract consists of dialogues, monologues and author’s remarks. It should be mentioned, that the role of author’s remarks is used to the description of the place, changing of the characters on stage. In this text remarks are almost absent: “Enter ROMEO”, “Nurse calls within”. The structure of dialogues isn’t homogeneous. Replicas of the characters are different in terms of length. It depends on the topic of conversation: when they discuss their feelings, replicas are rather long: “'Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. What's...
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...“Othello is the most domestic of Shakespeare’s tragedies. Its focus is not on the fall of a king, or the collapse of a nation… Rather it is about the end of a marriage and a husband’s murder of his wife. It is intimately concerned with the details of sexual jealousy.” (McLeish and Unwin) A production of Shakespeare’s “Othello”, was presented as “The Twisted Othello” at Bishop Anstey High School East auditorium on November 15th, Saturday. It was directed by Janieka Tudor and captured a new take on the Shakespearean classic. The play is centered on the eminent jealousy of Iago (Renaldo Briggs) directed to Micahel Cassio who had been promoted by Othello (Daniel Waldron). Iago, who coveted the position as Othello’s lieutenant; weaves an intricate web of lies around the ubiquitous and notorious ‘handkerchief’ and ensnares Desdemona (Mishael Martineaux), Othello (Waldron) , Rodriego( Tevin Butler) and other actors. Ultimately Iago (Briggs) plays on the green-eyed monster within Othello (Waldron) and causes his cataclysmic demise. In a review of ‘The Apologetics of Evil: The Case of Iago’ by Richard Raatzsch it is mentioned that, “Iago is memorable and exciting, and universally hated by audiences of ‘Othello’ …. Being cold, manipulative, and impervious to anything but his own perverse will.” (McGinn) In conjunction, at ‘The Twisted Othello’ Renaldo Briggs gave a resounding performance and a new finesse to the character of Iago. Briggs a student of Bishop Anstey Trinity College East...
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...Directed by Sharon Graci and written by College of Charleston Alumni David Nelson, the play Folly Beach was produced and showcased at the PURE Theatre. David Nelson explores real life circumstances such as marriage, infidelity, and forgiveness. Although these are serious and sensitive subjects, Nelson reveals problems and solutions to these ideas in a comedic manner. I believe Nelson’s objective was to keep the audience engaged and filled with laughter. Nelson presents subjects that the majority of the audience could relate to. With Jeremy getting married, Tom happy to get away from his wife, Alice having an affair with Andy, Brent suffering from a heartbreak, and Daniel going through a divorce Nelson successfully conveys their feelings on...
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...I think the overall theme of the play is that family always comes first, and that you can always count on them. Through the entire play you can see that the family values do not change no matter what the circumstances are. Alice was willing to put true love on hold for her family, and said that she would not ask or want her family to change for anyone. I think that Conlin did a very good job directing the play to convey this message and making it clear that family rules all, in every situation. It was directed so that the relationship between all the characters were connected strongly enough that you can see each individual has a close relationship with everyone in the family. The fact that none of them were willing to sacrifice anything for their family and for each other speaks very clearly about what morals they had and what was most important to them....
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...Once his monologue was finished the audience was hit with a thundering of male voices. In an article written by Sophronia Knott, Sutton being a major character spends most his time on stage and describes how his professors guided him and cast mates on how “to take care of ourselves and our instruments”. Fifteen minutes into the play it was time for the first solo of the show. I sat up, curious to see the vocal range of Sutton. To recreate a Broadway show, surely the actors must have had “phenomenal…singing” (1776themusical). All were swept away with the power Suttons voice. Sutton’s voice was reaching ranges that I didn’t know was capable from someone without professional coaching. It caught my attention and made me more active in paying attention to the play and the little details on...
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...Live theatre means live actors who can hear not only what is happening on the stage, but in the audience as well. While laughter and applause at appropriate times are appreciated by the actors, excessive noise and talking is not. Any sort of distracting noise—humming, sighing, chewing gum, or carrying electronic devices—is discouraged. Cell phones, chiming watches and pagers must be turned off during the performance . Applause Applause is used to acknowledge the performers and to voice appreciation or approval. Traditionally, applause comes before intermission and at the performance’s conclusion. These intervals are usually signaled by dimming the lights on stage and bringing up the house lights. A curtain call in which the cast returns to the stage for bows usually follows a performance. Applause is not expected every time the lights are dimmed or between scenes. Cameras The use of recording equipment of any kind is not...
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...on September 25, 2015. The play, written by Martin McDonagh, consist of four characters: Carmicheal, Mervyn, Toby, and Marilyn. Carmicheal has been searching for his missing left hand for 37 years. Toby and Marilyn, a bickering couple/weed dealers, sell Carmicheal a hand. Lastly, Mervyn is the hotel clerk/boxer shorts guy. This production had an extremely realistic elements. In terms of the set, the hotel was dingy and clearly in a bad neighborhood. There were blood stains on the carpet, the wallpaper was very dated, and the bed was torn and strained. I enjoyed the set dressings of the hotel; such as, the room number when you opened the door, the hangers in the closet, and the hallway area. These elements really tied everything together and allowed me to embrace the Behanding world. Another realistic element that I enjoyed was when Mervyn enters and switches on the...
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...on human weakness and ineptitude in his play ‘Jerusalem’? Jez Butterworth’s ‘Jerusalem’ creates a comic vision focusing on the ambiguities, turmoil and hypocrisies of the society presented on stage. Butterworth focuses on the characters’ degeneracies in which the form of humour tends to be the exposure of their unruly behaviour and their reluctance to conform to social norms. “The most basic difference between comedy and tragedy lies in its central characters, who are not heroes, and often, as with Shakespeare’s Falstaff, are anti-heroic” The key character Johnny ‘Rooster’ Byron partially embodies the idea of human limitation and anti-heroism; throughout the play this is uncovered between his portrayals of superiority. Butterworth has also constructed characters with significant weaknesses and flaws to be used as a tool of exploitation but also as a form of laughter to highlight his philosophical thoughts about the truths of society. The difference between this and any typical Shakespearean comic drama ensures that in every way possible the play is subversive and goes against norms not only within the text- but with universal comic traditions. The central protagonist Johnny, has otherworldly attributes linking back to elements of mythological rural England with ideas that he was “built into the land” with an overtone of Christian allegory ; he is also very much exposed in the sense of all his bad facets are used to tie the whole play together. “But comedy concentrates on the...
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...design, which helped expressed the story in a magical way. In this performance of Alabama Story, the lighting design helped tell the story by defining locations, expressing seasons of the year, and using color to establish a mood. Through the observation of the lighting design, I grasped a better idea of the world of the play and its characters....
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...Response to Angels in America Act: Act One, Scene Seven. In scene seven, Prior and Harper share a “spiritual” moment as a dream for Prior and a hallucination for Harper. The scene serves to show us exactly how Prior is really handling his situation and allows Harper the realization that her husband is gay. The scene is also the first indication of the supernatural that we have in the play though it remains unexplained for now. Up until now Prior has seemed very accepting and light with Louis about his sickness and impending death, he seems to make light of it and joke about it like it doesn't bother him. In this scene we can see that there is more to it than Prior lets on as he sits at the makeup table lamenting how “one never gets what one wants” and how people “die at thirty, robbed of decades of majesty.” Prior is obviously in a down mood, but ends his monologue saying that he knows he's hit rock bottom when “even drag is a drag,” showing that he's so depressed that even his old passion isn't fun. Prior then shows up and neither person freaks out as they both realize that it is a dream, or hallucination in Harper's case. The conversation is very bleak, with Harper also speaking about hopelessness saying life is the “same old ordinariness and falseness rearranged into the appearance of novelty and truth.” The fantastical nature of the dream allows Harper to see that Prior is sick, which shocks him as he doesn't even know this woman. Harper explains that her hallucinations...
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...English 125 April, 2nd, 2012 Synthesis essay Today we live in a society that is often called a "salad bowl". It is called a "salad bowl" because it consists of various different people from various different backgrounds. We all live together in a society, but we still retain our own distinct flavors which helps to contribute to the richness and diversity of society. Unfortunately, today we also live in a society in which some of these groups are marginalized and looked down upon by others. Hence, often times as individuals we feel the need to compromise the way in which we communicate our ideas so that we can appeal to the views of the majority. Two authors explore how their attempt to compromise almost caused them to become detached from their roots. In "Mother Tongue," by Amy Tan, Tan talks about growing up as a young child in America and learning the English language. She speaks about growing up as a writer and her mother's imperfect diction which had a major influence on her. On the other hand, In her essay, "Censoring Myself," Betty Shamieh talks about being an American playwright and having to censor herself because of how her work was viewed. Both authors explore the influence that their background had on their ability to express themselves. As individuals we should not be afraid to express ourselves because of our differences, rather we should use our differences and show how our distinctions make us very unique. Firstly, In ""Mother Tongue," Tan...
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