...The main importance of plays is to inform and to entertain your audience. Most plays will only show their audience one of those through the sitting of the performance. When writing short plays, the play writer has to inform and entertain the audience in 5-10 minutes to get their point across. There are challenges for short play writers like developing characters as well as trying to develop the plot in such a small amount of time. There are also benefits of writing short plays like keeping the audience’s attention throughout the whole play rather then the audience sitting bored through a full play, they also take less time to write, so the play writer could get more than one story done a year for their publisher. In the plays Sure Thing and The Philadelphia in David Ives’, All In The Timing, David Ives demonstrates how he succeeds as a short play writer. Ives uses techniques like repetition and rhythm in both of these plays to inform and entertain his audience....
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...LITR201-1402B-04: Literature: A Reflection of Life- PHASE 4 Name: Institution: LITR201-1402B-04: Literature: A Reflection of Life- PHASE 4 PART A Drama is also referred to as a play because it tells a story and is also performed on stage. In addition, drama is similar to plays in that it has a theme, a plot and is often narrated by a persona (Ghent, 2012, 629). Also, drama is also known as a play in that it evokes emotions and has a tone just like a play. During my high school days, the school invited a group of people who performed a play on HIV/AIDs. This was my initial time to timepiece a live stage performance. The characters perfectly represented their roles in that the audience felt as if the characters were real. For example, those characters representing HIV patients appeared weak and sad; the sounds were full of sympathy as they spoke. Every scene had its own sounds that paralleled the theme and purpose of the act (Meyer, 2011, p111). There were cries, mourns and even sounds of desperation. Throughout the drama, the audience was full of sad mood. HIV/AIDs infection was presented as something that people should be afraid of. The audience was also filled with pity and sympathy for the infected characters. Since it was my first encounter to see a live stage drama, the theme, scenes and characters were a great impact to my life and my understanding of what entails a drama. For a elongated time I had wished to be involved in a dramatic act until one day, my literature...
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...Symbolism: Trifles by Susan Glaspell and Clothes by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni The play trifles tells the story of two male character investigators, investigating the murder of John Write, while the female characters covey their private unofficial investigation and uncover some disturbing evidence. This short play pays a toll on how women were treated back then hence the title trifles which means women during this period were considered trifles. The short story clothes is about a young Indian women who has an arranged marriage and a subsequent trip to America. This story reveals the symbolism that Divakaruni portrays, with great nerves Sumita moves to America with her husband and reveals her own her own identity...
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...To All Who Have Ears, Look! To All Who Have Ears, Look! Many couples want to show their love to the other. By ways by which the other might not understand, love is shown. The challenge to having a successful relationship is being able to interpret one’s love and how they show it. In a short play called I’m Going! A Comedy in One Act Tristan Bernard enlightens the audience on the struggle between couples who have not yet mastered the art of communication. He sets the stage in a couple’s apartment where a discussion regarding going to the races ensues. Bernard masterfully pits the two against each other. Why do these two people who are in love with each other seem to be making the other miserable? This very argument has taken place in my home between my husband and me. The appeal was the familiarity of the situation. This literary work is a typical farce or “a short play, in which both subtle humor and hilarity are developed through improbable situations, exaggeration and (often) ridiculous antics” (Clugston, 2010). Bernard exaggerates the argument beyond what might be probable in reality. As Jeanne and Henri seem to argue in a circular way, coming back to the same argument after it seems they have moved on to a conclusion, the humor is evident. The tone is one of frustration as felt by the reader. Anyone who has ever been in a relationship understands how frustrating it is to try to get your partner to see your side of the argument. As any...
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...After being conned, once again, into attending a play starring a family member, I am admittedly apprehensive of ever talking to my relatives again. An interesting spin on the classic play Will Be Right Back After This Murder was performed by Hamilton middle school's theater group in conjunction with the Englewood theater company. A relatively simple set, the entire plate took place in a single room. Four I'll middle school play with no budget the set itself was rather well-built having multiple tiers for different perspective and several well constructed props such as a grandfather clock, surprisingly. Although the paint choice was rather bland, the set itself allowed the audience to truly immerse themselves, cutting out all distractions. It was simple clean and not overly done like some sets can...
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...Much Ado About Nothing is one of William Shakespeare's classic comedies that manages to tie in not only many comedic and light-hearted moments through the witty Benedick, but also presents tragic themes as well through the 'death' of Hero. Furthermore, the play in general flowed well, making it easy to get absorbed into the characters and the conflicts presented. The points that really brought the play together for me was the selection in actors, both in skill and their ability to work as a unit for the finished product. The actors for the play, in my opinion, was very appropriately casted to fit each character quite nicely. Going into this completely blind, I found that it was especially easy to guess the relations between specific characters using their actions alone. For example, when Beatrice was hiding from Hero and the maid, she used her actions to portray listening in while also making it entertaining to watch. In conclusion, the directors choice in actors made the play work together....
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...Kermit and the Keyboard Three years ago, Kermit decided that he wanted to learn to play the keyboard. Many years ago, he studied music formally, and he enrolled as a music performance major at a local university. He became proficient at clarinet and saxophone and played in both the community symphony and a five- piece dance band. However, the repetitive nature of concerts— playing the same pieces time and again—eventually bored Kermit, and he dropped out of school before earning a degree. Kermit became attracted to the keyboard because he liked the idea of a one-man band. The electronic capabilities of these instruments are truly amazing. One person at the controls can indeed sound like many instruments playing in harmony. The instrument Kermit bought had many built-in features (e.g., prerecorded backgrounds and accompaniments, different voices and rhythms, the ability to play and record multiple tracks, the ability to slow down or speed up the accompaniments). As one might imagine, the instrument also came with a lengthy manual illustrating and describing all its various features and how to use them. Although Kermit learned to read a musical score when he was taking formal lessons, he has never played a keyboard before, so he spends time hunting and pecking on the keys to familiarize himself with the layout. He hauls out some old music instruction books with simple exercises in them, and he buys a couple of fake books that contain familiar popular songs. Fake books show what...
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...muscular, short/tall, healthy/sickly etc.), how are they dressed, do they have a special function? b. For example, if you list a board game, you need to describe it, what does it look like, what colors does it display, what symbols are used? Mancala is a family of board games played around the world. The mancala board is usually made of wood and made up of two rows of six holes or pits each. It come in various colors and symbols. 2. How do you play with this toy or game? c. What is the object or goals? d. Does the game have specific rules? The goal in mancala is to gather more stones in your mancala than the other player. You will see two rows of six "holes", with a long "mancala" on each end. The board is divided into two parts which are your side and mancala and your opponent's side and mancala. Your side is the six holes closest to you, and your mancala is to your right. The same is for your opponent; their side is the six holes closest to them and their mancala is to their right. 3. With whom do you play? e. Who plays with you, can others play with you, does playing with others affect how you play? Mancala is a two player game although it can be alone. 4. Describe interactions between players for games and team sports f. How many people can play? g. Do you play collectively or individually? h. Can both males and females play? i. Are interactions different when both males and females play?...
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...Through play children engage and interact with the world around them, which helps allow the children to create and explore a world in their own eyes. As well as physical development, play also has a really positive impact upon a child's social and emotional development, for play can strengthen the bond between a parent and their child, because through play children are able to express their views, experiences and feelings, this particularly can be seen though role play, creative play, language play and exploratory play. Within play, parents are given who have the opportunity to observe or join in with child-driven play are given the unique chance to see the world from their child's point and they learn to communicate more effectively with their...
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...Tyler is 21 months old and has brown, mid-length, soft and curly hair. She has almond shaped brown eyes, and a dark complexion. She is in her back yard with her 6-year-old sister. Today is a warm day with lots of sunshine. The children are dressed in shorts and tank tops. Tyler walked out of the family’s back door first and went straight to her tricycle. Her oldest sister, Dyari immediately followed her and began to help her onto the tricycle, as directed by Tyler, non verbally. Her sister, Mya, 4, went straight to the flower bed to dig with the shovel and buckets that were sitting there. Tyler has just finished a snack eaten at her kitchen table. She seems in a happy mood and ready to play. When Tyler goes into her back yard she immediately goes towards her tricycle followed by her sister. There are several toys in the back yard. There is a child size pool, two push toys, a large ball a few buckets with shovels sitting next to the flower bed and various other cars and a doll. Tyler chose the tricycle first, possibly because it was the toy nearest to the back door. Tyler and her two sisters ages 4 and 7 are present. yler at first seems to be the one controlling the play. She approaches the tricycle and is followed by her oldest sister, Dyari. Tyler directs her sister, nonverbally to help her get on the tricycle. Tyler is on the tricycle and Dyari is standing close as if she is ready to protect her is Tyler falls off. Tyler is wiggling the handle bars back and forth making car...
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...In the play Seminar, by Theresa Rebeck, four young writers in New York turn to an experienced writer and editor in hopes to improved their work. The English writing seminar cost them $5000 each for a total of ten weeks. However, they are unable to finish the seminar because of differences. The very distant character traits allowed for the audience to clearly see the changes that they experience. Before reading and watching the play the word seminar gives the audience the idea that the play would be set in a classroom or lecture hall however setting it in an apartment allows for the atmosphere to be more casual. The play’s setting and dialogue helped the audience understand the characterization of the actors, while the lightning, scenic design and costumes aided in the...
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...emotion. The family is temporarily broken and the father is trying to keep them together but all he is really doing is pulling them apart. After a short silence in one scene, the youngest walks over to the radio- sulking at it. The father is reading and trying to pay attention to something else but clearly sulking over the wife. Ernie, the oldest has positioned herself in such a way that the audience can see she is basking at the photo of her mother and in a state of nostalgia. Then in walks Aunt Lily… starts off with much excitement. The girls have never seen a woman like this in their life. When things start to settle down, a little bit of time passes and there is happy jazz music playing while the aunt struts around her new ‘home’ in her robe. I made a side note that in this scene her big fluffy fur jacket is draped over top of all the other family members jackets on the coat rack. I am not sure if this was intentional or not, but I feel it was intentionally placed to show that she has “taken over” in a way. As the play progresses so does Lily. She is drinking more, clearly depressed and not as “upbeat” and put-together as she tried to previously portray herself. We see this when she sells the suit she seemed to care so deeply for, just for a little bit of money. Since money is tight and that is a big theme in the play, we also see Ermina and how she is growing up and dealing with adolescence. She cares for her big sister, so she steals the lace for Ernie’s graduation...
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...TEACHING AND LEARNING RESEARCH EXCHANGE Exploring Identity and Social Justice through Drama in Schools Rhonda Rosenberg, Executive Director Saskatchewan Association for Multicultural Education Project #58 July 2001 This research was partially funded through a grant from the McDowell Foundation. However, the points of view and opinions expressed in project documents are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation. The purpose of the Dr. Stirling McDowell Foundation for Research into Teaching is to fund research, inquiry and dissemination of information focusing on instruction (both teaching and learning) in the context of the public elementary and secondary education system. Specifically, it will: 1) contribute to knowledge about teaching and learning; 2) encourage educational inquiry through a wide range of methodologies; 3) support the involvement of practising teachers in active research projects; 4) encourage organizations as well as individuals to determine and act in areas of research and inquiry; and 5) encourage experimentation with innovative ideas and methodologies related to teaching and learning. The Foundation is an independent charitable organization formed by the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation in 1991. It is governed by a Board of Directors with the assistance of an Advisory Committee of representatives from the educational and business communities. The selection and evaluation of projects funded by the...
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...This is a must watch Broadway show that makes your good, bad, or even a boring day, an absolute blast. The Play That Goes Wrong has finally made its way to America and right at the heart of New York City near Times Square at the Lyceum Theatre, makes the experience a win-win situation for the audience. The Lyceum Theatre’s architecture is astonishing as its filled with ornaments; I also realized the letter ‘L’ around the theater, but the most interesting fact is that this theater is a landmark. It has a proscenium stage in which the audience is in the orchestra, balcony, or the mezzanine seats where I sat, and there is barely any space if you are a tall person. My seat was near the far end of mezzanine, I couldn’t see a part of the left side...
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...Sunday’s singles matches all remained interesting as each point was crucial with the lead swinging back and forth between teams. Coming down to the last match it was Bill Haas who won his match on the 18th to secure another President’s Cup for the US. The player of the tournament was Branden Grace beyond all doubt. Many doubted him coming in as his last appearance in the tournament did not go well as he lost every match he played in. That could not have been further from the truth this time around as he went 5-0 and did everything in his power to keep his team in the competition. His pairing with Oosthuizen proved to be one of the best in team-play history and no US pairing could match them. One of Grace’s shining moments came on the only match of his to go to the 18th hole. With his partner in the water and a point up for grabs, Grace striped a 3 Wood into the wind and on the green to secure the match. Consistency has been Grace’s Achilles heel throughout his young career but he was infallible all tournament. With crisp ball...
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