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American Theater and 'Method' Acting Guru Konstantin Stanislavski

In five pages this paper examines the impact of Stanislavski's 'Method' upon American theater in a consideration of playwrights Cl...

London's Globe Theater

In five pages this paper examines London's Globe Theater story from one particular point of view. Four sources are cited in the b...

First Amendment and Pornography

In nine pages this research paper discusses the 1st Amendment and pornography in a consideration of the Paris Adult Theater v. Sla...

Dramatic Irony - Examples from Theater

Before the particular works are examined, however, it can be useful to attempt a brief examination of the concept of irony in lite...

Politics in the English Renaissance Plays

mimicry and metaphor (Braunmuller and Hattaway 93; Kennedy 64). It is interesting to note that drama was using similar tools othe...

Upstage Theater; Explaining the Conflict and Resolution

to find an alignment between the different interests of the board members. The problem does not only occur as a result of the ch...

Comparative Analysis of Seeing a Movie in a Movie Theater versus Watching a Movie on a Television Set

do not have to move when watching a film on television and the light from the images makes direct contact with the eye lens, corne...

Theater Artist Tadashi Suzuki's Life and Work

buildings for eight Japanese theatres" (International Chekhov Theatre Festival). He is not just considered to be one of the wor...

Overview of Multicultural Theater

nature - the very truth of human nature - which is why it is often painful to accept. Indeed, Hansberrys work represents all that...

Analysis of Arden Fingerhut's Theatre Choice in Action

does. The author then addresses other subheadings that were also covered in chapter 3, such as what an actor looks for in reading ...

Ancient Greek Theatre, Sophrosyne and Hubris

According to Plato, in his dialogue Charmides, the qualities associated with sophrosyne, give rise to the admirable characteristic...

Theatre of the Absurd, Harold Pinter, and Samuel Beckett

In 8 pages this paper considers this 20th century seminal dramatic drama by examining such works as Beckett's Waiting for Godot an...

Coming to a Theatre Near You; Case Study

was competition in some aspects there had also been collusion, such as in the agreement of which distribution firms would bid for ...

Strong Women in Ancient Greek Theatre

the "sheet-anchors," i.e., the weapons that will be their salvation (Aristophanes). Lysistrata gathers together women from all o...

Causes of WWII/Pacific Theatre

was a republic, led by the Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek. Due to the fact that there was serious opposition to his government...

The Theater and Its Use of Comedy

Funny women with a prominent role in the narrative are shared by many plays. This paper examines The Cherry Orchard by Chekhov, he...

Theater and Contemporary Musicals

In ten pages this report analyzes the musicals Eye of the Storm, Blood Brothersl, Ragtime, and Dracula. There are no other source...

Modern Theater and the Director's Role

In eight pages this paper examines the contemporary theatrical director's role in an analysis of productions of Angels in America ...

Sociology Of Drama And Theater

impossible for women to live independently. One of their options was to become successful and financially independent prostitutes....

Death of a Salesman South Coast Repertory Theatre Performing Arts Review

In four pages this version of Arthur Miller's play is reviewed in terms of Willy Loman's character development and simplistic sett...

Review of the 1997 Pantages Theatre Performance of Phantom of the Opera

In four pages this paper reviews this musical performance in terms of structure with staging improvement suggestions offered....

Overview of Theater Design

In nine pages theatrical or stage design is the focus of this overview that includes history, production phases, and importance. ...

Theater of Pain - Hedda Gabler and Equus

is a social climber; and she has no respect for her husband or his scholarship, finding it and him both incredibly boring. She is ...

The Magic of Creation: Plays for the Theater

that is worth seeing. This paper considers the process of creating a play. Discussion There is nothing like live theater. The exc...

Designing for the Theater

a play, with the exception of writing the play itself, and performing it. That is, the actors are part of the production but not c...

The Missouri Theater Warfare at Wilson’s Creek

The American Civil War shook our nation like it had never been shaken before. It was a time...

Social Change Through Theater and West Side Story

Story from Historical, Social, Cultural, Political and Religious Perspectives Surprisingly, the original idea for West Side Stor...

Theater Producer Duties

topical dialogue and music with a message. With every change the theatrical musical underwent, there was needed some structural...

Assimilation of History's Lessons with Thatcherism

In nine pages theoretical comparisons are made between Look Back in Anger, a play by John Osborne, Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Or...

Birth of a Nation/Cinematic History

history of the Civil War and the Reconstruction. In essence, Griffith is recounting the tales told to him by his father, who was a...