Follow me to the ancient theatre of Dionysus
... in front of its façade it probably had a row of columns and behind them 3 or 5 doors which led to its interior. It also seems that it had paraskenia in its two ends, that is, auxiliary spaces for the preparation of the actors, and a flat roof which served as theologeion, on which the actors imperson ...
... in front of its façade it probably had a row of columns and behind them 3 or 5 doors which led to its interior. It also seems that it had paraskenia in its two ends, that is, auxiliary spaces for the preparation of the actors, and a flat roof which served as theologeion, on which the actors imperson ...
The Great Globe Itself
... And perhaps more significantly, another short walk down the south bank of the Thames, was a great muddy, vacant mouth, the groundwork for the as-yet un-built Shakespeare's Globe. Whether it ever would be built was even then uncertain. There were many at that time who found such a building project el ...
... And perhaps more significantly, another short walk down the south bank of the Thames, was a great muddy, vacant mouth, the groundwork for the as-yet un-built Shakespeare's Globe. Whether it ever would be built was even then uncertain. There were many at that time who found such a building project el ...
The Playwright
... Separated and isolated from the production. This has exceptions of course, some playwrights serve an integral part of the rehearsal process while others never enter the theatre. Sam Shepard not only writes but also is instrumental in the directing and acting of his own work. ...
... Separated and isolated from the production. This has exceptions of course, some playwrights serve an integral part of the rehearsal process while others never enter the theatre. Sam Shepard not only writes but also is instrumental in the directing and acting of his own work. ...
parachute men
... JOSE ANTONIO CRUZ (Development & Managing Director, Teatro Vista) worked as Associate Producer for New York’s Repertorio Español for 12 years until 2014. During his time with Repertorio, José championed the company’s mission to present the best of Latin American, Spanish and Hispanic-American theatr ...
... JOSE ANTONIO CRUZ (Development & Managing Director, Teatro Vista) worked as Associate Producer for New York’s Repertorio Español for 12 years until 2014. During his time with Repertorio, José championed the company’s mission to present the best of Latin American, Spanish and Hispanic-American theatr ...
37 Radical Acting Techniques in Zimbabwean Street Theatre
... the characters onstage. In terms of achieving the alienation effect, he believed that the actor has a simple task, which is to distance himself from the character he is portraying and the situation he is involved in so as to arouse a critical thinking, enquiring response from the spectators. This of ...
... the characters onstage. In terms of achieving the alienation effect, he believed that the actor has a simple task, which is to distance himself from the character he is portraying and the situation he is involved in so as to arouse a critical thinking, enquiring response from the spectators. This of ...
Theater Offerings in Philadelphia 2015-16
... “Shagspeare”, a playwright in London in 1605, (yep, that’s the one) receives a royal commission to write a historical play about a treasonous act. But the government’s side of the story just isn’t adding up. Now Shag must navigate the dangerous politics between writing a lie (and losing his soul), o ...
... “Shagspeare”, a playwright in London in 1605, (yep, that’s the one) receives a royal commission to write a historical play about a treasonous act. But the government’s side of the story just isn’t adding up. Now Shag must navigate the dangerous politics between writing a lie (and losing his soul), o ...
Curtain Theatre
... responsible for its creation. Henry Lanman was also the Curtain theatre's manager until 1592. • A number of companies performed at the theater including the Chamberlain's Men (William Shakespeare was known to have played at the theater while his acting troupe was waiting for the Globe to be built). ...
... responsible for its creation. Henry Lanman was also the Curtain theatre's manager until 1592. • A number of companies performed at the theater including the Chamberlain's Men (William Shakespeare was known to have played at the theater while his acting troupe was waiting for the Globe to be built). ...
`TypesandMethodsoftheDutchRhetoricians` Theatre`
... they are, simply to allow the figures who are seen watching from the inner stage (the other actors? members of the chamber?) to look out onto the stage. Therefore, the opened curtains must surely have something to do with revealing the fountain. The fountain's position is shown rather ambiguously in ...
... they are, simply to allow the figures who are seen watching from the inner stage (the other actors? members of the chamber?) to look out onto the stage. Therefore, the opened curtains must surely have something to do with revealing the fountain. The fountain's position is shown rather ambiguously in ...
wilmabill - The Wilma Theater
... Czechoslovakia, and he's our most produced playwright (eight plays in the last fourteen years). We both very much admire his work and his unceasing pursuit of new subjects and new ideas. Tom Stoppard is justly known for his intellect and his exceptionally well honed craft of capturing ideas in preci ...
... Czechoslovakia, and he's our most produced playwright (eight plays in the last fourteen years). We both very much admire his work and his unceasing pursuit of new subjects and new ideas. Tom Stoppard is justly known for his intellect and his exceptionally well honed craft of capturing ideas in preci ...
Media contact: Brechin Flournoy, Sagacity Communications sagacity
... Golden Thread Productions is a nationally recognized non-profit organization universally acknowledged as the leading theater company devoted to Middle Eastern voices and experiences. Founded in 1996 by Torange Yeghiziarian, Golden Thread’s mission, to give voice to Middle Eastern writers, is a natio ...
... Golden Thread Productions is a nationally recognized non-profit organization universally acknowledged as the leading theater company devoted to Middle Eastern voices and experiences. Founded in 1996 by Torange Yeghiziarian, Golden Thread’s mission, to give voice to Middle Eastern writers, is a natio ...
History Alive
... Godot Theatre Company 1988, Godot produced “The Zoo Story”, a one-scene play, as our first production. For the next 28 years, we have produced 70 different productions, including various Chinese and worldwide scripts. We want to share with the audience a wonderful world. We never preach. When the au ...
... Godot Theatre Company 1988, Godot produced “The Zoo Story”, a one-scene play, as our first production. For the next 28 years, we have produced 70 different productions, including various Chinese and worldwide scripts. We want to share with the audience a wonderful world. We never preach. When the au ...
2nd Period Intro to Shakespeare
... Some special effects that Shakespeare used were “cannons, trapdoors, wires, ropes, music, and live animals” the two trapdoors on the top and bottom were used to signify Heaven and Hell (“Globe Theater Special Effects”). Shakespeare’s costumes were “decorated with braids, embroidery, patterns, pearls ...
... Some special effects that Shakespeare used were “cannons, trapdoors, wires, ropes, music, and live animals” the two trapdoors on the top and bottom were used to signify Heaven and Hell (“Globe Theater Special Effects”). Shakespeare’s costumes were “decorated with braids, embroidery, patterns, pearls ...
STUDY GUIDE - Signature Theatre
... today. As Everyman tells Death in the original, “Thou comest when I had thee least in mind.” In today’s world, death can come for anyone, at any time. It can be anticipated, or it can be unexpected. It can happen in the street or in the hospital or in the home. As the Usher says in Everybody, “Think ...
... today. As Everyman tells Death in the original, “Thou comest when I had thee least in mind.” In today’s world, death can come for anyone, at any time. It can be anticipated, or it can be unexpected. It can happen in the street or in the hospital or in the home. As the Usher says in Everybody, “Think ...
Stephen Belber - Geffen Playhouse
... Even so, were you concerned that the word “prayer” might scare off audiences? Stephen Belber: If I said that, I take it back, because I don’t have much interest in writing a play about religion. However, “faith” and “spirituality” are of interest to me, in part due to their inherent uncertainty, whi ...
... Even so, were you concerned that the word “prayer” might scare off audiences? Stephen Belber: If I said that, I take it back, because I don’t have much interest in writing a play about religion. However, “faith” and “spirituality” are of interest to me, in part due to their inherent uncertainty, whi ...
TEACHERS` RESOURCE PACK Gothenburg English Studio Theatre
... Decades later, the play is still going strong, with producers cheerfully inviting audiences to experience “The most terrifying live theatre experience in the world”! Plaudits from the critics have continued throughout the run of THE WOMAN IN BLACK and audiences and critics alike have left the theat ...
... Decades later, the play is still going strong, with producers cheerfully inviting audiences to experience “The most terrifying live theatre experience in the world”! Plaudits from the critics have continued throughout the run of THE WOMAN IN BLACK and audiences and critics alike have left the theat ...
Who`s Who - Center REP
... and designers to create our productions at Center REP. These are not touring productions – they’re conceived and developed here, the sets and costumes are built in our shops, and the actors rehearse in our rehearsal hall. Whether the production is a Bay Area premiere or a Shakespearean classic, each ...
... and designers to create our productions at Center REP. These are not touring productions – they’re conceived and developed here, the sets and costumes are built in our shops, and the actors rehearse in our rehearsal hall. Whether the production is a Bay Area premiere or a Shakespearean classic, each ...
We as artists who have performed on the cabaret stage located on
... hope that the new revitalization plan for the lower main would bring a new life/vitality/ vigour to a much neglected historical entertainment district. Because of our involvement with Café Cleopatra’s, we have become aware of the eclectic historical life of this particular building and had greatly a ...
... hope that the new revitalization plan for the lower main would bring a new life/vitality/ vigour to a much neglected historical entertainment district. Because of our involvement with Café Cleopatra’s, we have become aware of the eclectic historical life of this particular building and had greatly a ...
Youth Take the Stage - An Introduction to Interactive Theatre
... Characteristics of a Good Facilitator......................................................................................................10 Behaviors of a Good Facilitator................................................................................................................10 • The Magi ...
... Characteristics of a Good Facilitator......................................................................................................10 Behaviors of a Good Facilitator................................................................................................................10 • The Magi ...
Press Kit - Kairos Productions
... Farm for three days, virtually shutting down their operations, to simulate a dressage horse show. We used five Monroe area farms for the horse footage; there was only one shot with horses on Orcas, because it was so expensive to get horse trailers onto the island and to put them up. We used four dif ...
... Farm for three days, virtually shutting down their operations, to simulate a dressage horse show. We used five Monroe area farms for the horse footage; there was only one shot with horses on Orcas, because it was so expensive to get horse trailers onto the island and to put them up. We used four dif ...
A BRIEF HISTORY OF BROADWAY In an era of dazzling 3
... In an era of dazzling 3-D movies and stunning IMAX films, Broadway theater entertainment remains one of the most popular attractions in NYC (New York City). Few NYC attractions match the excitement and spectacle of a Broadway musical. Featuring 40 Broadway theaters, high-profile stage actors, and wo ...
... In an era of dazzling 3-D movies and stunning IMAX films, Broadway theater entertainment remains one of the most popular attractions in NYC (New York City). Few NYC attractions match the excitement and spectacle of a Broadway musical. Featuring 40 Broadway theaters, high-profile stage actors, and wo ...
Broadway superstar Kristin Chenoweth to perform
... She’s completed production on the indie teen drama Hard Sell and was seen this past summer in the Disney Channel’s live-‐action original movie Descendants, in which she plays the classic Sleeping Beauty ...
... She’s completed production on the indie teen drama Hard Sell and was seen this past summer in the Disney Channel’s live-‐action original movie Descendants, in which she plays the classic Sleeping Beauty ...
- Royal Exchange Theatre
... The employment of actresses in the place of boy actors, together with the introduction of moveable scenery, were the two most significant conventions adopted by Restoration theatres.They were to have farreaching impact on the style of performance. The players were under the authority and protection ...
... The employment of actresses in the place of boy actors, together with the introduction of moveable scenery, were the two most significant conventions adopted by Restoration theatres.They were to have farreaching impact on the style of performance. The players were under the authority and protection ...
Antigone release_v3 - The Cutting Ball Theater
... “Yet, it is also so ordinary; two sisters have a disagreement, a father and son jockey for status, each trying to make their point, a community is shocked. How incredibly common are these things? Both the heightened and the everyday make me love Antigone.” Continued Rogers, “I feel very lucky to hav ...
... “Yet, it is also so ordinary; two sisters have a disagreement, a father and son jockey for status, each trying to make their point, a community is shocked. How incredibly common are these things? Both the heightened and the everyday make me love Antigone.” Continued Rogers, “I feel very lucky to hav ...
Replicating the `Exotic` Body on the Nineteenth
... These exhibitions — the result of often difficult negotiations between managers and the several authorities involved in the importation of native individuals or groups — were perforce ‘slower’, scantier in numbers, and more elaborately studied. They were to look self-evident and self-sufficient, tha ...
... These exhibitions — the result of often difficult negotiations between managers and the several authorities involved in the importation of native individuals or groups — were perforce ‘slower’, scantier in numbers, and more elaborately studied. They were to look self-evident and self-sufficient, tha ...
Teacher Notes
... TROUBADOUR aims to stimulate, entertain and bring joy to its audience. At its richest, the experience of live theatre is immediate, spontaneous, personalised, communicative, interactive and occasionally unpredictable. By portraying the history of the itinerant entertainer in the context of an intera ...
... TROUBADOUR aims to stimulate, entertain and bring joy to its audience. At its richest, the experience of live theatre is immediate, spontaneous, personalised, communicative, interactive and occasionally unpredictable. By portraying the history of the itinerant entertainer in the context of an intera ...