The MADWOMAN of CHAILLOT
... sky set the scene for this adaptation of Lord of the Flies, William Golding’s first and most famous novel. The book is well-known in schools having been a popular examination text over the years but this excellent adaptation for the stage by Nigel Williams, originally presented by the RSC in 1995, i ...
... sky set the scene for this adaptation of Lord of the Flies, William Golding’s first and most famous novel. The book is well-known in schools having been a popular examination text over the years but this excellent adaptation for the stage by Nigel Williams, originally presented by the RSC in 1995, i ...
Noises Off
... as Mrs. Hackett the lollipop lady in the TV sitcom On The Zebras, as well as her many stage roles playing similar characters, she is not only starring in, but also financing this production of Nothing On, using her life savings in the hope that she can ‘put a little something by’. She is forgetful, ...
... as Mrs. Hackett the lollipop lady in the TV sitcom On The Zebras, as well as her many stage roles playing similar characters, she is not only starring in, but also financing this production of Nothing On, using her life savings in the hope that she can ‘put a little something by’. She is forgetful, ...
Acting Style
... fool and other comic actors would perform a jig Some time was apparently put aside for the fool to respond to challenges from the audience - with spectators inventing rhymes and challenging the fool to complete them, asking riddles and questions and demanding witty answers, or simply arguing and cri ...
... fool and other comic actors would perform a jig Some time was apparently put aside for the fool to respond to challenges from the audience - with spectators inventing rhymes and challenging the fool to complete them, asking riddles and questions and demanding witty answers, or simply arguing and cri ...
December 2006 - International Centre for Women Playwrights
... forth! Her flight was listed as at 6:20 pm, and, though it was barely 6pm, as "arrived". So we scrutinized the deplaning passengers at the gate and baggage area, trying to guess what Carolyn would look like based on the pictures on her web site–and we guessed right! On to check in at the OSU Tower d ...
... forth! Her flight was listed as at 6:20 pm, and, though it was barely 6pm, as "arrived". So we scrutinized the deplaning passengers at the gate and baggage area, trying to guess what Carolyn would look like based on the pictures on her web site–and we guessed right! On to check in at the OSU Tower d ...
Readers theatre
... » You will probably find that lack of vocal projection will be your biggest rehearsal problem. Encourage your readers to project, shout, yell! If your readers speak too quickly or too slowly, remind them to practice at home, concentrate on the specific problem, and go over their lines so often that ...
... » You will probably find that lack of vocal projection will be your biggest rehearsal problem. Encourage your readers to project, shout, yell! If your readers speak too quickly or too slowly, remind them to practice at home, concentrate on the specific problem, and go over their lines so often that ...
pdf - Hotel Pro Forma
... same picture, changing according to how the eye plays with the figure-background relationship. It is also well known that proportions, dimensions, colours and so on are decisive in the experience of the figure-background relationship. This is a basic principle in the so-called ‘puzzle pictures’ or ...
... same picture, changing according to how the eye plays with the figure-background relationship. It is also well known that proportions, dimensions, colours and so on are decisive in the experience of the figure-background relationship. This is a basic principle in the so-called ‘puzzle pictures’ or ...
Poetry Month
... • 40 minutes: The students perform the poem, which is recorded. Test Administration Students may have as much time as they need to complete the task. All students who remain productively engaged in the task should be allowed to finish their work. In some cases, a few students may require considerabl ...
... • 40 minutes: The students perform the poem, which is recorded. Test Administration Students may have as much time as they need to complete the task. All students who remain productively engaged in the task should be allowed to finish their work. In some cases, a few students may require considerabl ...
Introduction to Theatre
... Book definition: Not attempt to follow a script Emphasis is on education, personal development, or therapy – fields in which theatre techniques are used. Sociodrama, psychodrama, drama therapy. Aim is not public performance. ...
... Book definition: Not attempt to follow a script Emphasis is on education, personal development, or therapy – fields in which theatre techniques are used. Sociodrama, psychodrama, drama therapy. Aim is not public performance. ...
The Fourth Wall And The Third Space
... see them or by staying at home. Even if true, this is clearly a long way from audience participation. People who seek out live theatre in our time are looking for things they can't get from film and television. In some form or other, I believe, they are looking to be part of the show, if only in the ...
... see them or by staying at home. Even if true, this is clearly a long way from audience participation. People who seek out live theatre in our time are looking for things they can't get from film and television. In some form or other, I believe, they are looking to be part of the show, if only in the ...
vilE BOdiEs
... But, at a time when homosexuality was still a criminal offense in Britain, Rattigan was also a closeted gay man. For him and for his characters, masquerade was the central existential issue. “Do you know what ‘le vice Anglais’ is?” Rattigan wrote. “Not flagellation, not pederasty. . . . It’s our refus ...
... But, at a time when homosexuality was still a criminal offense in Britain, Rattigan was also a closeted gay man. For him and for his characters, masquerade was the central existential issue. “Do you know what ‘le vice Anglais’ is?” Rattigan wrote. “Not flagellation, not pederasty. . . . It’s our refus ...
Chapter 7: Characterization
... Perhaps you have seen your younger brothers or sisters act out characters as they play with their action figures or dolls. Most of us have participated in this form of characterization we call pretending. In the theatre, however, characterization involves more than just pretending to be a character ...
... Perhaps you have seen your younger brothers or sisters act out characters as they play with their action figures or dolls. Most of us have participated in this form of characterization we call pretending. In the theatre, however, characterization involves more than just pretending to be a character ...
post-show discussion questions and activities
... For example, in Act 2, scene 1 of The Winter’s Tale, Shakespeare shows us the shocking moment when Leontes accuses Hermione of being an adulterer in front of his young son Mamillius, and certain members of the court, and orders her to be taken to prison, yet decides not to show us the moment when He ...
... For example, in Act 2, scene 1 of The Winter’s Tale, Shakespeare shows us the shocking moment when Leontes accuses Hermione of being an adulterer in front of his young son Mamillius, and certain members of the court, and orders her to be taken to prison, yet decides not to show us the moment when He ...
post-show discussion questions and activities
... In Travesties I found that various voices of my own which were on a collision course made up whole scenes of Travesties for me, if you like. Henry Carr’s skepticism about the valuation which artists put on themselves is very much my own skepticism. But then Joyce’s defense of art is mine, too. I mea ...
... In Travesties I found that various voices of my own which were on a collision course made up whole scenes of Travesties for me, if you like. Henry Carr’s skepticism about the valuation which artists put on themselves is very much my own skepticism. But then Joyce’s defense of art is mine, too. I mea ...
HOT IDEAS FOR CLASS OPENINGS:
... The phrase "to steel someone's thunder" usually means to deprive someone of his/her due credit by "beating him to the punch," the phrase was first used in 1709 when a critic and playwright named John Dennis devised a successful form of imitation thunder to be used as a sound effect in his own play, ...
... The phrase "to steel someone's thunder" usually means to deprive someone of his/her due credit by "beating him to the punch," the phrase was first used in 1709 when a critic and playwright named John Dennis devised a successful form of imitation thunder to be used as a sound effect in his own play, ...
Study Guide for - Donmar Warehouse
... An analysis of Wilson’s canon to date reveals several recurrent themes: the need to retain a sense of self worth; the importance of personal history and the preservation of the past; and the necessity for familial support – surrogate or otherwise. Wilson has created a very individual style of writin ...
... An analysis of Wilson’s canon to date reveals several recurrent themes: the need to retain a sense of self worth; the importance of personal history and the preservation of the past; and the necessity for familial support – surrogate or otherwise. Wilson has created a very individual style of writin ...
John Ball`s In the Heat of the Night
... nearby). Not only is Gillespie forced to let Tibbs go: soon he is being ordered by the mayor to collaborate with him in solving the murder case. Gillespie's racist predisposition and Tibbs's dignity both come in for serious readjustments as a result. Heat is a murder mystery, principally, so I don't ...
... nearby). Not only is Gillespie forced to let Tibbs go: soon he is being ordered by the mayor to collaborate with him in solving the murder case. Gillespie's racist predisposition and Tibbs's dignity both come in for serious readjustments as a result. Heat is a murder mystery, principally, so I don't ...
Sample Instructional Unit - Colorado Department of Education
... intermediate level of scene work. When teaching this unit, teachers should focus on students’ portrayal of relationships within a performance through individual emotional response and expression. It is important to take into the consideration the background of students when utilizing emotional recal ...
... intermediate level of scene work. When teaching this unit, teachers should focus on students’ portrayal of relationships within a performance through individual emotional response and expression. It is important to take into the consideration the background of students when utilizing emotional recal ...
Unit Title: Scripted Works Colorado Teacher-Authored Instructional Unit Sample
... intermediate level of scene work. When teaching this unit, teachers should focus on students’ portrayal of relationships within a performance through individual emotional response and expression. It is important to take into the consideration the background of students when utilizing emotional recal ...
... intermediate level of scene work. When teaching this unit, teachers should focus on students’ portrayal of relationships within a performance through individual emotional response and expression. It is important to take into the consideration the background of students when utilizing emotional recal ...
shakeandstir
... The key elements I wanted from the actors as the Director were: 1. Understanding (that is the ability to know what they are saying and why, and to identify and commit to the character’s objectives) 2. Truth (that is the ability to believe in what they are saying, to connect with the emotional life o ...
... The key elements I wanted from the actors as the Director were: 1. Understanding (that is the ability to know what they are saying and why, and to identify and commit to the character’s objectives) 2. Truth (that is the ability to believe in what they are saying, to connect with the emotional life o ...
Book Reviews 229 Deborah Uman and Sara Morrison (eds
... adaptation of the play interprets Lavinia as the locus of what he calls ‘corporeal feminism’ (122). Lisa Dickson similarly makes specific productions her focus, examining the Royal Shakespeare Company’s productions of The Wars of the Roses (1963) and The Plantagents (1988). Her research involves dil ...
... adaptation of the play interprets Lavinia as the locus of what he calls ‘corporeal feminism’ (122). Lisa Dickson similarly makes specific productions her focus, examining the Royal Shakespeare Company’s productions of The Wars of the Roses (1963) and The Plantagents (1988). Her research involves dil ...
Deborah Uman and Sara Morrison (eds). Staging the Blazon in
... adaptation of the play interprets Lavinia as the locus of what he calls ‘corporeal feminism’ (122). Lisa Dickson similarly makes specific productions her focus, examining the Royal Shakespeare Company’s productions of The Wars of the Roses (1963) and The Plantagents (1988). Her research involves dil ...
... adaptation of the play interprets Lavinia as the locus of what he calls ‘corporeal feminism’ (122). Lisa Dickson similarly makes specific productions her focus, examining the Royal Shakespeare Company’s productions of The Wars of the Roses (1963) and The Plantagents (1988). Her research involves dil ...
Transcription style guide (PDF format) - British Library
... • I think his moment… it was just about the beginnings of the ‘Kitchen Sink’. • The play came to an end and that was that… Five years later we moved to Glasgow and I did not like that at all, it was too cold and wet! 5. Interruptions: where indicating that the interviewee has interrupted the flow of ...
... • I think his moment… it was just about the beginnings of the ‘Kitchen Sink’. • The play came to an end and that was that… Five years later we moved to Glasgow and I did not like that at all, it was too cold and wet! 5. Interruptions: where indicating that the interviewee has interrupted the flow of ...
LSI - Frankenstein - Theatrecrafts.com
... Poet wanted to control the bulbs as an LED array would be controlled, allowing organic patterns and movement to be run across it, rather than being limited to manually constructed chases or flashes. Using LEDs, this is possible with individual control of each LED ‘pixel’ - but it is harder to achiev ...
... Poet wanted to control the bulbs as an LED array would be controlled, allowing organic patterns and movement to be run across it, rather than being limited to manually constructed chases or flashes. Using LEDs, this is possible with individual control of each LED ‘pixel’ - but it is harder to achiev ...
Peninsula - Fortune Theatre
... sister Ngaire, and her friend Lynette at their small country school. Michael is imaginative and caring. He loves planning and digging out the underground clubhouse for his and Alex’s secret Zodiac Club and playing with Alex and his dog, Pug. We meet the new teacher Gordon MacIntosh, an outsider from ...
... sister Ngaire, and her friend Lynette at their small country school. Michael is imaginative and caring. He loves planning and digging out the underground clubhouse for his and Alex’s secret Zodiac Club and playing with Alex and his dog, Pug. We meet the new teacher Gordon MacIntosh, an outsider from ...