Johnson_ku_0099D_10017_DATA_1 - KU ScholarWorks
... great Russian actor-directors of the early 20th century, Vera Komissarzhevskaia and Vsevolod Meierkhol'd. An erudite and prolific writer almost forgotten today, Przybyszewski has long been regarded as a major figure of Młoda Polska. His unique synthesis of metaphysics, occultism, eroticism, and aest ...
... great Russian actor-directors of the early 20th century, Vera Komissarzhevskaia and Vsevolod Meierkhol'd. An erudite and prolific writer almost forgotten today, Przybyszewski has long been regarded as a major figure of Młoda Polska. His unique synthesis of metaphysics, occultism, eroticism, and aest ...
- Warwick WRAP
... is impossible to make laws or plays very much ahead of the general moral or artistic instincts of the people. From this consideration it is plain there can be no sudden dramatic, as there can be no sudden political, millennium. Such good as may be brought about must be painfully and laboriously work ...
... is impossible to make laws or plays very much ahead of the general moral or artistic instincts of the people. From this consideration it is plain there can be no sudden dramatic, as there can be no sudden political, millennium. Such good as may be brought about must be painfully and laboriously work ...
ABSTRACT The Ideal World of Edmond Rostand`s Cyrano de
... 1888, but only ran for fifteen performances before being pulled from the theatre’s summer repertoire. After this initial failure, Rostand seems to have turned his energies to writing in verse, which would prove to be his dramatic and literary legacy. His first book of poems, Les Musardises, was publ ...
... 1888, but only ran for fifteen performances before being pulled from the theatre’s summer repertoire. After this initial failure, Rostand seems to have turned his energies to writing in verse, which would prove to be his dramatic and literary legacy. His first book of poems, Les Musardises, was publ ...
Meisner Across Paradigms: The Phenomenal Dynamic of Sanford
... impulsively to their environment. The germ of this approach is also apparent in the Group’s productions of Waiting for Lefty and Awake and Sing that Meisner played a significant role in. Morris Carnovsky recalls a particularly Meisner-esque revelation from the run of Awake and Sing: ‘“All I know is, ...
... impulsively to their environment. The germ of this approach is also apparent in the Group’s productions of Waiting for Lefty and Awake and Sing that Meisner played a significant role in. Morris Carnovsky recalls a particularly Meisner-esque revelation from the run of Awake and Sing: ‘“All I know is, ...
characters in conflict with time: the evolution and exposition of
... concern with the effect of time on these theatrical elements. ...
... concern with the effect of time on these theatrical elements. ...
In American Drama: The Bastard Art, Susan Harris Smith looks at the
... Journal of American Drama and Theatre, and Studies in American Drama, 1945-Present as well as the continued attention paid to American drama in journals with a broader focus, such as Modern Drama, Theatre Journal, and Theatre Annual. The notion that American drama and theatre are only now achieving ...
... Journal of American Drama and Theatre, and Studies in American Drama, 1945-Present as well as the continued attention paid to American drama in journals with a broader focus, such as Modern Drama, Theatre Journal, and Theatre Annual. The notion that American drama and theatre are only now achieving ...
Macklin - chass.utoronto
... Shylock was a monstrous, scornful, coldly malign force, and hugely popular with audiences; he was to continue to play the part for fifty years. Much later, according to legend, he not only afforded George II himself a sleepless night after attending a performance, but also provoked him to urge Sir R ...
... Shylock was a monstrous, scornful, coldly malign force, and hugely popular with audiences; he was to continue to play the part for fifty years. Much later, according to legend, he not only afforded George II himself a sleepless night after attending a performance, but also provoked him to urge Sir R ...
The Three-Dimensional Heroine: The Intertextual Relationship
... man with social prospects as the best way to accomplish these goals. Like Hedda, Irina feels no love for her intended husband, but, like Hedda before her marriage, Irina is hopeful that the marriage will be a success and will save her from provincial stagnation. Another aspect of Hedda’s reflection ...
... man with social prospects as the best way to accomplish these goals. Like Hedda, Irina feels no love for her intended husband, but, like Hedda before her marriage, Irina is hopeful that the marriage will be a success and will save her from provincial stagnation. Another aspect of Hedda’s reflection ...
ABSTRACT A Director`s Approach to Anton Chekhov`s The Seagull
... dream. The characters investigate who they are as artists and how to create meaningful art, as well as question the nature of love and struggle to find gratifying love. Through the characters‘ endless yearning, Chekhov questions whether or not significant art and love are even possible in this bleak ...
... dream. The characters investigate who they are as artists and how to create meaningful art, as well as question the nature of love and struggle to find gratifying love. Through the characters‘ endless yearning, Chekhov questions whether or not significant art and love are even possible in this bleak ...
Battles Staged By…: The Development and
... Throughout theatre’s long history, there have been many innovations in realizing truth on stage. The concept of ‘Realism in Theatre’ has led to developments in acting styles, stage construction and dramaturgy. Great pains have been taken in modern theatre to create realistic interpretations of peri ...
... Throughout theatre’s long history, there have been many innovations in realizing truth on stage. The concept of ‘Realism in Theatre’ has led to developments in acting styles, stage construction and dramaturgy. Great pains have been taken in modern theatre to create realistic interpretations of peri ...
A Rhetorical Analysis of Edward Albee`s Tiny Alice
... to evade a direct reply • • • in literature of the highest order may be found another aspect of ambiguity which results from the fact that language functions in art on other levels than that of communication, where ambiguity is a cardinal sin • • • One of the attributes of the finest poets is their ...
... to evade a direct reply • • • in literature of the highest order may be found another aspect of ambiguity which results from the fact that language functions in art on other levels than that of communication, where ambiguity is a cardinal sin • • • One of the attributes of the finest poets is their ...
Künstlerbürgertum
... in theatre. This is testified, for example, in the contracts of the Royal Theatre, which were written separately for opera employees and those of the dramatic theatre. The degree of separation is highlighted by the case of Eduard Devrient, whose contract was officially changed in 1831 because he cou ...
... in theatre. This is testified, for example, in the contracts of the Royal Theatre, which were written separately for opera employees and those of the dramatic theatre. The degree of separation is highlighted by the case of Eduard Devrient, whose contract was officially changed in 1831 because he cou ...
360 ° series - Theatre for a New Audience
... its own day, but it’s less well known today and not often performed. Twenty-first century audiences may find its provocative and brutally cruel hero hard to take and deeply disturbing. So why bring this play to Polonsky Shakespeare Center now? Michael Boyd, this production’s brilliant director, prov ...
... its own day, but it’s less well known today and not often performed. Twenty-first century audiences may find its provocative and brutally cruel hero hard to take and deeply disturbing. So why bring this play to Polonsky Shakespeare Center now? Michael Boyd, this production’s brilliant director, prov ...
Thesis
... do this for life.’ . . . Paula was that person” (qtd. in Lahr “Surreal Life”). Although Ruhl did not begin to seriously develop her career as an artist until college, her upbringing taught her both an appreciation for theatre and language. Her mother, Kathleen Ruhl, who worked as an English teacher ...
... do this for life.’ . . . Paula was that person” (qtd. in Lahr “Surreal Life”). Although Ruhl did not begin to seriously develop her career as an artist until college, her upbringing taught her both an appreciation for theatre and language. Her mother, Kathleen Ruhl, who worked as an English teacher ...
Movement training for the modern actor - Curve
... actors remain substantially under-researched. Several texts are available which outline practical exercises for traditional actor training, but they do not interrogate the cultural history and the ideological basis for such practice. For that reason, this study will focus not on specific exercises o ...
... actors remain substantially under-researched. Several texts are available which outline practical exercises for traditional actor training, but they do not interrogate the cultural history and the ideological basis for such practice. For that reason, this study will focus not on specific exercises o ...
Everyman, a Modern Adaptation (Or, Number`s Down)
... things that could not survive the passage to eternity. Everyman is presented with all of these mortal friends in the order in which the increasing danger is shown with his attachment to them. This careful distinction differs from other works of the same nature, which aren‟t always as careful of the ...
... things that could not survive the passage to eternity. Everyman is presented with all of these mortal friends in the order in which the increasing danger is shown with his attachment to them. This careful distinction differs from other works of the same nature, which aren‟t always as careful of the ...
The Cultural Politics of Heiner Müller
... In the late 1990s we decided that producing Müller at Castillo was not enough. We came to feel his work was so significant—all the more so in the post-communist world—that we wanted to play an active role in generating dialogue about Müller and encouraging others to produce his work. Castillo’s effo ...
... In the late 1990s we decided that producing Müller at Castillo was not enough. We came to feel his work was so significant—all the more so in the post-communist world—that we wanted to play an active role in generating dialogue about Müller and encouraging others to produce his work. Castillo’s effo ...
i Six Companies in Search of Shakespeare: Rehearsal
... professional theatre of their day. In 1913, he rebutted his critics: Some people have called me an archeologist, but I am not. I am really a modernist. My original aim was just to find out some means of acting Shakespeare naturally and appealingly from the full text as in a modern drama.5 Throughout ...
... professional theatre of their day. In 1913, he rebutted his critics: Some people have called me an archeologist, but I am not. I am really a modernist. My original aim was just to find out some means of acting Shakespeare naturally and appealingly from the full text as in a modern drama.5 Throughout ...
affect, effect, bertolt brecht
... of an exact picture of the world and which admits of objective, non-individualistic criteria. The artist who belongs to this theatre no longer attempts to create his own world. He does not set out to add to a stock of images which are essentially portraits of the portrayer. He does not assume that t ...
... of an exact picture of the world and which admits of objective, non-individualistic criteria. The artist who belongs to this theatre no longer attempts to create his own world. He does not set out to add to a stock of images which are essentially portraits of the portrayer. He does not assume that t ...
Michael Chekhov and His Approach to Acting in Contemporary
... often misinterpreted). Let this book, then, be another effort in the direction of a better theatre through better acting. I proffer it as a humble but nevertheless eager attempt to place at the disposal of my colleagues a few systematically arranged ideas and experiences for bringing some order and ...
... often misinterpreted). Let this book, then, be another effort in the direction of a better theatre through better acting. I proffer it as a humble but nevertheless eager attempt to place at the disposal of my colleagues a few systematically arranged ideas and experiences for bringing some order and ...
michael chekhov and his approach to acting
... often misinterpreted). Let this book, then, be another effort in the direction of a better theatre through better acting. I proffer it as a humble but nevertheless eager attempt to place at the disposal of my colleagues a few systematically arranged ideas and experiences for bringing some order and ...
... often misinterpreted). Let this book, then, be another effort in the direction of a better theatre through better acting. I proffer it as a humble but nevertheless eager attempt to place at the disposal of my colleagues a few systematically arranged ideas and experiences for bringing some order and ...
Volpone - State Theatre Company
... job. I have cut and reshaped Jonson’s play rather than rewritten it. How much do you need to change an original text in order to call it a new adaptation? 2. What challenges does it present? Changing sensibilities? It took me a while to work out how to deal with Celia’s story. I love a black comedy, ...
... job. I have cut and reshaped Jonson’s play rather than rewritten it. How much do you need to change an original text in order to call it a new adaptation? 2. What challenges does it present? Changing sensibilities? It took me a while to work out how to deal with Celia’s story. I love a black comedy, ...
Containment Is the Enemy
... most of which was interesting, but, due to its lack of direct pertinence, comparatively little of this material is quoted in the present work. The most personal material has been segregated and was not available for me to inspect; given the content of some of what ...
... most of which was interesting, but, due to its lack of direct pertinence, comparatively little of this material is quoted in the present work. The most personal material has been segregated and was not available for me to inspect; given the content of some of what ...
Berkoff`s Collision With Aeschylus and Sophocles
... literary rights of the author must also be respected. If any passage from this thesis is quoted or closely paraphrased in a paper or written work prepared by the user, the source of the passage must be acknowledged in the work. If the user desires to publish a paper or written work containing passag ...
... literary rights of the author must also be respected. If any passage from this thesis is quoted or closely paraphrased in a paper or written work prepared by the user, the source of the passage must be acknowledged in the work. If the user desires to publish a paper or written work containing passag ...
FALL 2016 - Eugene O`Neill Society
... numbers up from the previous year— which is great! But we still need all our members in good standing. If you haven‘t renewed yet, I encourage you to do so soon. As always, you can renew online at the Society website: http://www.eugeneoneillsociety.org/ Create new memories! For now, enjoy the holida ...
... numbers up from the previous year— which is great! But we still need all our members in good standing. If you haven‘t renewed yet, I encourage you to do so soon. As always, you can renew online at the Society website: http://www.eugeneoneillsociety.org/ Create new memories! For now, enjoy the holida ...