Essays on Theatre

The Interactive Oral session held in class helped me develop a deep understanding of the play and its themes. Themes such as ‘absurdity of existence’ and ‘purposelessness of life’ were also discussed along with the cultural context of the play. In this reflective statement, I…

The goal of this study was to determine how choosing a seat is affected by motivation and hemispheric laterality. Studies have attempted to display the relationship between hemispheric laterality and choosing a seat, but there has been some disagreements and flaws in these studies. So…

On Thursday the 13th, “The Burning Tower” took place. It was based in response to the Greenfell tower being burned down. This is one of the most tragic events in British history. The play writer and actors did an outstanding job covering this devastating incident….

On September 29th the School of theatre and music presented Luis Alfaro’s most recent play Electricidad. Electricidad was directed by Marcela Muñoz at the UIC Theatre. Electricidad is a story based around a young woman in her early twenties living in East Los Angeles. Her…

Definition Theatre has been a powerful medium of human expression and exploration for thousands of years, offering its community a deeper understanding of itself, both as a collective and as individuals, through a synthesis of entertainment and instruction. Theatre or theater is a collaborative form…

According to playbill.com, The Phantom of the Opera is the longest running Broadway show with 12,742 performances as of September 14, 2018. With this in mind, one can infer that people enjoy a well written musical from all over the globe. Though, some have arguably…

The ability of mankind to transform their surroundings from the lethargic and mundane normalcy of life to a falsified, yet whimsical reality through imagination is captured all throughout literature. J. M. Synge’s controversial play, The Playboy of the Western World, explores this tendency in the…

As Willem Dafoe said, “Great theater is about challenging how we think and encouraging us to fantasize about a world we aspire to.” Theater productions in definition is a work presented to an audience at a particular time and place by live performers who use…

I’ve never attended, nor been a part of, a rehearsal quite like the one I just witnessed for Man and Superman. As it was described by the Stage Manager Zoe Feezor, we were in “The Space” which turned out to be a much more open…

Going from a rehearsal of Man and Superman to a Tech Rehearsal helped draw immediate attention to everything that had changed between the two. There was a clear reason behind every set piece now and the choices made sense, answering some of my questions. For…