Jared Prokop 11/3/11 Period 3 The Birds Similarities and Differences Though the story and film of the birds differ greatly, there is also much that they have in common. Alfred Hitchcock turned a short story into a full length feature film, so he had to make it a little more interesting by changing the setting, adding characters and many other ways. But Hitchcock stayed true to the very significant elements of the story, like they both take place in small fishing towns and also many means of attack that the birds used like coming down the chimney and kamikaze. They are both so similar and yet so different. Some significant similarities in the film and story are that the book and movie take place in small fishing towns.
This call for realism was due to the Australian audiences craving stories they could relate to. Prior to 1950s in Australian theatre, stories on stage were commonly Westernized theatre or Elizabethan theatre and Shakespearean epics with luscious costuming and musical numbers. These styles of theatre were common but gave no material for Australian audiences to relate with and were in no way a contemporary representation of the time. This is why playwrights such as Ray Lawler among others, were seen, as pioneers who revolutionized the way Australians were perceived on stage and gave stage a representation of Australia. Although the production empathized with Australians of the time, it still possessed universal issues and qualities in the characters that are common.
[INTRO] With only three actors, three chairs and a room full of space, a story was created within a story through dynamic physicality, contemporary beats and both classic and modern text. Zen Zen Zo’s performers are currently travelling Queensland entertaining teachers and students from grades 8-12 with their physical theatre performance of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ which was directed and designed by Steven Mitchell Wright. Throughout the performance movement, mood and music were used in new and exciting ways by Mitchell Write to explore the message of love triumphing over all/rejecting authority. (Which one am I supposed to do?) Do rejecting authority, because you relate to it better and you can make references to current teen culture… [CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES] The main message of the performance Romeo and Juliet rejecting authority of their parents.
This essay will be discussing how the dramatic languages are portrayed throughout this one person show and Indigenous Theatre. Throughout the performance, Mark Sheppard tells stories of the Indigenous past and re-enacted them. ‘Chasing the Lolly man’ is a joyous performance, celebrating the Indigenous identity and poking fun at everything including classic Australian television shows such as neighbours to the tough life of politics. Mark Sheppard revealed several feelings and attitudes linked to the human context due to the fact that he played many roles including the role of a cooking instructor and a getaway show host, and although these roles did not reveal much about the character itself as there wasn’t a lot of details and descriptions, their objective was to inform the audience/viewers how to cook a cake or the getaway place they were advertising. Even though the characters that the actor played did not have relationships with many others, he was able to fill the role perfectly.
I did not think she had a significant role. For the most Part, the play was very clear on what they wanted the audience to understand. The actor’s Emotions really helped formulate what was going on in the play. For example, when Mary was being hung the characters acting out their feelings and the dialogue they were Using really helped convey their message. The unclear part about it was whether or not at The end was a burial at the circus, or whether they were at a funeral for the elephant Mary Or if they were still just on the side of the railroad tracks.
When it was nighttime, the audience could see that it was dark outside and when it was daytime, the window was lit accordingly. Wintersteen successfully used the window to indirectly give the audience a perception of time. Also, it was important that only the living room was displayed on stage to create an illusion of a much larger apartment unit than what is visible. With only one set and six major characters, entrances and exits had to be placed effectively. Throughout the performance, characters were abruptly entering and exiting the stage through the doors of the apartment.
Nowra uses “[Uncomfortably]” (Lewis, Act I Sc (i), pg 4), “[Uncertainly]” (Lewis, Act I Sc (i), pg 5) and “[Hesitantly]” (Lewis, Act I Sc (i), pg 7) in the first scene of act one of his dialogue, to show how uncomfortable and unfamiliar the mental institution and its patients are to him. As Lewis becomes more familiar with the patients and how the mental institution works, he becomes more relaxed and has less trouble directing the play. “[Firmly]” (Lewis, Act I Sc (iv), pg 50), “[Sarcastically]” (Lewis, Act II Sc (i), pg 58), “[Amazed]” (Lewis, Act II Sc (i), pg 66) and “[Enthusiastically]” (Lewis, Act II Sc (ii), pg 69) are stage directions which show that he is more familiar with the patients, and can put in his ideas for the play while still keeping everyone interested and
How could the personal and social tensions between characters in the plays you have studied be expressed on stage. In your answer refer to the performance styles, techniques and conventions that you could use in staging two texts set for study. The Australian plays ruby moon and a beautiful life explore the personal and social tensions between characters. Both plays present a couple in a moment of crisis, and explore the way social tensions have become personal tensions. Australian audiences are able to understand and appriciate these social tensions which the plays present, and equally, to empathise with the personal tensions presented.
Plays up until this point in time were traditional melodramatic English plays. ‘The Doll’ was the first Australian play to break away from this tradition use realism and because of this was considered ground breaking. The style of realism was used to reflect issues in society which were relevant to the contempory Australian audiences. Australian idiom, settings and costumes were used which connected to the audience. ‘The Doll’ by Ray Lawler explores how various characters respond to changing circumstances put on stage by both challenging and adhering to stereotypes.
"There is some scenery for those who think we need scenery" (Wilder 5). The scenery in the play mainly consists of several chairs and a vast array of pantomiming. The unostentatiousness of the set is used as an understated tool to further impress upon the audience that we as human beings tend to focus on material objects. By relieving the physical objects from the production it leaves the patrons with nothing but the human interactions and the lives the create with eachother, blatently with the the candidness of life. Another contributing aspect is the presence of the stage manager.