has been staged by countless theatre organizations already‚ producing myriad of interpretations and dramatizations. However‚ probably one thing has been constant in each of them since it was instilled in the text itself – that Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio is a tragedy. So with that‚ we can assume that Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio is not comedy. Before proving the claim that it is a tragedy‚ first‚ I would like to emphasize why it is not comedy. As a director in theatre and of this play‚ specifically
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concerned with the issues of oppression‚ McGrath’s plays can be classified as examples of agit-prop (Agitation-Propaganda) drama (Innes‚ 2002: 181). Using the stage as an instrument to give political messages‚ the playwright performed his plays at non-theatre buildings such as working-men clubs‚ pubs‚ village halls and community centres. Having been influenced by some political thinkers of the left such as Antonio Gramsci‚ Rosa Luxemburg and Mao Tse Tung‚ McGrath grew interest in the social and political
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Kind “Let each man exercise the art he knows‚” The Wasps‚ 422 B.C. “Comedy is a great vehicle to get into the truth behind politics‚” Will Ferrell 2004. Aristophanes and Will Ferrell had strong political opinions and both used political satire in theatre to express their opinions. From the father of Old Comedy to a man who is known for his political impersonations over two-thousand years later; political satire is a form of comedy that has been‚ and still is‚ relevant. Aristophanes wrote plays
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Creative Critical Response King Lear- 2011 Production- Lyceum Theatre As the lights of the theatre dimmed and the stage was lit up‚ a roar of applause broke out over the audience. The stage production of Shakespeare’s King Lear has been long awaited by many critics and Ian McKellan’s performance does not disappoint. The opening scenes reflect the opposite of what was due to come further in the play‚ coming from warm‚ homely and loving acting on stage to pure cruelty and terror. When Lear
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dark and shabby bar scene would be a challenging feat to accomplish in Penn State University’s quaint Pavilion Theatre. One might also wonder how a group of students could possibly portray the attitudes and aspirations of characters from a generation way before their own. These are both valid concerns‚ but somehow‚ under the direction of Charles Dumas‚ the atmosphere of the Pavilion Theatre on October 4th was strangely and surprisingly similar to the atmosphere one might have come across in a 1970s
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game. Instead of a winner and a loser there is more of a hero and a villain. This is exactly what Roland Barthes tries to display in his essay “The World of Wrestling.” Barthes says‚ “Like the theatre‚ the public watches wrestling for the “great spectacle of Suffering‚ Defeat‚ and Justice. As in the theatre‚ wrestling presents man’s suffering with all the amplification of tragic masks.” He calls wrestling a spectacle and describes the way of the wrestlers taking on a tragic persona all for the benefit
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Review What is the theatre about? Why do millions of people around the world go to the theatre to enjoy what the greatest playwrights and actors left behind in history? Theatre applies to our by making us feel and experience what we would not otherwise see in our busy lives. Theatre is a tool for intellectual enrichment. It enriches our mind it feeds our brain with pleasure and makes us think about the characters we see on the stage. One way or another theatre is a great intellectual experience
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we would as a chorus discuss the mood of the atmosphere and the story to the audiences and we would express what Scrooge is feeling without Scrooge talking when we were narrating the scenes. Chorus work was big part of the show and ancient Greek theatre had a big influence on the choral work in the
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actress. If ever you get the chance to visit the Playhouse‚ I can assure you‚ you will not regret it‚ but be warned you might hear of some tales about the building being haunted‚ but even the ghost there are friendly. Working at the Playhouse‚ or any theatre for that matter‚ is extremely tiring. Spending all of your summer vacation working there not really having any free time‚ wearing out my shoes and tearing my pants from running everywhere and climbing on ladders‚ burning my fingers with the hot glue
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The Symbolists called for "detheatricalizing" the theatre‚ meaning stripping away all the technological and scenic encumbrances of the 19th century and replacing them with a spirituality that was to come from the text and the acting. The texts were laden with symbolic imagery not easily construed-rather
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