Essays on Theatre

Is majoring in theatre worth the effort? Can a person become successful with a simple theatre degree? These are questions that may go through someone’s mind while deciding their college major. It is common that when imagining a theatre major, one usually thinks of an...

Grammelot could be a variety of language employed in sarcastic theatre, a bunk with Italic and onomatopoeic components, employed in association with mime and mimicry. Grammelot was born in France once the Commedia dell’Arte actors wherever antagonized by the church in European nation throughout the...

The Movement theatre is an ideal place to understand better modern Georgian culture and look at the theatre from the other side. Since the actors tell the story only through movements, there is no language barriers, and the theater tries its best to please everyone,...

The first piece of theatre I will be discussing is Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway during early 2015. It follows the life of founding father Alexander Hamilton but brings a modern twist of rap and hip-hop styles throughout. The entire musical is comprised of songs...

Jacobean Theatre James I was crowned as king of England in 1603, succeeding the successful era of Elizabeth, following her death. However, while theatre was experiencing a renaissance in England, the people were fearful about the shift in power from Elizabeth to James. England was...

Design in theatre is a very broad topic that consist of many different categories. The four main categories of design include Set, Costumes, Lighting, and Sound. In the production, “Shrek the Musical” I believe the most thought out category of design would be the costumes....

In Thailand, traditional theatre and dance are fully intertwined. Like, a form of popular folk theatre, has been well-known for Thai audiences since Ayutthaya period. Despite the fact that the origin of Likay is unclear, its popularity has developed from time to time. There are...