Gcse Drama Theatre Essay

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What is the title of the play?
All the Great Books (Abridged)
Who is the playwright?
Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor
What is the name of the theatre group staging this production?
Broadway Play Pub- lishing Inc.
In what city is this theatre group?
Columbus
What is the name of the theatre?
Actors’ Theater of Columbus
On what type of stage (arena, thrust, proscenium, etc.) is this production being staged?
Proscenium Stage
What is the approximate seating capacity of the theatre?
Outdoor theater for the weekends evening

How would you characterize the theatre lobby as far as its potential for audience socializing before and after the show and during intermission(s)?
All the actors were acting great by grabbing the attention of the audience till the end.
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List 3 duties of the director and explain how the director succeeded or failed at the tasks.
Name: Geoff Wilson
A. Working together with the technical crew. For instance, lighting designer and costume designer. The costumes and the light design were a greater success. It occasioned directly with the theme of the play.

B. Holding auditions to find the characters. This helps in the choosing of actors who are good at playing different roles. For instance a male character who knows to act as a woman.

C. Drawing the actor’s movements on stage to a workable floor plan through rehearsal to perfect it. This never turned up well since the characters confused the flow of play until two of them went out of the stage while the remaining one tried to engage the crowd by use of the sonnet.

How would you characterize the audience? What was their level of appreciation of or interest in the production? Consider applause, laughter, tears, engagement, or conversation to help you determine audience response.

People were surprised by the level of interaction with the audience. They will leave the theater hall with questions about how much was scripted and also how much was