Articles related to "Theatre"
Arab-Israeli Cookbook
A slice of life, love and food in the words of everyday people affected by the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Robin Soans' documentary theatre, The Arab-Israeli Cookbook, plays in Toronto until April 1, 2006.
• robin soans
• arabic food
• israeli food
• documentary theatre
• studio 108
August Update
Updating articles about finding theatre programs in colleges, universities, and schools, and about finding reviews of theatrical productions.
• theater school
• theatre school
• colleges
• universities
• theatre
Michael Healey's The Drawer Boy
Michael Healey's award-winning new Canadian classic The Drawer Boy, set in rural Ontario, Canada, continues to enthrall audiences around the world.
• michael healey
• drawer boy
• blyth festival
• farm show
• canadian theatre
Jean Cocteau:Father of Avant-Garde
What do Pablo Picasso, Erik Satie, and Edith Piaf all have in common? They played a part in the fantasy and reality of theatre's incorrigible child Jean Cocteau.
• jean cocteau
• french playwright
• french theatre
• french theater
• avant-garde theatre
Flower City Theatre Festival
The Flower City Theatre Festival, held annually in the city of Brampton, Ontario, is about to begin.
• scott lale
• shakespeare
• the last 5 years
• art
• wake me when it's over
Toronto Summer Theatre Season
The summer theatre season is upon us, and here we focus on some of the big theatrical events coming to Toronto in the next few months.
• toronto summer theatre season
• mirvish
• shakespeare
• fringe of toronto festival
• soulpepper
1998 Theatre Awards Wrapup
A browser busting chart of all the shows nominated and the awards they received (or didn't) in six different ceremonies.
• playwright
• theatre
• theater
• production
• plays
Not Your Father's Theatre
Review of a resource site devoted to sites, organizations, and techniques that differ from traditional theatre.
• non-traditional theatre theater psychodrama sociod
Arthur Miller in Profile
Arthur Miller - 60 years of "just people on a stage talking to each other".
• arthur miller
• american playwright
• playwright
• american theatre
• american theater
Continued Freshness
Boredom is the worse possible audience response. On the other hand, if an audience hates your show, at least you garnered a strong reaction.
• script
• stage
• theater
• theatre
• screenplay
Determining the Butt of the Joke
For many jokes or humorous situations, one participant may be singled out as the butt of the joke.
• humor
• dialogue
• conversation
• theater
• theatre
English Playwright Caryl Churchill
As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, The Royal Court is presenting Caryl Churchill's Top Girls in July 2006.
• caryl churchill
• royal court theatre
• sam shepard
• wallace shawn
• max stafford-clark
Final Draft
Final Draft offers two versions: Final Draft for screenplays and teleplays, and Final Draft AV for dual-column scripts, such as documentaries.
• software
• screenplay
• documentary
• script
• theater
Flexible Scriptwriting
If you're even moderately successful at playwriting, then it's very likely your shows will be cast with various and diverse actors whom you'll never see.
• playwriting
• playwright
• stage
• theater
• theatre
How Important is the Set?
If a Broadway show had little or no furniture, would the audience be disappointed? If a movie took place inside a single building, would moviegoers be unsatisfied?
• movie
• theater
• theatre
• script
• set
How Long Does it Take?
How long will it take to write your script? Obviously, any writer would like to speed up the process, but writing just doesn't work that way.
• scriptwriting
• script
• screenplay
• theater
• theatre
Humor Performance and Expectations
As we move from making jokes or wise cracks to telling funny stories or longer, involved jokes, we must consider performance.
• humor
• script
• play
• screenplay
• playwright
Maintaining Freshness
What constitutes "freshness"? What makes one script stand out from the others? And how do you achieve that freshness?
• script
• theater
• theatre
• screenplay
• scriptwriter
Mmmm...Spam(alot)
The Tony Award Best Musical makes the trek to the Great White North for the first time, opening officially at the Canon Theatre in Toronto.
• spamalot
• eric idle
• michael siberry
• canon theatre
• toronto
New Artistic Director Named
Andy McKim, who currently serves as the Associate Artistic Director at Tarragon, has been named to replace Layne Coleman at Toronto's Theatre Passe Muraille in May.
• theatre passe muraille
• layne coleman
• andy mckim
• tarragon theatre
• the drawer boy
Plan Your Scriptwriting – II
Myriad writers have endless methods for developing scripts. Even for myself, each script begins from an entirely different point than any of its predecessors.
• scriptwriter
• scriptwriting
• script
• theater
• screenplay
Scriptwriting Software
Good tools help good talent go farther, and increase productivity. But a tool cannot substitute for talent.
• scriptwriting
• script
• screenplay
• play
• theater
Summer Intensive Workshops
ABT, SIBA, and National Ballets offer 2-4 week programs for young dancers aspiring to be prima ballerina abssoluta.
• dance education
• ballet summer workshop
• american ballet theatre
• national ballet of canada
• ballet
The Light In The Piazza
The Tony Award Winning Musical, The Light In The Piazza, written by Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas, is coming to Toronto in the summer of 2007.
• the light in the piazza
• adam guettel
• mirvish
• tony award winning
• craig lucas
The Rule of Three
The number three figures prominently in scriptwriting and storytelling for setting up jokes, establishing characters, and ensuring audience recognition of key elements.
• script
• scriptwriter
• screenplay
• screenwriter
• dialogue
The Sultan's Elephant
Spectacular street show from Royal de Luxe features a forty-two ton mechanical elephant, a barrel-shaped wooden rocket, and a sixteen-foot little girl.
• sultan's elephant
• sultan
• elephant
• royal de luxe
• street theatre
What Kind of a Script Is It
Is it a screenplay? A stage play? Some other type of script? Writers may know what genre they want, but the writing may not always show it.
• screenplay
• stage
• theater
• theatre
• writers
Write a Script With No Plan?
Though I often tout the effectiveness of having a solid plan when creating a script, many writers tell me they want to write freely, without being rigidly controlled.
• script
• scriptwriter
• screenplay
• play
• stage
Writing Fresh Dialogue
Continuing the discussion on creating fresh and innovative scripts, knowing that storylines, characters, and dialogue echo similarity among the thousands created daily.
• dialogue
• script
• theater
• theatre
• playwright