All the World's a Stage

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

This play by Tom Stoppard is precisely what I am looking for in a senior project play: there is a relatively small cast of five boys and one girl, the subject matter is political, and it takes place in a mental institution. The only problem is…the show requires an orchestra. This presents an almost-impossible problem for me. Unless the school orchestra is willing to do this, there’s no way i can effectively execute this show. This is quite a shame considering I have fallen semi in love with this play.

7 months ago

proof

I recently read the play proof by David Auburn. While it is about math (a subject I often despise), I like this play. There is a small cast of two guys and two girls. The language is rough, but it has an edginess that reflects true human emotions and conflicting goals. Because of this, it has a raw beauty about it. I think it would not be a good senior project piece because I don’t have any idea who I would cast. However, Auburn has written a short, sentimental piece that extends far beyond an analysis of logarithms and variables.

8 months ago

The History Boys: A Play (and a Possibility!)

This may be a possible senior project choice, though I think it may prove difficult with its large cast and semi-complicated structure. I have yet to read the whole play, but I have read summaries. I was looking for something political, something that has a connection to my life. And though the main characters are all boys, I like the premise of this play by Alan Bennett. It is about the education system, but it’s also about eight teenage boys who are trying to figure their way through life and figure out their futures. Before I order this play, I guess I’ll camp out in Books-A-Million or a Barnes and Noble this weekend. We will see!

8 months ago

Our first assignment in IB Theatre Arts was to find an image that represents us as an artist. I have always considered myself an artist, yet I have never thought of it visually. When I was looking for an image, I immediately had the thought of an empty stage. I am predominantly an actress; I spend a lot of my time on the stage. And when I am onstage, I feel both like a different person and like more of myself than I feel almost anywhere else. When I think about art in general, I image a void. There is blankness, there is emptiness. There is, however, potential. This empty stage is bare, yet intriguing. An empty stage offers up all of its potential for greatness. Much like me, it can be changed. Things can be added and taken away. It can be brought into the light; it can spend time in the darkness. And like me, the stage has a want, an almost incessant need for change. In the words of the great William Shakespeare, all the world is indeed a stage.

8 months ago