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Method Acting Basics
Many people dream of becoming an actor, but before venturing to Hollywood and pursue and acting career you need to learn how to act. Unlike what many may think, acting is more than just being able to shed a tear or saying your lines. Acting is actually a complicated process, which when perfected can get you noticed by casting agents and talent scouts.There are many ways to learn acting; one of the... [Read More]
Arthur Schnitzler - Playwright, Novella Writer, Novelist, Doctor.
The last movie directed by Stanley Kubrick, Eyes Wide Shut, which starred Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise was actually based upon a prose entitled 'Traumnovelle' by Austria's literary figure Arthur Schnitzler. The initial reaction of people upon seeing the film was shock, some were offended while others with a more open mind took it as it is. The film is not as different with the plays by Schintzler.... [Read More]
Gerhart Hauptmann- A Modern Dramatist
In 1912, Gerhart Hauptmann, a German novelist was recognized for his work and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He is called one of the proponents of modern theater and perhaps this is so because he is one of the proponents of naturalism. Before his career as a literary writer, he was involved in arts specifically sculpture. However, when he got married and settled in Berlin did he start... [Read More]
Alexander Ostrovsky - Great Russian Dramatist
What makes him different among other dramatists or of the likes of Tolstoy, Turganev and Dostoyevsky, was he took off from the theme which centered on the nobility and focused on the emerging merchant class. Alexander Ostrovsky was considered to be one of the greatest Russian dramatist during the 19th century in Russia, a proponent of realism. His plays were considered to have shed light to the ot... [Read More]
Friedrich Hebbel - Inspired by Hegel
Friedrich Hebbel was born to a poor famil. However, he is among the few who had talent in poetry, thus his economical background never hindered him to be one of the well known German dramatist and poet. Hebbel was self educated and was very much influenced by the works of Hegel, who's theories dwell on linking romanticism and realism. His plays include Judith which introduced to the public a new c... [Read More]
Georg Buchner - Post Romantic
Georg Büchner's contribution to German Literature is perhaps the most extensive in such that it paved way to a series of new movements -- a take off from romanticism. Though he never considered himself much of a writer, the skill for writing presented itself through his plays. He was interested in politics as much as being a fan of William Shakespeare. His political inclination and discontent... [Read More]
Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd. Since the play has first opened in Uris theater on March 1, 1979, the tale of the mad barber who butchers his clients to serve as meat pies has been attended by countless fans. Stephen Sondheim wrote the darkly humorous lyrics and haunting score. It won the 1979 Tony Award for Best Musical. The play is set in Victorian England. With its sparse dialogue it was virtu... [Read More]
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Introduced in 1970, it highlights the political and interpersonal struggles of Judas Iscariot and Jesus. The action largely follows the canonical gospels' accounts of the last weeks of Jesus's life, beginning with Jesus and his followers arriving in Jerusalem and ending with the Crucifixion. Twentieth-century attitude and ... [Read More]
Les Miserables
Les Misérables (translated variously from French as The Miserable Ones, The Wretched, The Poor Ones, The Victims) (1862) is a novel by French author Victor Hugo. Among the best-known novels of the 19th century, it follows the lives and interactions of several French characters over a twenty year period in the early 19th century that includes the Napoleonic wars and subsequent decades. Princ... [Read More]
Rolando Tinio - Epitome of Filipino Language
On July 7, Rolando Tinio passed away. But who was Rolando Tinio?Rolando Tinio is known for his accomplishments in the world of theater. He made his mark as a poet, director, dramatist and an actor in Philippine Theater. He adorned the stage and literature in the 1970s and his legacy still live today among playwrights, thespians, scholars, students, and every Filipino. Tinio was celebrated mainly b... [Read More]