Category: Drama and Theatre

Writers can chose many different ways to grab an audiences attention. Looking through Chapter 3, explain 3 different methods that play writers use to get the audience more engaged with their play. Then, find an example of each in either a play or a movie and explain how you felt the method the writer chose influences the story, and if you felt like it was a good decision.

Analyse the love story in the movie ‘Carol’
1.What is the love story?
What are the ideas of love that are raised in each film or screen text?
2.
How do filmmakers make love on the screen? How are these ideas of love constructed and rendered by the filmmaking process?
3.
How do these ideas and creative practices relate to your own ideas of love?
How do they expand the notion of what love is or might be?
4.
How do critical writings and other forms of screen analysis relate to these ideas and practices?
5.
How do other creative forms, such as music, dance, literature and visual art, tell their love stories? How do these forms compare with those we arestudying on screen?

Compose a journal report on “Precious Life” reflecting on your films’ viewing experience.
Refrain from sourcing external information from platforms such as Wikipedia.
Instead, endeavor to articulate the aspects of the film that resonated with you personally, exploring meaningful, insightful, powerful, effective, and influential elements in shaping your viewing experience.
Utilize significant moments from the film as focal points to illustrate your impressions.
While encouraged to adopt an analytical and critical approach, remember that this is a journal entry rather than a formal academic essay. You are invited to comment on historical, philosophical, and cinematic perspectives mentioned during the class discussion. 
Your writing should convey a sense of your individual processing and intellectual and emotional response to the film.
While the absence of citations and references is noted, strive for coherence in presenting your thoughts and sensations.
More importantly, enjoy the moment of writing.
Here is the link:https://tubitv.com/movies/457787/precious-life

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Lucifer is an American television series based on the comic books of the same name created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg for Vertigo, a subsidiary of DC Comics. The series was developed by Tom Kapinos and premiered in 2016. 
The plot revolves around Lucifer Morningstar, played by Tom Ellis, who, bored with his life as the Lord of Hell, decides to abandon his throne and move to Los Angeles. There, he opens a nightclub called Lux and begins to enjoy worldly pleasures, while also helping the local police solve crimes, using his powers to punish the guilty. 
Main characters include Chloe Decker (played by Lauren German), an LAPD detective with whom Lucifer forms an unlikely partnership; Mazikeen (played by Lesley-Ann Brandt), a demon loyal to Lucifer who accompanies him on his journey; Amenadiel (played by D.B. Woodside), an angel sent to convince Lucifer to return to Hell; and Linda Martin (played by Rachael Harris), Lucifer’s therapist who gradually becomes one of his closest confidants. 
The series mixes elements of crime drama, comedy and fantasy, while exploring themes such as redemption, free will and morality. “Lucifer” was well received by critics and developed a dedicated fan base throughout its seasons. After three seasons on Fox, the series was rescued by Netflix, where it had three more seasons to conclude its story. 
• theoretical foundation 
Psychological Perspectives: One can analyze Lucifer’s character from various psychological angles, such as Freudian theory, exploring his id-driven desires and conflicts with his superego (represented, in part, by his father, God). Additionally, Jungian concepts could be applied to explore the archetypal elements of Lucifer’s journey and the symbolism within the show. 
Philosophical Themes: The show delves into philosophical questions about morality, free will, redemption, and the nature of evil. Philosophers like Nietzsche, who explored concepts of the will to power and the Ubermensch (superman), could be relevant in understanding Lucifer’s character arc. 
Religious and Mythological Interpretations: Given Lucifer’s status as the Devil, religious and mythological frameworks are prevalent throughout the series. Analyzing Lucifer’s rebellion against his father and his subsequent fall from grace could draw parallels to various religious traditions, such as Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. 
Narrative and Genre Analysis: From a narrative perspective, one could analyze the show’s blending of genres—crime procedural, supernatural drama, and character-driven storytelling. Examining how these elements intersect and contribute to the overall narrative structure could provide insights into audience engagement and thematic development. 
Gender and Identity Studies: The show features complex characters with diverse identities and backgrounds. Exploring themes of gender, sexuality, and identity could offer valuable insights into character motivations and societal dynamics depicted in the series. 
The cultural impact and reception of the Lucifer series since its release. 
Exploration of Religious and Supernatural Themes: Lucifer addresses themes related to theology, religion and mythology in a unique way by presenting Lucifer Morningstar, the devil, as a main character. This approach provoked discussions about faith, morality and free will. 
Complex Character Development: The series stands out for building multifaceted characters, including Lucifer, who is portrayed not only as a demonic figure, but also as someone seeking redemption and understanding his own nature. 
Critical Reception: Lucifer received mixed reviews upon its release, with praise for Tom Ellis’ performance as Lucifer and the light and humorous tone of the series, but criticism related to the narrative and character development in some seasons. 
Engaged Fandom: The series has developed a loyal and engaged fanbase, which has contributed to its popularity over the seasons. Fans actively engage on social media, promoting the series, creating fanart content, and participating in discussions about the episodes. 
Influence on Pop Culture: Lucifer has had an impact on pop culture, inspiring memes, references in other works of media and even influencing the popular perception of the character of Lucifer as a charismatic and seductive figure. 
Exploration of Contemporary Issues: The series addresses contemporary issues, such as identity, sexuality, relationships and justice, incorporating them into the plots of the episodes and providing an entertaining approach to reflection on these themes. 
Detailed analysis of the main characters 
Lucifer Morningstar:  
Motivations: Initially, Lucifer is portrayed as a hedonist, who rebels against the Heavenly Father and abandons Hell to enjoy life on Earth. His main motivation is to find meaning in his existence and free himself from the chains of his own nature.  
Development arcs: Throughout the series, he goes through an intense process of self-knowledge and moral development. He begins to question his own nature and seek redemption for his past sins.  
Interpersonal relationships: his relationship with Chloe Decker is central to the series, as she challenges his worldview and makes him question his own nature. Furthermore, his interactions with Maze and Amenadiel reveal different aspects of his personality and fuel his development. 
Chloe Decker:  
Motivations: As an LAPD detective, Chloe is motivated by justice and solving cases. She constantly seeks the truth and believes in the good in people. Development arcs: Her journey is heavily influenced by her discovery of Lucifer’s true identity and her relationship with him. She goes through a series of personal and professional challenges, confronting her own faith and skepticism.  
Interpersonal relationships: her bond with Lucifer is complex, marked by moments of tension and intimacy. Additionally, his friendship with Maze and his partnership with Amenadiel are also important elements in his journey. 
Mazikeen (Maze):  
Motivations: Maze is a demon who follows Lucifer to Earth, seeking purpose and identity outside of Hell. She longs for freedom and autonomy.  
Developmental Arcs: Throughout the series, Maze struggles to find her place in the human world and to understand her own emotions. She goes through a journey of self-acceptance and discovers the value of friendship and love. Interpersonal relationships: Her relationship with Lucifer is complicated, but deeply meaningful for both of them. Her friendship with Chloe and her journey of self-discovery are fundamental aspects of her development. 
Amenadiel:  
Motivations: Amenadiel is an angel sent to bring Lucifer back to Hell. He is initially portrayed as a faithful guardian of divine laws.  
Developmental Arcs: Throughout the series, Amenadiel questions his own beliefs and the purpose of his actions. He goes through a journey of humanization, learning to value human experiences and the importance of free will.  
Interpersonal relationships: His relationship with Lucifer is tense at first, but evolves into a meaningful partnership. His connection with Linda Martin, Lucifer’s therapist, is also crucial to his emotional development. 
Dr. Linda Martin:  
Motivations: As a therapist, Dr. Linda is motivated to help her clients understand themselves and deal with their emotional problems. She seeks to promote the personal growth and mental well-being of her patients. Developmental Arcs: Throughout the series, Linda faces her own personal and ethical challenges when dealing with extraordinary clients such as Lucifer and Amenadiel. She goes through a journey of self-discovery and learns to balance her professional role with her own emotional needs.  
Interpersonal relationships: her relationship with Lucifer is central to her journey. She becomes a confidant and advisor to him, helping him understand his own emotions and deal with his internal conflicts. Furthermore, her relationships with Amenadiel and Maze are also significant, as she offers guidance and emotional support to both of them. 

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For your Midterm Paper, please write a well-organized essay of about 800-1000 words that
presents a clear argument and comparative analysis of two primary sources. Please focus on
doing a close comparative reading of two Hong Kong films of your choice. You may choose two
films by the same director or featuring the same actor, or you may choose to compare two very
different films. It is important that you relate your close readings of the two films you are
focusing on to key themes and concepts that we are discussing in this class. You should also
engage the ideas in at least one secondary source. When writing your essay please keep the following in mind:
1. Construct a clear, well-rounded thesis / argument.
2. Analyze and discuss TWO (2) primary sources (films) within the framework of
your central thesis / argument.
3. Integrate and engage ideas in at least ONE (1) secondary source of relevant
scholarship or theory. Be sure to acknowledge the author and title of the text(s) you
are referring to.
4. Follow correct formatting guidelines (MLA or Chicago Manual of Style) for all
references and bibliography (list of works cited). 
2 required films：enter the dragon，fist of fury

Answer each discussion Questions 3-5 sentences or more if needed
TEXTS: The Norton Anthology of Drama, Vol. One, 3rd Edition

This is a design course so be thoughtful about the look of your portfolio – it should be cohesive and “flow”
Much of the material will relate to the script you’ve been using for many of the module topics.
Design an opening page – including:
Your name, the course (MPT285OL) and the name of the script – this can be the Title Treatment 
Your Initial Presentation (Module 4) of your ideas for the story – Vision Board & statement about your approach to visual style of the project.
Color Palette – the colors and a simple statement about your choices of colors (emotional tone, etc.)
Set Decorations
Props
An original Design of a Graphic or Sign to be used in the movie
Technical Drawings (floor plan, optional elevations)
Concept Sketch/Perspective Drawing/Images showing Depth
Your Business Card – name, title (“filmmaker” is ok), email, phone number (you can use generic email & phone number)
check attachments for some of the script, template for project, and others.

Your name here
Play Review
Instructor name here
Today’s date here                                                                                                       
Essay title here, for example: Play Review of Hamlet at Boston Court Theatre
Indent each new paragraph apart from your very first one. Your essay should be typed, double-spaced and use 12-point Times New
Roman font just like the example you’re reading right now. Number your pages just I have. The play review should be five sides long.
Use spell check and good grammar throughout. Your essay needs to be printed and handed in by the due date. No electronic
submissions will be accepted.
In the first paragraph briefly outline what you saw, when, and who directed it.
Briefly outline the plot in a couple of sentences. For example, if I wanted to summarize Romeo and Juliet I could say: ‘Set in the
Italian city of Verona it tells of a long-running hatred between two families, which results in the tragic death of the two young lovers,
Romeo and Juliet.’
The strange thing is that although it’s called a ‘play review’ you should be reviewing a production of a play not the play itself,
so don’t fall into the trap of explaining what happens in the story by exploring the plot, themes, or language of the drama. Those
things are fixed and never change. Write instead about what the production did with the play. Talk about the acting, lighting,
costume, set, music and any other element of the production and explain if they did a good or bad job. Feel free to share your
opinion and make bold statements about what you’ve seen. For example, I could that ‘I thought the Romeo actor was terrible,’ BUT
because a critical essay is about demonstrating your ability to build a strong argument, YOU NEED TO SUPPORT YOUR
STATEMENT with a clear and well-argued explanation. For example, explain how and why the Romeo actor was so terrible and if you
have any suggestions about how to fix this problem. For example, ‘I thought the Romeo actor was terrible because the character of
Romeo is supposed to be torn apart by love. We didn’t see that in actor’s physicality because the Romeo actor in this production was
too relaxed to make his performance believable. An example was in the scene where Romeo is banished and must leave the city
forever. The character talks about wanting to commit suicide and he’s furious he’ll never see Juliet again, but the Romeo actor
delivered the lines in a such a relaxed way that Romeo didn’t appear to care about his predicament. Also, the actor didn’t speak
clearly or loudly enough and I missed much of what he was saying. A simple solution to this would have been to mic the actors or for
the director to simply tell the actors to speak louder.’
Talking about specific moments like that will improve your essay and demonstrate that you engaged critically with the
production. But don’t just make one point and spend the entire essay talking about it. Aim for ten clear points about the acting and
other production elements. Consider how design and lighting helped or hindered the production. Did the costumes and set work well
or not? How did all the separate parts of the production fit together? Did some parts work better than others?
When writing your essay tell us what you thought AND always back it up with a strong argument then move on to the next
point. Do this again and again throughout your essay and you’ll maximize your grade. You might want to focus on the two or three
most successful aspects of the production and then counter this with what you thought were the worst parts.
What is the main theme or idea of the play and did the production put that across well? You should also write about how the
play is relevant to audiences today. Is the play relevant to your life? Explain why or why not.
Include some of the key terms from our book such as suspension of disbelief, fourth wall, climactic, episodic, Realism etc. That
will also improve your grade.
Finish your essay by summing up your overall response to the production and remember, your essay needs to be 5 sides long.
If your page count is slightly short or long (less than half a page) your grade won’t be affected but 5 sides is your target so that is
what you should aim to hand in. If your essay is more than half a page short or long, points will be deducted.
If, due to Covid-19, we cannot go and see a live theatre production, I will provide links to two theatre productions by Week 5.
Choose ONE and write your essay on that production.
Overview of Instructor Grading Methodology
All papers that include plagiarized materials will be graded zero.
5 point deductions to be made for the following errors:
The essay does not meet the requirements regarding word count i.e. the essay is either too long or too short (5 points may be deducted)
The layout does not conform to the suggested parameters as set out in the Play Review Guidelines and Outline (5 points may be deducted for each)
Spelling errors (5 points may be deducted for each)
Poor syntax, word choice, and grammar (5 points may be deducted for each)
Insufficient critical argument (5 points deducted for each missing argument)
Lack of clarity and/or detail in each of the critical arguments made (1 – 5 points deducted as per the instructor’s critical judgement)
Failure to include any of the key theatre terms from the program (5 points deducted)
Here are notes from the play: Peter and the Starcatcher which Im writing about in this play review: 
What stood out for me:
The gag of Captain Tash smashing the mirror.
Stage lighting and how it helped tell the story effectively.
The use of parasols to create the ocean.
The set 
based in 1885
the stage was a Proscenium stage
And here are some questions I had about the show?
The performance was full of energy and everyone was loud but I still couldn’t understand about 50% of what was being said. Why? And what could have been done to improve that?
Were moments when the 4th wall was broken effective? If so, why? If not, why? How could it be fixed if needed?
Did you like the way the actors helped change the scene by shifting bits of the set around or the use of parasols to create the effect of the sea? Was it effective?
How did lighting, set, costume help tell the story? 
What specific moments stood out for you? Why?
What about costume?
What about the direction? It’s not easy to organize such a large cast. 
How was the staging effective/ineffective in the telling of the story? Think about the tableaux that were made and the movement of actors across the stage. 
Inevitably, some actors were stronger than others. Who were they and why were their performances stronger? What could have been done to help those actors who were struggling in their roles? 
My notes (I was scribbling away during the performance). You may not agree/understand with any/all but this is what stood out for me as I watched the show:
Very first line lost (couldn’t hear the last word, didn’t get the meaning)
Diction bad, can’t understand what they are saying
giant sheets above stage like billowing sails
how they showed the orphans behind bars
staging — use of boxes to create different levels
lighting – sunshine, danger, blue skies
miming pulling the ropes 
recorded piano odd, not live, singing weak/out of tune etc
toy ships
SFX of creaking ship and ocean sounds
can’t see/hear when actors facing upstage, dialogue lost
SFX fart sounds, why not actor make sound?
scenes behind doors in various parts of ship
flashback to orphanage done with white screens and silhouettes
actors as narrators/break 4th wall/talk to audience
one of the orphans is really good
God save the Queen! Gag. Everyone stands and shouts God Save Her!
sick bucket, comic timing
Tash – crack mirror gag
Smee and the severed hand
parasol waves, ship’s wheel, lighting used to show switch from one ship to other
red light, chase scene
costume/one actor wear brand new Doc Martens / my suspension of disbelief shattered
the croc sounds more like a lion / use of silhouette
use of spotlights
use of gobo lighting at intermission to project stars on stage floor
gender and casting 
suddenly live music Smee and ukulele…why? Seems at odds with the recorded music
Peter flying 

Production History 8-10 Pages
Choose a play from history. You may include modern plays and musicals that started on the stage. NO MOVIES!
rInclude 3-4 productions. You may include visuals in your report. 
Be Organized! Include a summary about the play and playwright. Why is it important in theatre history? Use sources that are reliable! Use the library!
Use MLA Style!
Include a thesis statement in your introduction.
Make sure you support your claims with evidence from the text—use quotes.  
Underline your thesis statement in the first  paragraph
Pages typed double spaced—12point times new roman
Quoting Evidence from Sources
Quoting is one of the ways you can incorporate evidence from a source into your research paperor other writing assignment.
Quoting means using the exact words of the source, rather than a summary or paraphrase in yourown words. This is also called a direct quote.
To incorporate a direct quote effectively, you need three things:
1.    Introduction
This tells the reader that a quote is coming up.
2.    Quoted text
This is the actual text reproduced exactly as it appears in the original source.
3.    Explanation of relevance
This tells the reader why the quoted text is important for your argument.
In the following example, the introduction is marked (1), the quoted text is marked
(2)  and the explanation of relevance is marked (3). (The numbers are just forclarification; you would not use them in an actual writing assignment.)
(1)  In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson includes a list of god-givenrights, including (2) “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
(3) These words indicate an important shift in emphasis from the First ContinentalCongress of 1774, which had issued a declaration of rights in which stated that thecolonists were entitled to life, liberty and property.
How to Format Direct Quotes
Brief quotes should be set off from the surrounding text with double quotation marks as inthe example above. If your quoted text is more than four lines, use a block quote. A div begins on a new line, doesn’t have quotation marks, and is indented about one inchfrom the left margin.
Quoted evidence must come from reliable sources and be properly cited. In additionto using direct quotes, you can also iincorporate evidence by
paraphrasing or summarizing.