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Fictional Theater Final: Casseus
Mohammed Omor – Reflective Rational
For my Fictional Theatre Review, I decided to do “The Antipodes” by Richard Brome. I really enjoyed this play when we read it for class, and I thought it was nicely done for the time period it came out in. I liked the metatheatre. It was a bit confusing but I was still able to… Continue reading Mohammed Omor – Reflective Rational
Mohammed Omor – Fictional Theatre Review
October 27, 1638Last night, I was able to go to the Salisbury Court Theatre to watch the play “The Antipodes” by Richard Brome. I found out about this play in the paper and read that it had a newer take on plays. I didn’t know what that meant but after not being able to attend… Continue reading Mohammed Omor – Fictional Theatre Review
Steps to Publish Your Catalogue Entry
Entry by Eric Diaz: Playbill for Barnes and Finley’s booth, Smithfield Fair, 1701
This playbill, measuring 17.5 by 7.5 cm, offers information on the play “At Mr. Barns and Finleys Booth,” performed at the Bartholomew fair around the 1610’s. It depicts what appears to be four to five different scenes from the play with a crest in the top center panel. The description of this play describes each… Continue reading Entry by Eric Diaz: Playbill for Barnes and Finley’s booth, Smithfield Fair, 1701
Entry by Elian Ortiz: Published script of The Black Doctor: A Romantic Drama in Four Acts, adapted into English by Ira Aldridge
This is a cover of the famous melodramatic play, “The black Doctor”. In the cover we can see The Black Doctor (Fabian), with Pauline, his love interest. The image is entirely inspired by the set description in scene 4, Act 1. In the scene, Fabian and Pauline have taken a rather strange path, a place… Continue reading Entry by Elian Ortiz: Published script of The Black Doctor: A Romantic Drama in Four Acts, adapted into English by Ira Aldridge
Entry by Jasmeet Kaur: Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
The following image shown is of Juana Ines de la Cruz, the author of the play “ Loa to the Divine Narcissus”. This image was a portrait created by Jose Caldevilla, who showcased numerous themes that can be pointed out. The main theme being gender; a theme shown in the painting and Juanas play. To… Continue reading Entry by Jasmeet Kaur: Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
Steps to Publish Your Theatre Review
Entry by Cen Liu: Perpsective View (uki-e) of a Kabuki Theatre, with a Performance of The Crest Patterns of the Soga Brothers and Nagoya Sanza (Mon-zukushi Nagoya Soga) 1748 (Enkyō 5), first month
This print captures a panoramic view of a crowded Kabuki theater during a scene from a vendetta play based on the legend of the Soga brothers. Kabuki theater developed during the early seventeenth century in Japan. Kabuki theater is often considered to be the opposite of the Nōh theater, another classical form of Japanese dance-drama… Continue reading Entry by Cen Liu: Perpsective View (uki-e) of a Kabuki Theatre, with a Performance of The Crest Patterns of the Soga Brothers and Nagoya Sanza (Mon-zukushi Nagoya Soga) 1748 (Enkyō 5), first month
