Sarah Ann’s Apprenticeship Proposal for the years of 2017-2019 Firstly, I would like to thank you for the opportunity you are providing with these apprenticeships regardless of who they are awarded to. It seems to be an incredible opportunity, and, once again, the high regard in which you hold your students shines through, and that’s something I will always remember and appreciate about this department. • A theatre apprenticeship provides opportunity to tangibly express an aspect of your artistic mission through involvement with departmental production tasks. Were I granted the opportunity to hold an apprenticeship position, I would like it to be a dramaturgic/writing apprenticeship. In my education as a theatre artist, I have seen …show more content…
I was thinking that a potential aspect of my office hours would be time for help with writing, like the Writing Tutors provided in the Academic Support Center, but specific to theatrical writing. I would love to help with Ideas papers, play responses, and any other writing/analyzing work that a theatre arts student may need help with—academically, or personally. Overall, this is something I would love to be a part of, it is a great opportunity, and if I get to do so much that I love along the way, so much the better. I naturally look for ways to improve, whether that be within myself, or in my environment, so I would love to help improve the department by means of my apprenticeship’s focus, or otherwise. Because of my disability, though, it is sometimes difficult for me to just do things. I am certainly self-motivated, but I get unsure of what I am allowed/supposed to do, but, for example, seeing the list provided (“when any of our spaces [examples are listed] are not properly cleaned or maintained, an apprentice recruits a few others and puts things in order.”) I would then never feel wary about initiating those tasks. I now know that those are options. As long as I am, at the beginning of my apprenticeship, given a general guideline of the things that I can/should initiate, I should have no problem, and I am one to ask questions, so if I am unsure, I will
In this area of theatre i have learned more about brainstorming, character position, the effectiveness of music, the effectiveness of light and at what darkness and more about character goals and character formation both physical and vocal.
The specialization and individualized professions in the field of Technical Theatre are relatively new to the stage in comparison to the period of time in which the art of Theatre has grown. Aiding in the development of concentrated professions such as scenic design has been a plethora of talented, skillful, intelligent and highly driven individuals. Among these influential fountains of creativity have been John Lee Beatty, Eugene Lee, Boris Aronson, Ming Cho Lee, Jo Mielziner, Tony Walton, Robin Wager, John Napier, Santo Loquasto, Heidi Landesman, and Julie Taymor along with many more.
In the United States, the history of Career and Technical Education evolved within four major periods. First, the Awakening period which began in 1776-1826, when the right to a free public education was expressed. During this era, educational opportunities in labor and industrial education were being demanded. The rising working class began to press for an education that were more appropriate for their labor and industry’s needs (Awakening 1776-1826, 1976). Even Benjamin Franklin who represented the Awakening middle class was on board with the rise of technical and vocational education which were taught primarily by private masters or contracted apprenticeships (Cohen, 1976).
After six years of Classical Dance, Musical Theatre, Dramatic Theatre, Choreography, and Fight Choreography it is my belief that I can handle the workload and stress this program has the potential to inflict upon me. At one point when I was thirteen, I was in five productions at once, giving me the emotional depth, preparation, and time management
Lazarus, Joan. "On the Verge of Change: New Directions in Secondary Theatre Education." Applied Theatre Research 3.2 (July 2015): 149-161. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1386/atr.3.2.149_1.
I began my collegiate theater studies, at Reed College, wanting to be an actor, and, in fact, adverse to the idea of directing. I had considered directors little more than acting coaches and blockers, but in my first year, I worked with a director, Stepan Simek, who significantly shifted my understanding of directing as an art form. The production was Frank Wedekind’s Spring Awakening, which was staged on a pair of raked platforms that served as chalkboards. The set pieces in each scene were drawn on the platforms by...
In the 1960’s, culture and society saw great upheavals and changes, changes that would affect every aspect of life in America. Naturally, theatre came to be affected in due time, as could be seen in the new subject matter found in the plots of new plays. One of the aspects that came to be affected was scenery of the time. Theater is a diverse and complex art. It requires collaboration among many artists, craftspeople, and managers in order to create a performance for audiences. Since the time of the ancient Greeks, theatrical events have included such production elements as costumes, scenery, properties, music, and choreography. Lighting and sound are more recent additions. Each element in today's theater has its own designer, composer, or choreographer, who collaborates with the director to focus the audience's attention on the actor in the special environment or seeing place. In addition to the actor and the audience in a space, other elements of theater include a written or improvised text, costumes, scenery, lights, sound, and properties (props). Most theatrical performances require the collaborative efforts of many creative people working toward a common goal: the production. Fundamental to the theater experience is the act of seeing and being seen; in fact, the word theater comes from the Greek word theatron, meaning "seeing place." Throughout the history of world cultures, actors have used a variety of locations for theater, including amphitheaters, churches, marketplaces, garages, street corners, warehouses, and formal buildings. It is not the building that makes theater but rather the use of space for actors to imitate human experience before audiences.
...ously and see plays and performances not only as art but as a vital part of the human existence.
I’ve learned to appreciate the beauty of how theater is more than a mere performance, but rather an artform with nuance and depth. My knowledge on theatrical styles has expanded and some of my favorites we have studied in class are Brechtian and Chinese theatre styles. I grew up participating in musical theatre, but never had the opportunity to truly learn the history and details of the craft. After studying RENT, I am inspired by the various possibilities for theater beyond acting, singing, and dancing. Theater can be used for activism or as a form of commemoration. Theater is relevant by communicating issues to the world. Theater is so much more than a dramatic presentation. The theater that I have come to appreciate the most are the performances that relay a greater purposeful message about society amidst the theatricals on
Apprenticeship Programme is an occupational skill training that combines on-the- job experiences with classroom instruction. It represents a tradition of providing young people with vital life skills. Part of this is the chance to learn a craft, to build expertise and to excel in a particular vocation (Lammy, 2007).
Historically, drama, and indeed all areas of the arts, have been seen to make an unimportant contribution to society as a whole. As recently as the mid to late 20th century, the arts were seen as a luxury, and a purely leisure exercise or hobby, with only gifted children having access to classically defined art forms such as music or art. This ideology still exists in some form today, although the arts are beginning to be recognised as an integral part of our everyday and working lives. Many drama practitioners and educators consider the arts to be a growing power within the economy, and that drama has benefits to society, culture, and a person’s inner development. These benefits have shaped the incorporation and delivery of drama within Queensland schools. This essay will examine how, by teachers delivering a rich aesthetic experience to students through drama in schools, students are provided with opportunities to develop self identity and equipping them with a skill set that is transferable across a variety of learning areas.
Theatre-In-Education The theatre education industry/movement has seen some rapid changes since its initial developments and establishment in the 1960’s. However its origins mainly lie in the early years of the last century. It was the initial establishment of companies such as Bertha Waddell’s in Scotland and Esme Church’s in the north of England that thoroughly established the main roots of TIE.
A mere mention of the term theatre acts as a relief to many people. It is in this place that a m...