Reflective Essay On Theatre

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Before I started Introduction to Theatre class, I had been only to a couple of plays in my life. Just in this semester I’ve been to about ten plays and have learned so much about the art of theatre. The information I retained from class will help out a lot in the future, but the most important part of this class was the shadowing experience of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. With being able to get an inside look at this play during rehearsal and then going to see the performance was an incredible experience. By going to the rehearsal and then seeing the show, I was able to learn and understand more on how the theatre works. From there, I could understand the long process the actors and directors have to go through before the opening show happens. The first step of the process was to go shadow the play during rehearsal hours. This experience was awesome and very educational. When I first went into the rehearsal I thought it would be way more different than what it actually was. My first initial thoughts were that it would be really …show more content…

Being an insider in the theatre I think gives you a better understanding and approach on what the play is about. I am a firm believer that if I had gone to rehearsals of all the plays I have been too, the performance for each one would be better. Being an insider in the play makes you look at the show at different perspectives. If you go to the rehearsal, you are able to see a clearer and more in depth look on what the show is trying to do. Then when the live performance plays, it is more in depth and executed to perfection. Also with being an insider, you are able to look at different parts of the show that you found interesting in the rehearsal, and then can see if the director made any changes to it in the live performance. I would definitely choose to be an insider again before seeing a

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