Shakespeare or Swift?
"Did I close my fist around something delicate? Did I shatter you?"
Taylor Swift Coney Island
1550 - 1660
English Renaissance
A work of drama, usually consisting mostly of dialogue between characters and intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading.
When a ferocious blizzard hits a Midwestern town without warning, a young teacher and her students are left trapped in a one-room schoolhouse.
Abominable
A sung-and-rapped-through musical with music, lyrics, and book by Lin-Manuel Miranda about one of America's founding fathers.
Hamilton
"My tongue will tell the anger of my heart, or else my heart concealing it will break"
Shakespeare Taming of the Shrew
Those who stood and watched plays in the Elizabethan period
Groundlings
The path formed by the actor's movement on stage, usually determined by the director with assistance from the actor & written down in a script.
Blocking
Rumors were circulating about alleged horrors taking place on Blackwell’s Island, home of the Insane Asylum of New York. Women were apparently the victims of abuse and torture, and one woman, a newspaper reporter, decided to risk her own life to investigate.
Nellie
Based on the beloved Charles Schulz comic strip, this show explores life's great questions as they play baseball, struggle with homework, sing songs, swoon over their crushes, and celebrate the joy of friendship.
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown.
"Do you miss the rogue who coaxed you into paradise and left you there?"
Taylor Swift Coney Island
476 - 1500
Medieval Theatre
Acting without words.
Pantomime
It’s the fabulous 50’s and the little town of Shingleville is rife with suspicion and speculation. Sprout’s Malt Shop is filled with quirky characters, and one of them is guilty of murder!
Murder at the Malt Shop
Tells the story of two unlikely friends, whose relationship struggles through their opposing personalities and viewpoints, same love-interest, reactions to the Wizard's corrupt government, and more.
Wicked
"In black ink my love may still shine bright"
Shakespeare Sonnet 65
The 1st actor.
Thespis
An invisible wall between the actors and the audience.
4th Wall
Two stories of courage and faith are intertwined in this remarkable play. We follow the path of a Jewish girl in WWII Germany and the journey of a young runaway slave in the in the deep South in the early 1800’s. The means of survival for both is the underground railroad.
Home on the Mornin' Train
A hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh.
Little Shop of Horrors
"Past the curses and cries Beyond the terror in the nightfall"
Taylore Swift Happiness
An open circular or oval building with a central space surrounded by tiers of seats for spectators, for the presentation of dramatic or
Amphitheatre
A long speech made by one actor in a play or film. A dramatic piece for a single performer. Any long speech by one person, especially when interfering with conversation.
Monologue
The people of a small, remote country village are gathered for a simple country wedding. As time for the ceremony approaches, the groom realizes, in a moment of horror, just why the bride has led him to this isolated community.
Country Gothic
Based on the cult classic film of the same name, this is the story of a high school senior who wants to be cool like the clique of it-girls. Unfortunately, in addition to awesome levels of popularity, the it-girls choose to mock and bully their kingdom into submission.
Heathers