Sarah Ream is a theater director and educator with extensive experience directing plays in the UK and US at major regional theaters and off-Broadway. She has also directed plays and taught acting, directing, and other theater courses at drama schools in the UK and US. Currently, she is the Chair of the Department of Theater and Dance at Phillips Exeter Academy, where she directs productions and teaches a variety of theater and English courses. She holds a B.A. from Yale University and post-graduate training from the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Dryden was the most prominent author of the Restoration period, writing both heroic plays that were popular at the time as well as comedies that satirized conventions in heroic plays. Other major authors included Otway, Etherege, Wycherley, and Congreve who wrote comedies of manners that depicted the immoral society of the time. Sheridan also wrote famous comedies later in the period. Prose works included Locke's influential Essay on Human Understanding and the diaries of Pepys and Evelyn which provide historical accounts of the era.
Shakespearean comedies are characterized by having happy endings, involving marriages, taking place in imaginary countries, and featuring true characters. They use puns and mistaken identities as common plot devices. The document then lists Shakespeare's comedies and provides some key details about Twelfth Night, such as it being set during Twelfth Night's entertainment and involving mistaken identity through the character of Viola disguising herself as Cesario.
Comedy has developed over time from religious dramas in the medieval period to more modern forms of absurdist and black comedy. Key elements of comedy include highlighting human foolishness, mix-ups that turn life upside down, and exploring relationships and social conventions. Contemporary comedy draws on past traditions but adapts genres like farce and absurdism to expose the human condition in new ways.
All for Love by John Dryden conducted by Monir HossenMonir Hossen
This document provides biographical information about John Dryden, an English poet, playwright, and literary critic who lived from 1631 to 1700. It discusses his most famous play, All for Love, which was written in 1677 as a tragedy focusing on the last days of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. The summary provides key details about the plot of the play, including Antony's love and eventual betrayal of Cleopatra, their suicides at the end, and the rise of Octavius Caesar. It also analyzes the characters of Antony, Cleopatra, Octavius, and Ventidius. The document thus comprehensively covers Dryden's play All for Love through summaries of its plot, characters,
This document provides an overview of William Shakespeare and his famous play Romeo and Juliet. It notes that Shakespeare was an English playwright who lived from 1564 to 1616 and wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets. Romeo and Juliet is one of his most famous tragedies, telling the story of the doomed love between the young title characters from feuding families in Verona, Italy. The play explores universal themes of love, hate, fate and death that still resonate with modern audiences over 400 years later.
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Satyr Plays were short plays performed between acts of tragedies that made fun of tragedy characters wearing large phalluses. Few examples survive but they are classified as tragicomic or comedy dramas featuring mythical half-human, half-goat figures called satyrs. Mime uses only facial expressions and body language to communicate while satire is a genre that uses humor, irony, or ridicule to criticize people, policies, or society.
This document provides an overview of the history of comedy through different time periods and literary movements. It begins by defining comedy and describing various types, including comedy of manners, burlesque, romantic comedy, farce, black comedy, high comedy, low comedy, comedy of humors, and tragicomedy. It then examines the development of comedy in ancient Greece, English literature from Old English to the Renaissance, the Renaissance period focusing on Shakespeare and Jonson, the Commonwealth period, Restoration period, 18th century, 19th century highlighting Wilde and Shaw, and 20th century trends. It also briefly discusses comedy in American literature.
Drama began in ancient Greece in the 6th century BC and was used to tell stories through characters interacting via dialogue. The first actor was Thespis, which is where the term "thespian" comes from. Greek dramas used masks so facial expressions could be seen from a distance in large amphitheaters. Tragedy and comedy were the two main forms, with tragedy involving a hero's death and comedy ending happily. Drama later developed in both Western and Eastern cultures through various genres like opera, kabuki theater, and shadow puppet plays.
Dryden was the most prominent author of the Restoration period, writing both heroic plays that were popular at the time as well as comedies that satirized conventions in heroic plays. Other major authors included Otway, Etherege, Wycherley, and Congreve who wrote comedies of manners that depicted the immoral society of the time. Sheridan also wrote famous comedies later in the period. Prose works included Locke's influential Essay on Human Understanding and the diaries of Pepys and Evelyn which provide historical accounts of the era.
Shakespearean comedies are characterized by having happy endings, involving marriages, taking place in imaginary countries, and featuring true characters. They use puns and mistaken identities as common plot devices. The document then lists Shakespeare's comedies and provides some key details about Twelfth Night, such as it being set during Twelfth Night's entertainment and involving mistaken identity through the character of Viola disguising herself as Cesario.
Comedy has developed over time from religious dramas in the medieval period to more modern forms of absurdist and black comedy. Key elements of comedy include highlighting human foolishness, mix-ups that turn life upside down, and exploring relationships and social conventions. Contemporary comedy draws on past traditions but adapts genres like farce and absurdism to expose the human condition in new ways.
All for Love by John Dryden conducted by Monir HossenMonir Hossen
This document provides biographical information about John Dryden, an English poet, playwright, and literary critic who lived from 1631 to 1700. It discusses his most famous play, All for Love, which was written in 1677 as a tragedy focusing on the last days of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. The summary provides key details about the plot of the play, including Antony's love and eventual betrayal of Cleopatra, their suicides at the end, and the rise of Octavius Caesar. It also analyzes the characters of Antony, Cleopatra, Octavius, and Ventidius. The document thus comprehensively covers Dryden's play All for Love through summaries of its plot, characters,
This document provides an overview of William Shakespeare and his famous play Romeo and Juliet. It notes that Shakespeare was an English playwright who lived from 1564 to 1616 and wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets. Romeo and Juliet is one of his most famous tragedies, telling the story of the doomed love between the young title characters from feuding families in Verona, Italy. The play explores universal themes of love, hate, fate and death that still resonate with modern audiences over 400 years later.
The three sentences are:
Satyr Plays were short plays performed between acts of tragedies that made fun of tragedy characters wearing large phalluses. Few examples survive but they are classified as tragicomic or comedy dramas featuring mythical half-human, half-goat figures called satyrs. Mime uses only facial expressions and body language to communicate while satire is a genre that uses humor, irony, or ridicule to criticize people, policies, or society.
This document provides an overview of the history of comedy through different time periods and literary movements. It begins by defining comedy and describing various types, including comedy of manners, burlesque, romantic comedy, farce, black comedy, high comedy, low comedy, comedy of humors, and tragicomedy. It then examines the development of comedy in ancient Greece, English literature from Old English to the Renaissance, the Renaissance period focusing on Shakespeare and Jonson, the Commonwealth period, Restoration period, 18th century, 19th century highlighting Wilde and Shaw, and 20th century trends. It also briefly discusses comedy in American literature.
Drama began in ancient Greece in the 6th century BC and was used to tell stories through characters interacting via dialogue. The first actor was Thespis, which is where the term "thespian" comes from. Greek dramas used masks so facial expressions could be seen from a distance in large amphitheaters. Tragedy and comedy were the two main forms, with tragedy involving a hero's death and comedy ending happily. Drama later developed in both Western and Eastern cultures through various genres like opera, kabuki theater, and shadow puppet plays.
This document discusses different types of ancient Roman comedy. It describes rough, bawdy comedy that often involved cheating husbands and flirtatious young people. It also mentions frivolous dance shows performed behind masks by chorus members. Finally, it discusses how new comedy originated in Greece and was brought to Rome, with one type focusing on slaves and daily life issues.
This document provides a detailed overview of the history of theater from prehistoric times through the 16th century. It covers developments in several regions and eras, including:
- Ritual dances and performances in cave paintings from 38,000-5,000 BC in Asia, Africa and Europe.
- Early religious ritual performances and passion plays in ancient Egypt from around 4000 BC.
- The development of Greek theater in the 1200-500 BC period, including the works of playwrights like Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.
- How the Romans adapted Greek ideas and developed theater further, including the rise of pantomime performances and actor-managers.
- The
This document summarizes the characters, plot, themes, and context of Chaucer's "The Knight's Tale". It describes the main characters including Prince Theseus, Hyppolita, Emelye, Arcite, and Palamon. It explains that the tale involves the two knights Arcite and Palamon both falling in love with Emelye while imprisoned, and later battling each other for her love after being released. The document also notes that the tale explores themes of love and morality, and connects it to other works as being part of Canterbury Tales but also standing alone as literature.
The document discusses the origins and evolution of musical theatre. It traces musical theatre back to ancient Greece, where music and dance were integrated into comedies and tragedies. In the 16th century, opera emerged in Italy, combining drama, music, costumes and staging. Operetta developed in the mid-19th century, featuring lighter romantic stories. In the late 19th/early 20th century, vaudeville and minstrel shows helped establish musical theatre as a distinct American art form. The golden age of Broadway musicals lasted from the 1940s-1960s, followed by experimentation in the late 20th century and trends today like revivals and jukebox musicals.
Romeo and Juliet - lessons, analysis, activities and resources for 6-10 weeks...stebbett
294 slides of differentiated Romeo and Juliet lesson resources for GCSE (higher level and mid-range analysis) - many resources are for printing off as A3 worksheets
This document provides an overview of William Shakespeare's life and works. It summarizes that Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford, England and wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets in his lifetime. Some of his most famous works discussed are Romeo and Juliet, which tells the story of two star-crossed lovers, and A Midsummer Night's Dream, a confusing yet amusing comedy involving intertwined lovers and tricks played by fairies. Shakespeare's plays continue to be adapted and interpreted in modern films and productions.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English playwright and poet widely considered the greatest writer in the English language. He wrote comedies, histories, and tragedies between 1589-1613, often borrowing plots from classical and contemporary literature. Shakespeare had little formal education but likely attended Stratford Grammar School. He married Anne Hathaway in 1582 and had three children. Shakespeare's plays were popular during his lifetime and have since been translated into every major language and performed more frequently than any other playwright's works.
The knight’s Tale, A Romance by Geoffrey Chaucermjov23
Geoffrey Chaucer uses the structure and conventions of medieval romance in "The Knight's Tale". The story follows cousins Arcite and Palamon who fall in love with the same woman, Emily. Their love causes disintegration of their family unity and leads to a battle tournament between the knights organized by Theseus. Arcite wins the tournament but dies from his injuries, allowing Palamon and Emily to be reunited in the story's happy ending. Chaucer employs poetic devices from the English romance tradition and includes adventure, love, and oaths between knights - elements typical of medieval romances. His use of structure and themes demonstrates Chaucer's skill as a romantic writer in the tradition.
McNair Poster for Shakespeare's use of sexual imagerymhall1745
This document discusses Shakespeare's frequent use of bawdy language and sexual humor in his plays. It provides examples of puns and double entendres involving sexual imagery, such as references to genitalia in Hamlet and Othello. The document also describes Shakespeare's audiences, noting they came from different social classes and enjoyed raunchy entertainment like bearbaiting. It analyzes an exchange of bawdy jokes between Petruchio and Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew, showing how Shakespeare used this kind of humor between male and female characters.
Romeo and Juliet is a Shakespearean tragedy about two young lovers from feuding families in Verona, Italy. When Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet first meet at a ball, they fall deeply in love despite their families' long-standing feud. With the help of Friar Laurence, they are secretly married. However, their love is doomed due to the feud and a series of tragic events that ultimately lead to their deaths and the ending of the family feud.
The document summarizes Act I of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It introduces the long-standing feud between the Montague and Capulet families in Verona. Romeo, a Montague, attends a party at the Capulet house in hopes of seeing his unrequited love Rosaline, but instead meets and falls in love at first sight with Juliet, a Capulet. Their new love is complicated by their families' hatred of each other. When Romeo and Juliet realize they have fallen for the enemy, their new love is threatened by the long-standing feud between their houses.
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers.
The document provides historical context about William Shakespeare and analyzes his play Romeo and Juliet. It discusses the cultural and political climate of 1594-1595 in Italy. It then summarizes the plot of Romeo and Juliet, describing the five acts and how the tragic love story between the two young lovers from feuding families unfolds. It also analyzes some of the main themes and characters in the play.
This presentation is about some selected allusions in Romeo and Juliet tragedy. and discover some of its importance in this drama which was written by Shakespeare in the sixteenth century.
1. Theatre emerged from early rituals and ceremonies that were intended to influence events and entertain communities. These rituals incorporated costumes, masks, and dramatizations of myths and stories.
2. Ancient Greek and Roman theatre further developed rituals into formal plays and traditions, including the introduction of choruses and limitations on actors. Notable playwrights like Sophocles and Aristophanes wrote famous tragedies and comedies.
3. During the Middle Ages, theatre was revived through religious church services that incorporated music and dramatizations of Bible stories. William Shakespeare is considered the greatest dramatist for his mastery of language and ability to incorporate emotions into memorable plays.
Drama originated in ancient Greece and was performed as part of religious festivals honoring gods like Dionysus. The three iconic genres of Greek drama were tragedy, comedy, and satyr plays. Aristotle analyzed Greek plays and established the six elements of drama as plot, character, diction, thought, spectacle, and melody. Drama production involves pre-production, production, and post-production stages. Key aspects of drama include characterization through voice, body language, and facial expressions to portray characters consistently.
The document provides a detailed summary of the plot of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet across five acts. In Act 1, a quarrel between the Montague and Capulet families leads to a battle stopped by the Prince, who threatens death for further fighting. Romeo pines for Rosaline but meets Juliet at a Capulet party. In Act 2, they declare their love but their families feud forces them to marry in secret. In Act 3, Tybalt kills Mercutio, leading Romeo to kill Tybalt and be exiled. Juliet's parents arrange her marriage to Paris, distressing her. In Act 4, the Friar devises a plan using a potion to reunite Romeo and
Troilus and cressida -william shakespeare - ebookLibripass
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Troilus and Cressida is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1602. The play (also described as one of Shakespeare's problem plays) is not a conventional tragedy, since its protagonist...
This document provides background information on the play "Reunion" by John Caine. It will be produced by Polpo Productions at Jermyn Street Theatre. The one-act play takes place over 24 hours as a married couple, Antonia and Raymond, discuss Raymond's decision to end his life through assisted suicide due to a degenerative disease. Antonia, a practicing Catholic, struggles with the moral issues while Raymond believes it is his right to end his suffering. The document outlines the characters, creative team, and examines the ethical questions around assisted dying that the play will explore.
Elizabethan Drama Presented by Nusrat Jahan Mim Monir Hossen
This document provides an overview of a presentation on Elizabethan drama. It introduces the presenter, Monir Hossen, and the student presenting, Nusrat Zahan Mim. The presentation covers the development of drama during the Elizabethan era, including miracle plays, the contributions of early dramatists like Marlowe and the University Wits, and genres like tragedy and comedy. It also highlights William Shakespeare as the greatest English dramatist of the period and discusses some of his most famous works.
This document discusses different types of ancient Roman comedy. It describes rough, bawdy comedy that often involved cheating husbands and flirtatious young people. It also mentions frivolous dance shows performed behind masks by chorus members. Finally, it discusses how new comedy originated in Greece and was brought to Rome, with one type focusing on slaves and daily life issues.
This document provides a detailed overview of the history of theater from prehistoric times through the 16th century. It covers developments in several regions and eras, including:
- Ritual dances and performances in cave paintings from 38,000-5,000 BC in Asia, Africa and Europe.
- Early religious ritual performances and passion plays in ancient Egypt from around 4000 BC.
- The development of Greek theater in the 1200-500 BC period, including the works of playwrights like Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.
- How the Romans adapted Greek ideas and developed theater further, including the rise of pantomime performances and actor-managers.
- The
This document summarizes the characters, plot, themes, and context of Chaucer's "The Knight's Tale". It describes the main characters including Prince Theseus, Hyppolita, Emelye, Arcite, and Palamon. It explains that the tale involves the two knights Arcite and Palamon both falling in love with Emelye while imprisoned, and later battling each other for her love after being released. The document also notes that the tale explores themes of love and morality, and connects it to other works as being part of Canterbury Tales but also standing alone as literature.
The document discusses the origins and evolution of musical theatre. It traces musical theatre back to ancient Greece, where music and dance were integrated into comedies and tragedies. In the 16th century, opera emerged in Italy, combining drama, music, costumes and staging. Operetta developed in the mid-19th century, featuring lighter romantic stories. In the late 19th/early 20th century, vaudeville and minstrel shows helped establish musical theatre as a distinct American art form. The golden age of Broadway musicals lasted from the 1940s-1960s, followed by experimentation in the late 20th century and trends today like revivals and jukebox musicals.
Romeo and Juliet - lessons, analysis, activities and resources for 6-10 weeks...stebbett
294 slides of differentiated Romeo and Juliet lesson resources for GCSE (higher level and mid-range analysis) - many resources are for printing off as A3 worksheets
This document provides an overview of William Shakespeare's life and works. It summarizes that Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford, England and wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets in his lifetime. Some of his most famous works discussed are Romeo and Juliet, which tells the story of two star-crossed lovers, and A Midsummer Night's Dream, a confusing yet amusing comedy involving intertwined lovers and tricks played by fairies. Shakespeare's plays continue to be adapted and interpreted in modern films and productions.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English playwright and poet widely considered the greatest writer in the English language. He wrote comedies, histories, and tragedies between 1589-1613, often borrowing plots from classical and contemporary literature. Shakespeare had little formal education but likely attended Stratford Grammar School. He married Anne Hathaway in 1582 and had three children. Shakespeare's plays were popular during his lifetime and have since been translated into every major language and performed more frequently than any other playwright's works.
The knight’s Tale, A Romance by Geoffrey Chaucermjov23
Geoffrey Chaucer uses the structure and conventions of medieval romance in "The Knight's Tale". The story follows cousins Arcite and Palamon who fall in love with the same woman, Emily. Their love causes disintegration of their family unity and leads to a battle tournament between the knights organized by Theseus. Arcite wins the tournament but dies from his injuries, allowing Palamon and Emily to be reunited in the story's happy ending. Chaucer employs poetic devices from the English romance tradition and includes adventure, love, and oaths between knights - elements typical of medieval romances. His use of structure and themes demonstrates Chaucer's skill as a romantic writer in the tradition.
McNair Poster for Shakespeare's use of sexual imagerymhall1745
This document discusses Shakespeare's frequent use of bawdy language and sexual humor in his plays. It provides examples of puns and double entendres involving sexual imagery, such as references to genitalia in Hamlet and Othello. The document also describes Shakespeare's audiences, noting they came from different social classes and enjoyed raunchy entertainment like bearbaiting. It analyzes an exchange of bawdy jokes between Petruchio and Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew, showing how Shakespeare used this kind of humor between male and female characters.
Romeo and Juliet is a Shakespearean tragedy about two young lovers from feuding families in Verona, Italy. When Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet first meet at a ball, they fall deeply in love despite their families' long-standing feud. With the help of Friar Laurence, they are secretly married. However, their love is doomed due to the feud and a series of tragic events that ultimately lead to their deaths and the ending of the family feud.
The document summarizes Act I of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It introduces the long-standing feud between the Montague and Capulet families in Verona. Romeo, a Montague, attends a party at the Capulet house in hopes of seeing his unrequited love Rosaline, but instead meets and falls in love at first sight with Juliet, a Capulet. Their new love is complicated by their families' hatred of each other. When Romeo and Juliet realize they have fallen for the enemy, their new love is threatened by the long-standing feud between their houses.
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers.
The document provides historical context about William Shakespeare and analyzes his play Romeo and Juliet. It discusses the cultural and political climate of 1594-1595 in Italy. It then summarizes the plot of Romeo and Juliet, describing the five acts and how the tragic love story between the two young lovers from feuding families unfolds. It also analyzes some of the main themes and characters in the play.
This presentation is about some selected allusions in Romeo and Juliet tragedy. and discover some of its importance in this drama which was written by Shakespeare in the sixteenth century.
1. Theatre emerged from early rituals and ceremonies that were intended to influence events and entertain communities. These rituals incorporated costumes, masks, and dramatizations of myths and stories.
2. Ancient Greek and Roman theatre further developed rituals into formal plays and traditions, including the introduction of choruses and limitations on actors. Notable playwrights like Sophocles and Aristophanes wrote famous tragedies and comedies.
3. During the Middle Ages, theatre was revived through religious church services that incorporated music and dramatizations of Bible stories. William Shakespeare is considered the greatest dramatist for his mastery of language and ability to incorporate emotions into memorable plays.
Drama originated in ancient Greece and was performed as part of religious festivals honoring gods like Dionysus. The three iconic genres of Greek drama were tragedy, comedy, and satyr plays. Aristotle analyzed Greek plays and established the six elements of drama as plot, character, diction, thought, spectacle, and melody. Drama production involves pre-production, production, and post-production stages. Key aspects of drama include characterization through voice, body language, and facial expressions to portray characters consistently.
The document provides a detailed summary of the plot of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet across five acts. In Act 1, a quarrel between the Montague and Capulet families leads to a battle stopped by the Prince, who threatens death for further fighting. Romeo pines for Rosaline but meets Juliet at a Capulet party. In Act 2, they declare their love but their families feud forces them to marry in secret. In Act 3, Tybalt kills Mercutio, leading Romeo to kill Tybalt and be exiled. Juliet's parents arrange her marriage to Paris, distressing her. In Act 4, the Friar devises a plan using a potion to reunite Romeo and
Troilus and cressida -william shakespeare - ebookLibripass
Other William Shakespeare Books : [ http://bit.ly/1vsyURY ]
Troilus and Cressida is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1602. The play (also described as one of Shakespeare's problem plays) is not a conventional tragedy, since its protagonist...
This document provides background information on the play "Reunion" by John Caine. It will be produced by Polpo Productions at Jermyn Street Theatre. The one-act play takes place over 24 hours as a married couple, Antonia and Raymond, discuss Raymond's decision to end his life through assisted suicide due to a degenerative disease. Antonia, a practicing Catholic, struggles with the moral issues while Raymond believes it is his right to end his suffering. The document outlines the characters, creative team, and examines the ethical questions around assisted dying that the play will explore.
Elizabethan Drama Presented by Nusrat Jahan Mim Monir Hossen
This document provides an overview of a presentation on Elizabethan drama. It introduces the presenter, Monir Hossen, and the student presenting, Nusrat Zahan Mim. The presentation covers the development of drama during the Elizabethan era, including miracle plays, the contributions of early dramatists like Marlowe and the University Wits, and genres like tragedy and comedy. It also highlights William Shakespeare as the greatest English dramatist of the period and discusses some of his most famous works.
This document summarizes John Dryden's essay "Essay of Dramatic Poesy" from 1668. In the essay, Dryden has four characters - Eugenius, Crites, Lisideius, and Neander - debate five issues of dramatic poetry: ancients vs moderns, unities, French vs English drama, separation of tragedy and comedy, and the appropriateness of rhyme. Each character takes a position on the debates, with Eugenius favoring moderns, Crites favoring ancients, Lisideius favoring French drama, and Neander favoring English drama. Dryden also provides definitions of drama and compares attributes of French and English plays.
Programme for Taunton Thespians' production of The Good DoctorMike Gilbert
A director who knew what she wanted, and had a line drawing as the starting point of the poster design, which wasn't easy to scan in. However, it worked in the end, and the colouring works too. And I had a bloody good role in the show, too. Neil Simon's aggregation of Chekhov's short stories into a coherent stage piece was wonderful.
The document provides background information on love and marriage in 16th century England. Arranged marriages were typically decided based on factors like wealth, political connections, and producing heirs. Brides were expected to bring a dowry while grooms provided a jointure. Religious texts emphasized wives' obedience to husbands. However, not all relationships followed strict rules, as Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway while she was pregnant with their first child. The film Shakespeare in Love explores balancing love, marriage, and societal expectations of the time.
This document provides background information on Shakespeare's London and playhouses in the 16th century. It describes 16th century London as overcrowded and divided between the rich and poor. Playhouses were built outside the city walls due to disapproval from city leaders. The Rose Theatre, where much of the film is set, is discussed in detail, drawing on historical records to describe its construction and operation. Acting companies were co-operatives that managed many aspects of production.
Queen Elizabeth I ruled England during Shakespeare's lifetime. Shakespeare wrote plays in London for the theater, which was a new business that attracted ambitious young men. His plays were initially paid little, but he found success and became a shareholder in a theater company. A Midsummer Night's Dream, written in the 1590s, combines the storylines of Athenian lovers, actors rehearsing in the woods, and fairy magic. The play examines themes of reality versus illusion, love, and order versus confusion through its contrasting worlds.
PAPER-3 DRYDEN'S CONCEPT OF ANCIENT VS MODERNpoojagohil30
This document summarizes John Dryden's views on ancient vs modern tragedy in his work An Essay of Dramatic Poesy. It discusses several key points of debate between the ancients and moderns regarding dramatic rules and styles. Dryden himself preferred the more natural English drama over rigid French tragedy, though he respected the ancients. He felt Shakespeare best captured life's truths while Johnson combined scope and classicism, but both surpassed other traditions.
The document provides background information on William Shakespeare and the English Renaissance period in which he wrote. It summarizes that Shakespeare was a playwright in 16th century England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, when the arts flourished. He wrote around 38 plays as well as sonnets and is renowned as one of the greatest English writers of all time, known for works like Romeo and Juliet. The document also describes aspects of theater and life in London during Shakespeare's time, such as the Globe theater and social norms.
This document summarizes the development of Hispanic, Asian American, and LGBTQ theatre in the United States since 1970. It identifies key playwrights, theatre companies, and plays for the primary forms of Chicano/Mexican, Puerto Rican/Nuyorican, Cuban, Asian American, and LGBTQ theatre. Some of the major playwrights and companies mentioned include Luis Valdez and El Teatro Campesino for Chicano/Mexican theatre, Miguel Piñero and the Nuyorican Poets Cafe for Puerto Rican/Nuyorican theatre, and Tony Kushner and his landmark play Angels in America for LGBTQ theatre.
The document provides background information on William Shakespeare and the English Renaissance period in which he wrote. It discusses that Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon and wrote around 38 plays as well as poems. He was part of an acting troupe called the Lord Chamberlain's Men and later the King's Men, and helped build the Globe Theater in London. Theatergoing was a popular form of entertainment during this time, though acting was still seen as a disreputable profession. The document also provides summaries of Shakespeare's plays Romeo and Juliet and key characters within.
The document provides an overview of William Shakespeare's comedies and tragedies. It discusses that comedies generally have happy endings and don't take themselves too seriously, while tragedies deal with tragic flaws and often have disastrous endings. It lists some of Shakespeare's most famous comedies, including A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, and Much Ado About Nothing. It also lists tragedies such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, and Othello. The document provides some fast facts about the plots and famous quotes from these different plays.
Here are the key details Benvolio provides about Romeo that give an impression of his character:
- He is lovesick and silent, having recently been rejected by a girl he was pursuing
- He is depressed and refuses to talk about what's troubling him
- He spends his time alone, sighing and grieving rather than joining in social activities with his friends
This paints Romeo as melancholy, moody, and privately pining after a lost love rather than engaging with others. He seems deeply affected by rejection and heartbroken.
2. How does Romeo's character develop over the course of the play? What do we learn about him through his interactions with other characters like Juliet?
The University Wits were a group of English Renaissance dramatists and poets in the late 16th century who were educated at the University of Oxford or Cambridge. They made notable contributions to the development of English drama. The most prominent member was Christopher Marlowe, who introduced heroic themes and tragic elements. Other key University Wits included John Lyly, George Peele, Robert Greene, and Thomas Kyd. They helped establish different genres like romantic comedy and tragedy, and influenced later playwrights like William Shakespeare.
This document provides an overview of English drama from the Middle Ages to the Restoration period. It summarizes that medieval drama originated from church rituals and evolved into mystery, miracle and morality plays focused on religious themes. Elizabethan drama flourished in public theaters and featured the works of Marlowe, Jonson and Shakespeare. Restoration drama after 1660 saw the return of theaters and the rise of comedy, with authors like Dryden and Congreve writing in different genres and styles.
William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets that are considered some of the greatest works in the English language. His plays, including tragedies, comedies, and histories, portray universal human emotions and experiences through memorable characters and poetic language. Shakespeare is renowned for introducing thousands of new words to the English language and revolutionizing English drama and poetry.
English theater has a long history dating back to ancient Greek and Roman eras. Notable developments include William Shakespeare becoming one of the most influential playwrights in the English language in the 16th century. The theater genre was used to reflect society and culture through different periods. Key periods in the evolution of English theater include the Elizabethan era featuring playwrights like Christopher Marlowe, the Restoration period in the late 17th century bringing back moral comedies and heroic plays, and modern developments with playwrights like Harold Pinter, Tom Stoppard, and Caryl Churchill.
Drama originated in ancient Greece between 600-200 BC as a form of religious worship to Dionysus. It began as religious chants and songs performed by a chorus and gradually incorporated additional actors and dialogue. During the Elizabethan era in 16th-17th century England, playwrights like Shakespeare and Marlowe flourished. Shakespeare initially wrote in conventional styles but later adapted them to be more natural. Drama can be categorized as opera, pantomime, or creative drama and takes forms like comedy, tragedy, farce, and musical drama. It uses elements like theme, plot, effects, and music.
1. Sarah Ream
sream@exeter.edu
603-275-6943 (c)
20 Main Street, Exeter, NH 03833
US/UK citizen
Theater Directing:
British Fringe and Regional Theatre. Plays directed at the following include:
National Theatre of Great Britain
Staff Director/ Director of RNT Platform performances, teacher with RNT Education outreach dept.,
teaching workshops on acting technique, specific plays and playwrights (The Crucible,
Romeo and Juliet, Camino Real.) and Shakespeare for children and teens around the country.
Plays directed include: Tennessee Williams vs. the Critics (touring platform show, devised with the cast
from the RNT Cat production) Speed the Plow (revival of RNT production for national tour). Worked as
staff director for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (with Howard Davies) at RNT and on Broadway, The
Shaughraun (with Howard Davies), Speed the Plow (with Greg Mosher) and The Pied Piper (with
Adrian Mitchell).
National Theatre and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner conducting,
Director, Beatrice and Benedict with RNT actors & the Academy orchestra, Royal Festival Hall, London
Director, creator, Lovers of Spring with actors and the Academy string quartet, Wigmore Hall, London
Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury. Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune and Double, Double
Viceroy Theater, London, Blue Window (Time Out Pick-of-the-Week)
Sheffield Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, Born Yesterday
New York Off-Broadway and Regional Theater. Plays directed at the following include:
New York Theater Workshop, A Narrow Bed (premiere) by Ellen McLaughlin,
Manhattan Theater Club, A Narrow Bed (workshop & staged reading)
Playwrights Horizons, Knights of Doubt premiere, (reading & workshop) by Mary Kay Hamalainen
Judith Anderson Theater, Theater Row, The Misanthrope
Compass Theater (founder) Journey's End, Under Distant Skies (premiere), Lone Star
Laundry and Bourbon, DEROS on the Funny Farm (premiere) plus workshops with Juilliard opera
students, working on Cosi Fan Tutti and The Marriage of Figaro
The Writer's Theater, Imaginary Lovers (premiere) by Tom Fontana, Almost Perfect Strangers, All-
Nights, All the Queen's Men: a Collection of Poetry by Prison Inmates
Vermont Ensemble Theater (founding member), The Misanthrope, Our Town, Blue Window
Williamstown Theater Festival, MA, Director, Pre-Equity company: The Porch Show, The Bed Show,
The Bar Show, one-act play festivals & new plays by Tom Fontana.
Assistant director to Nikos Psacharopoulos, Austin Pendleton, and Norman Ayrton
British and American Drama Schools. Plays directed at the following include:
Central School of Speech and Drama, London, Ah, Wilderness!, The Crucible, As You Like It, The
Time of Your life, The Changeling
Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, Touched, Love of the Nightingale, The
Learned Ladies, The Dining Room, Chanticler
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, Lady from the Sea
Mountview Theatre School, London, Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, And
Miss Reardon Drinks a Little
Central School of Ballet, London
Instructor, Improvisational Acting and Theater Games for ballet students
American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco
Associate Director ACT and Co-director of Plays-in-Progress new plays program.
Assistant Director on: I Remember Mama (with Allen Fletcher), Wings (with Ed Hastings),
2. Director, Conservatory program, Ring Round the Moon; assisted and studied with William Ball
San Francisco State University, Hay Fever
Literary Development Work: Literary Development Assistant and Script/Manuscript Reader:
The William Morris Agency NYC, Fries Entertainment, The Writer's Theater, Daniel Wilson
Productions, New York Shakespeare Festival, Circle Repertory Theater, Williamstown Theatre
Festival, and Manhattan Theater Club
Casting Work:
The Public Theater, New York
Casting Assistant to Rosemarie Tichler, Casting Director for Public Theater/NY Shakespeare Festival
Teaching:
Stanford University Summer Institute: Teaching workshops on the Arts and Citizenship
Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH
Chair, Dept. of Theater and Dance
Instructor in English and Drama
Brown Award for Excellence in Teaching
Co-founder and teacher, Exeter Shakespeare Conference
Exeter Shakespeare Conference Director
Director, Stratford-upon-Avon student program in England
Director, Summer Alumni London Theatre Tour
Courses taught at Exeter include: Epistemology: Ways of Knowing (co-taught with colleagues in
Physics and Religion), 9th to 12th grade English, Shakespeare, Directing, Beginning, Intermediate and
Advanced Acting (teaching Stanislavski, Hagen, & Meisner technique), Playwriting, Screenwriting,
Speech Making, Novels into Film, Great Short Stories, Poetry Stage (staged poetry performances,
devised with students): Women of the Middle East, Spoken Word Slam Poetry, Elizabeth Bishop in Rio
Plays/musicals directed at Exeter include: The Mahabharata, Tsao Yu's Thunderstorm, Dido and
Aeneas, Sweeney Todd, The Importance of Being Earnest, Antigone, Little Women, Fiddler on the
Roof, Love's Labor's Lost, South Pacific, A Prayer for Owen Meany (American premiere), The Dispute,
The Mikado, Journey's End, A Flea in her Ear, School for Wives, The Three Sisters, The Mill on the
Floss Staged readings for campus human rights workshops include: Guantanamo, Speak Truth to
Power, The Laramie Project, All the Queen’s Men (prison poetry)
Education, Training and Awards for Drama:
Second Rounder (top 15% out of 9,100 scripts) in the 2016 Austin Film festival & Screenwriters
Conference for two different sitcom scripts.
Finalist in the 2015 Cinequest Screenwriting Competition (top 10 out of 1200 script submissions for
Fortitude).
Selected for top 20% of submissions to 2014 Nicholl Screenwriting Competition (out of over 7500) for
Fortitude.
Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, London
Post-graduate training program in acting
Yale University, B.A. Cum Laude, Theater Studies and English Literature
Nabstedt Merit Scholar for the Arts, awarded annually on artistic merit
3. Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH, 1972-1975
Sarah Ream
Scripts Written:
Grace and Frankie: The Waves: Spec comedy script for half-hour single camera sit com: the blended families
share their first Thanksgiving and discover big lumps in the blending.
Out of Wedlock: When faced with the prospect of paying lifelong alimony in her new marriage, a second wife
determines to find a new husband for her husband’s ex-wife. Romantic comedy.
Fortitude: Film script based on the true story of a Spanish double agent and his MI5 handler who developed a
network of almost 30 fictional spies and, with the aid of a single telegram, saved D-Day and the Allied invasion of
Europe
Fogies: Television situation comedy about a group of aging baby boomers who refuse to retire – and start a temp
agency where no one under 60 need apply.
Dream Catcher: Film script based on the true story of a Lakota Sioux warrior who traveled to and died in London a
century ago and the woman who helps him find his way home to the Badlands 100 years later.
Basic Biology: One-hour script about the ways in which people fashion families for themselves in the midst of
emotional chaos. When the traditional family falls apart, how do you put back the pieces?
Getting to Moscow: Novel about four female friends in the theater and the friendship that evolves between them
over 15 years, Originally represented by Ann Wright Agency.
Corinthian Jazz: Film script, romantic comedy, set in the 1920s, about a love affair between two people who keep
missing each other – until their guardian angels get involved.
Shells: Short one act drama, adapted for BBC radio, about the relationship between two veterans: one from WWI
and one from Vietnam. What do you do when your war is meaningless?
Chimone and the Whale Watchers: Romantic comedy film script about the unlikely friendship that develops
between a kid from Harlem and the Yuppies whose flat he robs.
The War Room: Co-authored with Joan Wickersham, a television treatment and pilot script based on true stories
about young actors working as temps in a Wall Street investment bank. Originally represented by William Morris
Agency.
A Hazard of New Fortunes (adaptation of William Dean Howells novel): Full-length play set in late 19
th
century
Manhattan, exploring the central question Howells poses: “How much money can a man make without blood on his
hands?” work-shopped through 29
th
Street Theatre Project,
Romans: Set in the 1980s, full-length play about the lives of gay men in the Presbyterian Church. What do you do
when your vocation is at odds with your sense of self?
Fanfare: Historical drama, re-imagining an answer to one of history’s great military puzzles: how did Louis XIV’s
unvanquished French army, against all odds, lose the Battle of Blenheim to the unseasoned Duke of Marlborough?
The play imagines the vital role that a travelling actor’s troupe played.
All Nighters: Full-length play, co-authored with Joan Wickersham, dealing with the lives of girls at a formerly all
male boarding school. Work shopped at the Writer’s Theater, New York.
Ace of Clubs: Musical based on the lives and loves of the Algonquin Round Table. First produced and performed
at the Yale University Dramatic Association.