Essays and Research Papers on Theater

A 3 page discussion of The Alchemist by Ben Jonson. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 pages research paper/essay that compares these two plays. While the obvious connection between Euripides’ “Medea” and George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion” is that both plays draw on Greek myth for their basic subject matter, these works are also similar in that each playwright exploits the traditions and conventions of their era’s formal dramatic conventions, ...

A 5 page analysis of the character of Nora in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper reviews the play first performed at Yale Repertory Theatre on March 12, 1982. The play provides valuable insight into 1950 Apartheid South Africa. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper discusses various aspects of the performing and visual arts. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper compares two plays, The Cherry Orchard and A Raisin in the Sun. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page paper reviews the play first performed at Yale Repertory Theatre on March 12, 1982. The play provides valuable insight into 1950 Apartheid South Africa. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 10 page essay on how George Bernard Shaw portrays women in Mrs. Warren's Profession and Pygmalion. The writer analyzes each play, showing how Shaw's portrayal of women is positive and also insightful regarding the norms of Victorian society and the British class system. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper uses Goldblatt’s 5 w’s of why, who, when, where and what to examine the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, focusing on the 2011 event. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

In four pages this paper examines how Enlightenment values are represented in Racine’s tragedy and serves as a rationalist’s cautionary tale against the dangers of emotions, and also considers the root causes of the play’s tragic outcomes. Three sources are cited in the bibliography.

In three pages this paper examines the life and career of American actor and playwright Robert Middlemass (1883-1949). Five sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 3 page paper discusses those events in the play “The Crucible” that have parallels in society today. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper compares and contrasts two plays: Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler and Medea by Euripides. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper compares and contrasts Oedipus and the shepherd in Oedipus Rex. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper discusses Rachel’s speech in the play Inherit the Wind and how it contributes to the play’s theme. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper discusses the stage production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic The Phantom of the Opera. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper summarizes a textbook chapter describing mise-en-scene. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4 page paper provides an overview of a viewing of Mark O'Rowe's play Howie the Rookie. This paper integrates responses to questions about the emotional connection in the play and the impacts of the use of monologues. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper analyzes the play A Streetcar Named Desire as well as giving biographical details of Tennessee Williams’s life. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the character of Nora in A Doll’s House and whether or nto she is a good citizen. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper compares the plays Equus and Hedda Gabler, and argues that they are more alike that dissimilar. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the various concepts that go into creating a play for the theater. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses various aspects of designing for the theater. Bibliography liss 2 sources.

3 pages in length. The psychological underpinning of each story portrays the angst associated with the harsh influence of responsibility and the distraction that gender roles impose upon the task of critical thinking. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page paper which examines the role of women in Shakespeare’s Othello and August Wilson’s Fences. Bibliography lists 7 sources.