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Monday, August 27, 2007
1st real post! Huzzah!
As a prompt, we're told to write about theatre and society and our personal relationship with the art we all hold so near and dear. I don't quite remember if we're required to write according to the prompt, but I do recall that our blogs can also be about life in general, so I guess we have that bit of leverage. When faced with such a broad topic (Theatre's effect on society) I guess in true cliche SMS style, my analysis/commentary will travel back in time.
In one of those brief moments that I actually reference a history text, I remember reading an essay about the Puritan's excessive use of confession and dramatic role play in execution and witch trials. These lovely morbid people would actually give long, sorrowful monologues for the accused to deliver before being hanged, followed by solemn yet melodramatic sermons, Most would feature a detailed recap of the horrid and dramatized murder/rape/witchcraft that the townspeople would flock in hundreds to witness. I found this particularly interesting, partially because I'm a morbid and somewhat sick person, but also because of these people's intrigue and thirst for dramatic entertainment.
Most humans may not appear as savagely desperate for amusement, but our history begs to differ. We've always craved live suspense and conflict, the curl of fear and thrill for characters and the relief as the plot unravels before our eyes. We may not be entertainment-starved puritans marveling at witchcraft, but our fixation with theatrics lives on as we cheered Elphaba on to defy gravity.
For me personally, I guess it's mostly the adrenyln rush I experience from baking in stagelights and delivering lines. The ability to evoke reaction from a crowd of 200 people not only thrills me, but empowers me. The idea of toying with people's emotions, telling stories, and the peak of adrenyln is enough to lure me into this art, but the people I meet and the production experience is the icing on the cake. All in all, theatre is an experience I could never live without.
Measuring life in love at.7:18 PM
Ann
Loves:Theatre(shocking), Armenia, Nutella, Rain, Musicals, World Music, Spanish, Origami, Tolerance, Scrubs, Reading, Tech, Poetry, Peace, Screenwriting, Travel, Wedding Cakes, Art Class, Shakespeare, Contemporary Issues.
Loathes: Algebra, High School Musical, Athletics, Blind Patriotic Idiocy, Chapel, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Dress code.
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