My Concluding Statement

I thought this was phenomenal class that allowed me to love theater even more than what I already did. I did not realize how much was really involved with theater until I took this course. I couldn’t believe all the magnificent opportunities theater can bring to a person’s life. In this course, we not only had the chance to go see real live theater production, in which I chose “Bye Bye Birdie” as my production to watch, but I learned several other aspects that are involved in theater production. Theater is just not about getting up reciting a play; it’s about acting and reacting. Responding to performances is very important when a person is involved in a theater production. Not only did I get the chance to respond to respond in a theater production, but I got the chance to voice my opinion and share my ideas with fellow students about the art and life of theater. It was so interesting to learn how the theater was created and how everything began. Everything just comes together with such great creativity and talent, such as what I was able to use in this course. I was able to somewhat show some creativity by making the blogs as my final project. Not only was I able to relate theater to my major, but I was able to create a blog with customs for the Lion King Production, relate theater to my life, I expressed my passions on the Sound of Music, which was one of the several theater productions I was involved in. I also got to express my thoughts and feelings about Broadway and I wrote a theater profile, which gave a little bit of background about theater. Being able to express my feelings about the world of theater and learn even more about it was a fabulous opportunity for me. I really enjoyed learning the background and history of theater. Another thing I couldn’t believe about theater productions is the amount of drama that is involved in them. I think someone being able to act out such dramatic scenes is fabulous. Another thing I learned about theater is that it has several styles of production. Not all productions are the same. Some productions are more dramatized than others. We also had the opportunity read two different plays. I enjoyed reading them, although I do find plays difficult to read unless there is a group of people together reading them. To me it’s not a theater production or a play without the actors. Not only did we have the chance to read two plays, but we got an overview about the construction of plays. I find it amazing how theater really plays a big rule in life. Not only do the actors of the theater productions work hard, but so do the producers and or the makers of the productions. I also learned that theater just isn’t about people in their normal everyday street clothes telling a story or putting on a show, I learned that there’s a lot more involved in a theater production than what I thought. There are several months of working long and hard to know he lines of the production. There is music and singing, in which the actors need to know the lyrics to be able to sing the song. Not only is there music and singing, but there are customs, dancing, make-up. Theater productions are not little shows that come on every half hour. Those that work in the Theater work long and hard to accomplish such great talent and success. I never thought theater would be so popular. The history and making behind theater is interesting. I have always been involved in theater productions and I enjoyed every minute of it rather if I was on stage under the lights or behind the curtain watching my fellow cast members on stage showing their great talent. It was such a great feeling to look out into the audience and see the smiles on the faces of the crowd sitting there enjoying the theater production that we all worked long and hard hours on. When I was on stage or behind the scene, I never stopped to think about how and where theater began. I never stopped to think about the history and making of theater or the different styles of theater there really is in today’s world. I really enjoyed this class. It really gave me the opportunity to open up with others and discuss my thoughts and feelings and learn more about the world of theater.