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Alston Albarado Professor Betty Lou Williams, Ph.D. EDCS 627 5 March 2019 Local Museum Report #4: Twilight Tours at the Honolulu Zoo Marketed as a two hour walking tour after zoo regular operating business hours, the Twilight Tours is a program ran by the education department offered early evenings on select Fridays ...
al environment” that promoted “learning.” This mentality was constantly reminded to us as the tour progressed, becoming an element of almost every aspect of the tour. Social media use was also encouraged, with constant reminders to take pictures and share them online at every opportunity that arose. This led to most of...
ed: a tuft of fur from a lion’s mane, a replica of an elephant’s tooth, and a girl scout’s cookie box (palm oil being replaced with environmentally friendly version at tiger exhibit). Besides the cookie box, these objects provided tactile sensory experiences that cannot be experienced through a simple visit to the zoo....
ing hints that Edna must have a lower voice that can be easily mistaken for a man’s vocal quality. Later in the script, the entire women ensemble is arrested and detained in a women’s correctional facility. In response to the women complaining on the temporary living conditions, Edna exclaims, “Well, it’s just us girls...
boy, “Waters had a curious appetite for the macabre” and would recreate car accidents with his toys as well as urge his parents to take him to junkyards to further explore wrecks in the real world; one of Waters’s favorite memories is the moment he found real blood within one of these wrecked vehicles (Ives 12). As h...
94) causing him to be very selective during his casting process. Being able to effectively portray the humor stands as the most prevalent and important aspect of Waters’s filmography, something that he entrusts in a select group of individuals. Stemming from Waters’s history of underground films are his team of Dreamla...
benstein 44) Waters also profoundly remembers that he could not recognize Divine as she blended into the crowd of bystanders merely watching the production in process (Hairspray (1988) Commentary, 7:58-8:15). Divine was able to effortlessly blend into the character of Edna and become unrecognizable to even those that w...
cribed earlier. Even though the actions themselves were prominent, facial features and gestures were contained and only utilized to highlight occasional emotion, most times anger. It is not until later films where the exaggerated Divine style begins to start peeking through and changing. Pink Flamingos marks the first...
endnote, or cut. C. Relationship to John Waters The friendship between Divine and John Waters shines through the numerous films the two have worked together on. Divine would have never met Waters without the help of Carol Wenig, a neighborhood friend. Wenig credits herself as introducing Glenn to Waters, after Waters...
ls on the cast, creative team, plot breakdown, program order, or biographies. In the professional realm, mostly within Broadway and West End (London) productions, show programs are marketed as Playbills. These branded programs are more in-depth and reflect a more magazine/editorial format in their arrangement as advert...
track down a few Playbills from Broadway and the West End from friends and colleagues that brought back extra copies on their respective trips. This fortunate circumstance has prompted me to add a third shoebox into the set to hold these documents. One of the next goals for this collection, besides simply building out...
ost major museums are closed on that day. Upon my arrival, I was immediately greeted by the student monitoring the gallery that day. To my advantage and surprise, this individual also happened to be a friend of mine. My interactions with docents are often awkward or uncomfortable, as I do not like interacting with str...
learning: Decisions in museums and galleries about how to position material things in the context of others are determined by a number of factors including the existing divisions between objects, the particular curatorial practices of the specific institution, the physical condition of the material object, and the inte...
t age ranges would be impacted within this specific learning environment. As some of the puppets are not protected behind a covering of some sort, I would not be surprised to see children attempting to touch the objects on display. I feel more attention needs to be spent on the hands-on display, as when children hear t...
them. Color Coordination By Alston Albarado Characters: WHITE MR. WHITE MRS. WHITE GREY ENSEMBLE: RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE, PURPLE A bare stage. Lights quickly shift from one area to the next as each character enters one by one. Each character strikes a pose and freezes with each line. WHITE White. MR. WH...
RANGE Orange. WHITE Don’t get lost. PURPLE Pur… ple? YELLOW Yeeeeell… ow! Silence. WHITE is left center stage, alone. Lights shifts to a single spotlight. WHITE Don’t get… lost. WHITE looks around in confusion and puzzlement. WHITE (cont.) Hello? Can anyone hear me? Can anyone see me? Silence. WHITE searches within th...
lowly fade to black. The loudness becomes incomprehensible and continues for a few more moments. Instantly there is silence. Blackout. End of play.  Name: Alston Albarado Lesson Title & Length: Oppression: Rewind, Replayed, Redo / 45 minutes x 2 sessions Date, Time & Location: 11/19 & 11/21, 11:30am in Studio S / 12...
Series of techniques that allow people to communicate through images and spaces, and not through words alone. • Forum Theatre: Involves replacing characters within a scene to explore possible solutions, ideas, and strategies to combat situation of oppression presented through improvisation. • Augusto Boal: Bra...
vement activities and Forum Theatre. Reflect on how personal decisions impact others. ◦ Caring: Form new opinions and ideas on concepts. Recognize and understand oppression from all viewpoints. Transfer of Learning: Real World Connections / Relations / Applications of lesson topics to the individual and the wor...
encouraged. Pre-determined topics will be selective and filtered, to avoid any biases and promote all potential perspectives on situation. Student Reflection: How will students reflect on their understandings and experience? • Discussion Questions: Will serve as prompts, promoting ways to unpack and understand the...
ation. Ball (or other object) Step 3 (7 min.) Exploration • Mirroring Exercise • Clay Sculpture • Leader & Blind Follower Leader & Follower, Partner Work Take turns experiencing what it is like to have control over a partner versus having to follow a partner’s commands. Step 4 (20 min.) Boal Games • Co...
closing, don’t start dinner without me. STICKY walks over to the computer monitor and sticks herself to the bottom of it. The new kid on the block, PEN, walks in excited. STICKY watches him from the distance. PEN So this is what fresh air feels like… STICKY It’s great isn’t it? PEN Who said that? STICKY Turn ar...
n UNIT THEME: Symbolism, Storytelling, and Devising GRADE/AGE, SUBJECTS, DISCIPLINES, AND LEVEL OF LEARNERS: The target audience for this lesson plan will be upper elementary school students, ranging from grades 4 – 5. The unit itself will focus on three primary subject areas: art, history, and theatre/dance. It is est...
ience with theatre and dance. As this field of arts is often considered an extracurricular, I do not see performing arts often implemented within elementary school curriculum. However, some students may have exposure to dance through taking private classes. Additionally, as physical education is embedded into elementar...
marks, Matisse makes beautiful marks. So I did a number of drawings using brushes, letting my arm flow free, exploring ways of bringing together French painting and music. (Sykes) The freestyle painting style utilizing in the original set design is integrated into Hockney’s installation, echoing the beauty and delicacy...
they will start the lesson plan learning through conventional methods, such as studying the historical context of the work, and evolve to non-conventional methods of learning through theatre, dance, and art. EXPRESSIVE OUTCOMES: Students will be expected to participate in the activities to the best of their own abilit...
es should not accurately reflect what the toy looks like but should be representative of what they can visually see. Make sure they interpret the toy from multiple angles in their drawings, if necessary. ▪ Have the students notate the shapes that appear throughout their three drawings, as well as any other ...
tunity to serve as the negative space explorers. ▪ Discuss the elements of art and movement that interplay within the positive and negative space exploration. ◦ Activity: Wrap-Up ▪ Discuss the elements of art and movement that were explored throughout the sessions. Answer any questions t...
his element becomes difficult to integrate due to the Hawaii Content Standards reflecting a focus on the history of Hawaii and the United States. WORKS CITED Day, Michael, and Al Hurwitz. “Children’s Artistic Development: How Children Grow and Learn.” Children and Their Art: Art Education for Elementary and Middle S...
oration of queerness becomes a viable possibility and necessity within youth theatre. The integration of queer-related issues also become tangible properties via the queer youth theatre organizations and productions that continually grow in number and cognizance. These examples showcase the real-life applications of qu...
gay youth, often showing individuals suffering through traumatic experiences or making bad life choices. This adverse portrayal presents audiences with the idea “that being gay puts youth at risk for a plethora of problems by suggesting that lesbian, gay, or queer youth will likely become either victims of self-hatred ...
children and teenagers (Falconi 159). In most situations, youth do not get to choose what movie or play they can attend, but their parents or teachers make these types of decisions. This lack of control creates a unique paradox within theatre for young audiences that ignores the overall principles behind youth theatre....
rities between masculinity among boys and femininity among girls. These classifications range from appropriate behavior patterns, suitable dress attire, and ideal social constructs. This segregated gender structure is physically showcased throughout childhood from the disparate toys, precise classroom arrangements, and...
ng a strict cataloging system. Eventually, a red egg falls from the sky causing confusion between Cotton and Wrinkle. As this egg defies the binary system they have established, the pair decides to not categorize the egg. By neither placing the egg in the bin or among the previous fallen white eggs, the play introduces...
rpetuate the notion that the female protagonist must wait for a male character to rescue them from their dilemmas. As the concepts behind building queer youth theatre develop as an established entity, opportunities to experience this kind of theatre are starting to become more plentiful. Safe environments and outlets f...
eating her past situation: When I started acting, I did it to, like, get away from life. But in this play, like I’m acting my life out onstage. And it’s also kind of weird, because people, whether they realize it or not, like, when I do that scene, they’re, like, seeing stuff that sometimes I don’t even tell my friends...
ercome. Through the efforts of compassionate theatre companies and groups, crafty yet cunning playwrights, and supportive parents and educators, queer youth theatre can flourish and become more widespread around the world. As a necessary creative outlet for both theatregoers and performers, queer youth theatre becomes ...
t outbursts or breaks, allows a release of pent up physical energy that increases concentration both mentally and scientifically within the body. Short breaks of movement are not only easy to incorporate into most lesson plans and school schedules, but allow children to experience the expected amount of socialization n...
ay have existed at the time, I will be able to look at the overarching picture and explore the story from the outside before delving into the initial roots. Some of the most useful tools of my research will consist of a variety of primary sources in which I hope to truly come to the core of answering my research quest...
7. Waters, John. Hairspray. New Line Cinema, 2005. Looks like the screenplay was published in 2005 by Thunder 's Mouth Press, get through Inter-Library loan? Alston, Very capably done review, you are organized in your presentation and have identified the major relevant areas you will need to look at for your topic....
de. STAPLER I don’t hide… I’m just waiting… STICKY Waiting for what exactly? STAPLER The perfect guy to roll right into my life. STICKY (singing) Waiting for a guy to roll… better call up Rubber Band Ball… oh? They both laugh hysterically. STAPLER That was a good one, hon. STICKY I try… but I’m not good as you, ...
and dance sequence. This opening is one of the strongest moments of the entire production, as it not only immediately sets up the location, but it reinforces the mood for the rest of the play. At rise, caricatures of everyday people in Paris flood the stage going through their hilarious daily motions. This section util...
nches. We swung from one vine to the next. Wiggles was even so courage-erous, he jumped right off of the highest part of the tree. I wanted to follow him, but I was way too scared. Instead I just slid down the trunk and tried to land on my two feet. But then, Wiggles decided to play hide and seek! He just loves that ga...
theatrical aspects of the performance style. For more overall knowledge, deconstructing the script and noticing key moments that hint towards the usage of drag will aid in solidifying the casting choice. These discussions will serve as vital groundwork to understanding the core elements of drag within production by pi...
ant influence 3. Question reader to construct own opinion on issue B. Call to question usages of drag in other forms of media Proposed Partial Bibliography Baker, Roger, et al. Drag: A History of Female Impersonation in the Performing Arts. New York University Press, 1994. Creekmur, Corey K., and Alexander Dot...
ted into the designs. Even trash cans utilize a design targeted towards children, constructed as receptacles that look like life-size baby dolphins. However, the most obvious visible indicator is the Adventure Kids Play Zone, a quite expansive jungle gym and playground area centrally located within the park. I was not ...
gh the playful connection the duo have between each other. There is no doubt that the simple theatricality of the tricks and excitement the feats the dolphins perform is entertaining. However, the lack of theatre training of the dolphin trainers dampens the show. This issue is most prominent when the narrator of the sh...
vious article for this class, Creative Dance: a Collage of Learning by Mary Ann Brehm and Lynne McNett outlines a variety of positive consequences creative dance imparts upon the participant. Advancing numerous vital skills to human development, creative dance imprints qualities upon the individual that no other art fo...
singular. Lights quickly shift as each character speaks and strikes a new pose. RED Red! GREY Loud, excitement, sometimes anger! BLUE Blue… GREY Flowing waters… sadness… reflects the night. GREEN Green? GREY Lush nature all around us! Money? Don’t be greedy. ORANGE Orange. GREY Bouncy. Refreshing. Bright. PURPLE Pur… ...
ays, just wait. Dad says, stay there. Sit and wait. Stay still, don’t move. Silence. WHITE starts wiggling in anticipation. WHITE (cont.) Don’t… move. Mom says, wait. Dad says, stay. Sit. Wait. Still. No! Silence. WHITE starts to get up as the light begins to engulf the stage. One by one, the other characters enter and...
accurately distinguish a student as a successful learner? What makes an educator successful at teaching? How does success influence one’s own teaching philosophy? Before a teaching philosophy can be formed around the theme of success, it becomes greatly important to simply define the precise meaning behind the terminol...
kes an educator successful at teaching? As someone that enjoys personal reflection, though I rarely and often dislike publicly sharing those ideas, it was fascinating to think about answers to these questions and how that influences the elements that I incorporate into my own teaching philosophy. First and foremost, ...
dea, towards the actual journey itself places vital importance on the present time. The goal and purpose of education in an arts environment “is not the inner-directed study of one’s own feelings, it is not about self-expression, it is not the benefits of the disciplines of craft. At its heart it is about consciousness...
thinking to fully grasp the larger concepts and enduring understandings of lessons. Successful reflection stems from understanding precisely why a specific theme was chosen to be explored. Though it becomes the student’s role to take control of their own learning, this can only be effective if the teacher is able to p...
aring apart. Besides holding myself responsible towards maintaining this type of positivity, I also strive towards ensuring that my students maintain the same outlook within themselves. This becomes crucial especially when students begin to intertwine with other personalities and work together in collaborative learning...
affects learning favorably” (Morgan 36). A high level of information and communication technologies exists today due to the modern advancements within our digital and media based society. Blending the classroom environment, theatre, and technology provides an outlet to connect with students within the current status o...
ore tangible. One of the most effective ways towards guiding students through that thinking is through profound reflection within an uplifted and supportive learning environment. It is through those times of discussion and thinking that success for the student can be discovered. The variety of tidbits of knowledge gain...
hungry! STAPLER gets the jammed staple unstuck and throws it away. STICKY Are you finished? Will you help me with my problems, finally? STAPLER What, hon? That sobbing’s making it hard to hear anything… come again? STICKY Why isn’t anyone in this office… sticking me to their files? Why isn’t anyone writing notes...
y desired a more cultural based performance. As both of these plays come from the same author, they utilize similar conventions of writing style. Most evident is the usage of pidgin and standard English among the characters, an attribute that is very commonly used by local playwrights or pieces set in Hawaiʻi. This co...
e behind. This baggage swiftly hinders their lifestyles and performances. Ma as David Carradine offers the advice to, “lift the weight of the past, build the foundation of the future” (Lum, Not Chinese 16), something the family strives towards throughout the play. Prevalent within these two plays, as well as throughou...
all bullshit, being president, making the speech. Why can’t you be who you want to be? Say the speech in English! You don’t have to be the Chinese anything. Just be one cowboy. You want to sing and rope, go do the show! Better than trying to be a fake Chinese!” (Lum, Not Chinese 26). Instead of embracing or prolonging ...
sh between various styles and forms of World Theatre. • #2: Students can create and demonstrate informed and personal artistic choices in coursework and productions (i.e, design, directing, acting). • #3: Students can effectively communicate creative ideas and critical judgments through appropriate means (oral,...
Midterm: “What I should have said…” Monologue – 75 points (15%) Students will write their own 1-2 minute monologue utilizing a moment from their past. The monologue will be memorized and performed for the class. More specific details will be given as assignment approaches. Final Exam: Monologue – 75 po...
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N Calm my what? PENCIL Horses, the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines them as a large solid-hoofed herbivorous mammal that— PEN I know what a horse is, Pencil! PENCIL Woah, what’s the matter dude? PEN We’ve been friends for quite some time, haven’t we? I just want to let you know how much I appreciate having you i...
d box. Those things are stuffy! PEN That’s great… great… SCOTCH If that’s all you guys wanted to ask, I need to get back to— PENCIL Actually, we had another question to ask you… didn’t we Pen? PEN Yeah, we most certainly do… and that question is… the piece of information we want to know… the kernel of truth we wan...
tip-topity shape! Now, what were you trying to tell me? That sobbing of yours was making it all too difficult to hear anything coming out of your mouth. STICKY Stapler, why isn’t anyone in this office… sticking me to their files? Why isn’t anyone writing notes on me anymore? I’m the only supply here that hasn’t be...
ICKY I’m not that young… I’m almost going to be the same age my mother was when she left us. It’s just since I haven’t been stuck to anything for so long my glue isn’t as adhesive as it used to be. I’m drying up, Stapler. STAPLER I’m sure there’s something that we can do to get you all tacky again! STICKY Don’t you...
ky! This won’t hurt you… I promise. STICKY But it looks so scary, Scotch… it might crush me! There’s got to be other options. SCOTCH Do you trust me? STICKY I do… Scotch. I do. Fine. STICKY hesitantly lies down. SCOTCH starts rubbing the glue stick all over STICKY. PEN and PENCIL pop out of hiding. PEN A-ha!...
eer and educational journey within the performing arts, but is due to the overwhelming benefits that arts programs, specifically dance, provide to youth within the K-12 system. Within Judith Lynne Hanna’s article, she outlines the core values prevalent within the medium of dance and relates the attributes of dance educ...
onfusion or misunderstanding. Furthermore, as children learn this distinctly unique method of communication they may then pursue alternate methods of learning for material they do not comprehend in the way they originally learned it. By finding alternate methods of comprehension, youth will slowly but surely be equippe...
ound in confusion and puzzlement. WHITE (cont.) Hello? Can anyone hear me? Can anyone see me? Silence. WHITE searches within the boundaries of the rim of light. WHITE (cont.) Hello? Anyone there? I’m right here. Silence. WHITE sits down within the light. WHITE (cont.) Don’t move. Mom says, just wait. Dad says, stay the...
d next time. Why is it so squishy? And why does it have such a nasty bitter taste? MRS. TWIT Because it had worms! MRS. TWIT cackles and rolls in laughter as MR. TWIT stares angrily. Blackout. Alston Albarado Professor Tammy Hailiʻōpua Baker THEA 468: Drama and Theatre of Hawaiʻi 27 September 2016 Ever-Changing Trea...
y values respect and honor. A Hula Kiʻi performer “appears to transfer his spirit into it through his hands, voice, mind, and heart until the two are one. And the puppet’s head, as the seat of mana, supernatural power, would be an especially sensitive part of the image” (Luomala 74). The ritualistic practice of properl...
es and the importance of the occasion (Luomala 81). These hula masters and practitioners played imperative roles within the social structure of the Hawaiian people, but were sometimes detached from society all together. Students of hula were known to separate themselves from the ideas of a conventional life. They “liv...
ying within the atmosphere (“David Hockney: L’Enfant et Les Sortilèges”). The installation is on display within its own separate building, divided into two rooms. Upon entering the space, patrons are greeted with a smaller lobby-like section. Informational text is on display by the entrance, describing the exhibit and ...
he landscape, the proportion of the physical tree to the painted trees create a distancing effect enlarging the room’s perceived size. The interplay of these various artistic elements culminates in a truly visual and auditory spectacular, creating an engaging fully immersive environment incorporating multiple sensory ...
g the techniques at play, my opinion began to change. A simple brush stroke, freely flowing and existing just to be, is a beautiful wonder to admire. The specific way the lights hit each area of the installation is cleverly thought out, from the colors to the angles of the lights. Beauty is something often overlooked, ...
rning to occur at any age level. Primary subject matter emphasizes science, nature, history, culture, and art within Oceania. By presenting a variety of rich cultural experiences from around the Pacific, visitors from around the world can engage with the material presented in a personalized manner forming deeper connec...
e presentation and layout of the Bishop Museum’s exhibits. After researching the Bishop Museum’s actual mission statement, it occurred to me that specificity may just be something the museum is completely lacking in content. According to the official website, the mission statement states that the “Bishop Museum inspir...
igods called Kinolau told through a storytelling fashion. Each scene details a different story, utilizing simple scenery and heavily relying on the actor’s abilities to transform themselves into the different characters of the Hawaiian legends. Overall the production is quite vivid with many strong highlights, though s...
entions with each scene, this particular moment truly becomes one of the strongest parts of the overall production. Though the show appeared quite disconnected, the entire production is very successful in terms of being a strong piece of theatre for young audiences. The storytelling style truly encapsulates the essenc...
th anger! The boy, frightened, tried to escape the bathroom but because of the toilet’s magical voodoo… he got locked in… and the toilet… oh that wicked toilet… sucked him right in! Whoosh! The boy was never found again! LUIS Wow. Are you on meds or something, weirdo? I sure don’t feel safe with crazy people li...
e “ma’am.” It makes me feel old… WAYNE I am sorry, ma’am… I mean miss… I mean... (pause) You don’t look a day over thirty, in fact you— BRANDI I’m twenty-nine and a half, thank you very much! LUIS Oh, great… another whack-job. This bathroom’s just full of ‘em! BRANDI shoves WAYNE aside and washes her hands. WAYN...
e a bunch of nut cases. WAYNE I’ll be right back in a jiffy… don’t go anywhere… Brandi (he giggles). BRANDI I’ll be waiting for your return… Wayne. (she giggles) You’re so cute, honey. LUIS Oh, god… help me, someone! WAYNE waltzes into the stall and locks it behind him. LUIS starts to storm out of the bathroom, but...
f he can’t use the toilet, why doesn’t he just use the waterfall machine? When someone’s in the stall, sometimes I— LUIS What? BRANDI Long story. LUIS Wait… yes! Wayne, if the toilet is hungry, like you said, your only other option is to use the urinal. It’s not hungry, it won’t eat you. You can do it! WAYNE No...
ghout history. • Benchmark F.A.6-8.3.11: Apply theatrical traditions of various cultures. OBJECTIVES: The primary mission of this lesson plan is to show students a different and unique form of artistic expression. It is anticipated that most students will have no prior knowledge of shadow puppetry before participa...
er or animal hide. Shapes and intricate cut-outs create a beautiful image when light is cast upon the puppet towards a blank screen. Even though only a shadow of the puppet is seen in performance, these puppets are fully decorated and colored just like their wooden puppet counterparts. ART ACTIVITY: There are two prim...
ave the children recreate the face of that puppet. Give them ample time to fully draw and color every minute detail they observe from the puppet’s face. ▪ When they are ready, have the student’s label and identify elements of pattern and symmetry in the design. ▪ Discuss the similarities and dif...
a difficult challenge. No one in my family, including myself, had the money to afford simply sending me off to school. I knew that if I wanted to study theatre, I needed to find financial resources and utilize them to their fullest extent. I applied to numerous scholarships, grants, and financial aid programs over the ...
te Theatre Workshop (for Antigone) A THEA 705 Seminar in Western Drama & Theatre (LGBT) A Fall 2017 (in progress) THEA 621 Acting VII: Great Roles THEA 690 Graduate Theatre Workshop (for Twelfth Night) THEA 692 Practicum in Teaching (TA for THEA 101) Alston Albarado Professor Tammy Hailiʻōpua Baker THEA...
tion too repetitive and overused. The importance of each new character’s entrance became instantly belittled by this overworked convention. Another aspect I found lacking was the specific tour guide that was assigned to my group. She spoke without any intention simply reading lines off a script, as if she was uttering ...
ion is from the two short anecdotes of the featured artists. The rest of the artwork in the gallery is left to the discretion of interpretation and guesswork. Before entering the rest of the gallery space, a greeter sits behind a desk with sparse informational packets. The day that I happened to visit, this individual...
ation. Though I did not determine the overarching theme of the exhibition, besides obviously printmaking, I did appreciate the smaller themes that arose from select pieces on display. Besides artwork being aesthetically pleasing, I found themes of Hawaiʻi intertwined with creating a political message of sorts. Two spe...
, Bea, Lila, and other boys/girls 4. Life and Death Situations: Flying to space in constructed space ship (not described) 5. Language and Silence: Simple language by outside narrator, sparse dialogue 6. Suddenlies: Suddenly Morris builds a spaceship and is immediately on another planet 7. Humor: Slight ...
ss. STAPLER It’s open. RULER, a stalky gentleman enters with long strides. He spots leftovers of the mess. RULER Haven’t changed that much, I see? STAPLER I have nothing to say to you. RULER That’s a first. Maybe you have changed a little? STAPLER State your business. RULER You know why I’m here. (pause) Si...
anding how this character has developed into the cross-dressing character role it is known as today. The dialogue and stage directions of the libretto script of the Broadway musical adaptation of Hairspray contain many references highlighting the masculine features of any actor portraying Edna. The first and most notic...
ttributed towards healthy reproduction by an expecting mother. Her frame becomes a mask which a male actor can disappear behind, adding to the audience’s acceptance of the character as a believable woman. Edna’s size also hints towards the many sides of her hidden personality that are waiting to be revealed to her fami...
tion that audiences will not necessarily have shown up ready for a shock” in which he often redirects “his energies toward spectators who may have little acquaintance with his cult status of the 1970s” (Tinkcom 159). When questioned on his unique niche of cinematography, Waters defines himself as a “cult filmmaker whos...
re, which I don’t mind. They can call me whatever they want. They call me fatso, and they call me asshole, and I don’t care. You always change your name when you’re in show business. Divine has stuck as my name. Did you ever look it up in the dictionary? I won’t even go into it. It’s unbelievable. (Milstead et al. 1) D...