How to write Newspaper style review for theater act?

Question

Any proper formet that I should follow? I watched the play two weeks ago and I have to write the review for my class but not sure how to write as "Newspaper Style" and to focus on stage, actors, and the setting? Are there any review sample that I could use? Please do let me know if you have any information?

Answer 1

I'm going to copy and paste my theatre history notes into it. We had to do a segment on criticism for professional theatre in it.

First and Foremost- The Exact feeling upon entering the theatre
Play Name and Author
Every actor’s name
Casting performance - Did the actor fit the character
Vocal performance - were the voices strong/clear/etc
Singing -- good match to actor/poor/weak/etc
Ensemble performance -- strong/weak/large connection/etc
Direction
--Director
--Blocking
Sets and Props
--Set Designer/Prop Designer
Costumes
Lighting
Makeup
Music
Sound Effects
Choreography
Movement
--Blocking
Impact on audience and viewer

Answer 2

write newspaper style review theater act

Answer 3

The only advice I would offer is that you avoid the sort of lazy theatre criticism that has become the rule rather than the exception anymore.

The lazy critic basically gives the show a "thumbs-up" (I liked it) or a "thumbs-down" (I didn't like it), and then just tracks through a plot summary and a breakdown of the cast.

An astute critic takes time to understand the CONTEXT in which the play exists: what do we know about the playwright? Where does this play fall among his/her published works? What THEMES does the text explore? What sorts of things OUGHT we to expect from a good production of this particular dramatic text?

If you establish the context, then your observations about the particular show you saw will be infinitely more meaningful to your readers.

Answer 4

Well on the word program you can align your text in diffrent ways. You can try to do that and it might come out okay.

Answer 5

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