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[zoemartinau]

Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia Themes and Mathematical Theory

An analytical study of Stoppard Arcadia themes explained through the impact of chaos theory and Newtonian physics on drama.

In the 2026 Arcadia revival, Stoppard's elegant dance between 19th-century genius & modern science reminds us knowledge & emotion entwine. For Australians, it's a gentle prompt: amid our vast landscapes & shifting world, seeking patterns fosters deeper humanity.

[samszerif]

Jekyll & Hyde the Musical at the Star Royale Theatre

I've been meaning to start a series like this for awhile where I share my thoughts on local theatrical productions! I've been a part of community theatre since 2017 and love being in the cast, crew, and audience alike. Getting to know these amazingly talented actors and watch them perform their hearts out is truly a pleasure and I wanted to start documenting that as much as possible.

Since I'm just doing this for fun, I'll only be using character names instead of actor names just in case they would prefer not to have their names out there. I'm also not the best writer haha - I'm not really looking to make these "thoughtful thought pieces". I think these are just going to be a little ramble of excitement for local theatre and the things I liked in shows. 🖤

First show I'm going to highlight is Jekyll & Hyde from the Star Royale Theatre in Pompton Lakes, NJ!

I'm a bit of a theatre noob (...extremely in fact) so there are so many shows, actors, and songs that I just don't know that fellow thespians know inside and out. As a result, I have never seen nor heard of Jekyll & Hyde and I was super excited to enter the audience without any information. This show was creepy, heartfelt, suspenseful, and funny. I really enjoyed it!

-spoilers ahead-

The symbolism in Dr. Jekyll's "double character" was done so well! In the very first scene he stood behind two frame-looking set pieces that showed "2 sides of him". The light design for every time Mr. Hyde came out was so on point and it really added to that creepy vibe that let the audience know what was coming. I found myself feeling unsettled every time the light changed (in a good way) and was fascinated with the "inner demon" concept.

The songs were beautiful and the singing was hauntingly beautiful and operatic and I feel like I could listen to Lucy & Emma sing duets all day. My favorite character was definitely John Utterson. He just wanted to have Jekyll's back but couldn't allow him to hurt others any longer. I really felt the respect he had for his dear friend. "His Work and Nothing More" had to be my favorite song. And everyone's accents were SO GOOD!

Jekyll dueting with himself in "The Confrontation" could not have been easy and going from one character type to another in a split second while maintaining his projecting was very cool to watch. The lighting hitting him in the "half red / half white" was dope af.

I'm feeling inspired to read "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" which is the book that the musical was adapted from. We are in the spoopy season so why not continue the spoops? 🎃

I'll be seeing more shows coming up and I'm excited to share more!

[thevioletgaze]

Collaboration over clients.

I had a great conversation with an herbalist friend this morning as she was planning on transitioning her services from clients to courses.

It made me think about the importance of placing more energy on projects and collaborations with other artists, rather than providing a service to people who might not recognize the efforts being put in.

We've all heard of nightmare clients. As a creative business owner, but most importantly, as an artist, all I want to do is create. I want to release music, I want to act in films, and I want to act in theatre. I know that all of this is possible with the people around me.

So why not place my energy and time in collaborating instead of providing a service? Instead of placing time in individual people, we should place time on the projects we can create together.

[danitougher]

I've posted my 200th blog post! 🤓 Do pop over and check out any of my inane ramblings from the last three and a half years 😂 https://danitougher.blogspot.co.uk ... #blog #blogger #theatreblog #artsblog #theatre #theatrethoughts #writing #student #life #love #happy #lucky

[eraweir]

Though there are a lot of exciting things about Fox’s newest Live Theatre offering (mostly Aaron Tveit as Danny Zuko), I’m a little bit troubled about something that I just read in the newest promo article - “Broadway writers Robert Cary and Jonathan Tolins will write the script.“ (The Wrap, http://www.thewrap.com/grease-live-first-teaser-sees-julianne-hough-vanessa-hudgens-doing-the-hand-jive-video/ )

Grease has already been written. It has a script. In fact, it has two scripts, as the original Broadway script was heavily revised for the film and most modern-day productions are an unfortunate hybrid of the two. Why does there need to be a new script? What is the point of bring Live Theatre to people who may not normally be able to experience it if we aren’t giving the audience an authentic product?

[theatrethoughts-blog]

It is a profound day for all people across this country who have fought for decades to achieve the same inalienable rights as other Americans.

In honor of today’s ruling.

I am so proud to work in an industry that has know for a while now that love is love no matter who you are. I am so thankful that the rest of the country now has that. 

[theatrethoughts-blog]

Hey guys. Let's talk theatre!

Message me your favourite shows or theatre experience. I want to learn about you guys.

[mymindrebels-atstagnation]

all i want is a situation where someone says "it's insulting" and i come in all hot like "ITS ENGRAVED."