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Here is an example of one from a prior term. It earned a grade of 90. Vocab could have been utilized more effectively and there could have been a more direct expression of what the author was calling for. I used to require more vocabulary words.

Theater as a medium has always been the most intimate and personal of all art forms. As a performer or participant in a production, you put your heart and soul into making it a success. And in the audience, even on a PROSCENIUM STAGE where the PROSCENIUM ARCH between the actors and the house creates an intentional FOURTH WALL to divide the two, it’s still more interactive and responsive than any other medium has ever come close to.

Ironically, theater as a visual medium tends to feel less staged than movies and television; what you see is what you get. Fancy camera angles and subtle expressions and motions don’t translate well, so it all has to be bigger and more expressive and feels more honest as a result. It’s an art dependent on the coordination of the crew; the COSTUME PLOT, RHYTHM, DESIGN ELEMENTS and overall ARTISTIC INTERPRETATION have to be in sync and compliment each other consistently in a way that other mediums don’t have to mimic. On a personal level, the audience can feel the BEATS as they come and react to them as more fluid whole onstage.

In addition, theater is one of the most politically impactful mediums. It’s closest relation is in famous politcal novels; but plays give a VISUAL connection to the audience that lends more power to the message you’re trying to give – reading about a death is one thing, watching it another. EPIC THEATER is a popular and effective mode for political messages, and RAPID RESPONSETHEATER is one method that’s becoming increasingly useful in today’s society. Unlike music, television or books, theater has the luxury of being able to be devised relatively quickly if the DRAMATURG happens to be particularly talented. The ability to create a scathing satire within a week of an event and performing it while it’s still on many people’s lips is a powerful ability.

However, theater’s biggest drawback is how exclusionary and elitist it tends to be – especially Broadway. Shows that would resonate with a larger audience get limited to who has the time and money to come see it in the short timeframe it’s shown. And while some finer bits of COMPOSITION or SELECTIVE VISIBILITY or COSTUME RENDERINGmight be lost when turning a play into a professional recording, it’s better to have to sacrifice than to never have seen the play at all.