Post 11

Like most people, whenever I go to see a theatrical performance I tend to lean towards more traditional theatre. We find comfort in the known or what we consider to be the norm. When I think about uncanny theatre I think about  a production that breaks the mold. Uncanny theatre can be defined differently depending on your view point. A good example of this is a Live show that revolves around social media. To my generation this form of theatre may seem new and innovative. However to members of the previous generation may consider this to be a form of uncanny theatre. Uncanny theatre helps bring in a audience that might not see a theatrical show otherwise. In the near future the use of such or similar technology would be considered the new norm Uncanny theatre is only considered to be outrageous is because its new. For example a horror movies where the creature is right behind the victim when the believe they are safe. When this first occurred everyone was shocked surprised and scared. Nowadays acts like this are considered the norm. Uncanny theatre allows us to break through previous boundaries and set a new limit.  It can be used to get a new audience interested in more traditional shows as well.  

Post #10

Theatre is an ever changing art form. As time passes and technology improves theatre must improve as well. This is the age of special effects and green screens. Many of these techniques are used in bigger shows whuch drawmore of an audience.  However everyone enjoys s bresk from the complex for a more simple approach.  Todays children know a little more about theatre than I did growing up. When I was in elementary school if you wanted to act yiu had to pay high prices for lessons.  This is similar to how learning to play an instrument started. However once schools had bands and muduv programs it oprn the door for kids to pick up skills they might not have otherwise.  Theatre has begun to make the same chang as time has passed. However the thing that remains to be an issue are plays wit age appropriate topics. There are very view plays made souly for tge purpose of having children performe them. Most shows are written for a more mature audience.  If there were more new age plays made exclusively for kids this may continue to grab thier attention and develop sn appreciation for theatre.

Theatre will always draw inspiration from both history and current events. When people go to see a theater they learn about events they may have not known about other wise. The important thing we must remember is that when working with a production based off true or current events is to approuch the situation with an unbiased point of view.  One of the main purpose of theatre is to educate after all. I dont belive that invisible theatre is the only way to get your point across but it is a very effective one. Sometimes we need to be shocked into understanding what is truly going on in this world.

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Explain this to me please.

One of the first issues that comes to mind for me is college tuition. The issue that I and many other students have around campus is that we are left in the dark when it comes to certain fees. Other than the set standard rate we are required to pay, in order to complete registration, we are also required to pay fees such as the building use fee, academic excellence fee, and technology fee. The issue is that we are required to pay all of these fees with in the two weeks LSU allows and we don't know exactly what we are paying for.

In order to stage a protest and get people involved I would first start a Facebook group. I would invite students to the group and explain my view and get feedback from other students on the issue. Once the issue has gained ground we would stage an actual protest. One idea that I have is that when the clock tower begins playing the toast song at noon all the students on campus get up and leave their classes or wherever they are. We would all then meet in the quad and march to the chancellor’s office to make our presence and purpose known.

                After the protest we would also have hopefully gotten student government on our side. We would  then  either send them or our own representative to meet with the Board for the University. We would explain that we simply want a dollar for dollar break down and explanation for our fees and why certain fees increase. For example our tech fee increased yet the University has closed two of our main computer labs which has had a major negative effect on student productivity. We would know our protest was successful once we begin to see the explanation given and our accounts taking into consideration.