{"id":5943,"date":"2018-08-03T02:04:55","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T02:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/?p=5943"},"modified":"2018-08-30T20:22:51","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T20:22:51","slug":"theatre-in-film-series-cinemas-love-affair-with-the-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/theatre-in-film-series-cinemas-love-affair-with-the-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Theatre In Film Series: Cinema’s Love Affair with the Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Theatre In Film Series: Cinema’s Love Affair with the Stage<\/h3>\n \"\"<\/a><\/span>

Written by\u00a0Ashleigh Gardner<\/p>\n

August 1, 2018<\/p>\n<\/font>

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From the theatrical sets of\u00a0Viaje a la Luna\u00a0<\/em>(A Trip to the Moon<\/em>) to the big-budget CGI effects in the\u00a0Avengers\u00a0<\/em>series, the world has been obsessed with film. But film wouldn’t be\u00a0where it is today without the efforts of playwrights, directors, actors, and designers from the stage — the origin of acting, drama, and storytelling for the masses.<\/span><\/p>\n

I’m a theatre geek at heart, but my personal love affair with cinema began when I watched Charlie Kaufman’s\u00a0Being John Malkovich\u00a0<\/em>for the first time. This love affair continued throughout my post-grad years when I studied contemporary character-centric cinema alongside Victorian literature and gender studies. My\u00a0interests led me\u00a0to the films of Wes Anderson, Orson Welles, Sofia Coppola, David Fincher, P.T. Anderson, Kubrick, Tarantino, Scorsese, Hitchcock, Lynch, and so many others. I love theatre; I adore film. And so “Theatre in Film” became a passion project\u00a0that showcases a different movie\u00a0every entry — movies that celebrate, document, and reveal the\u00a0stories theatre artists experience\u00a0behind the scene<\/em>s.\u00a0<\/em>In each entry, I provide the director, the cast list, a synopsis, and a breakdown of\u00a0the film’s theatrical, cultural, and symbolic meanings. These articles can be used in theatre\u00a0or\u00a0<\/em>film classes or for extra credit assignments. There are roughly five films per unit, and each unit focuses on a different aspect of theatre, ranging from theme\u00a0to\u00a0character style to technical achievements. Take a look. I’m sure you’ll find something you identify with.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,
\nAshleigh Gardner
\nPerformer Stuff Editor<\/p>\n

Part 1:\u00a0Behind-the-Scenes Drama in Black and White<\/h4>\n
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Classic Hollywood\u00a0films that display theatre and the backstage and home lives of actors, directors, writers, and dancers who inhabit the stage. (Pictured above is\u00a0Limelight\u00a0<\/em>from 1952.)<\/p>\n