Theatre Quotes Novels & Stories

From purpose. Andrena squeezed my hand. “You’ve got this, Jojo.” Christiana grinned beside her. “Break a leg, Queen.” Everybody in my department were scared because nobody has ever beat Romeo and Juliet performance and our seniors were the one performing it. When the curtains rose and my scene came, the entire hall went silent. I stepped onto the stage under the spotlight. “Out, damned spot! Out, I say!” My voice rang clear and chilling through the theatre. I delivered every line with raw, unhinged ambition mixed with crushing guilt.

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." — William Shakespeare, As You Like It. MATTHIAS He could have her. For now. I leaned back in my chair, laughter bubbling out of me as Briella’s vision painted the scene in front of my eyes. The beast on his knees, the girl clinging to him like he was salvation. Disgustingly poetic. I knew he wouldn’t die. God forbid I gave Lucien an easy way out. No, no, no. Where’s the fun in that?

There has been one common theme in the theatrical history from time immemorial; "The Antagonist's Speech". Dr. Thanos Doomsday (Bs.C, Ph.D, Mc.U, Dc.U, An.T) in his famous monologue said and I quote; "What is a villain without his villainous tales? Or an antagonist without his antithesis? For to see a villain is to see a poet Before his last act of mischief to serve in a tray His evil masterminded plans to relay

Cressida stood at center stage and her face was pale and her hands were still and her eyes were steady. "I am not a witch," she said for the last time. "And no amount of fire will make me confess to something I have not done." The lights went down and the smoke cleared and the theater was quiet. The audience rose and the applause was loud and the cheers were bright. I stood and clapped and my hands were loud and my chest was full. The curtains closed and the actors dispersed and the theater emptied. I walked to the dressing room and the door was open and the lights were bright.

But I refused to let his words discourage me; I had come too far to give up now. A sly smirk played on Director Benefield's lips, his eyes gleaming with a mix of despise and hatred. "Well, well, Theresa," he said, his voice dripping with scorn. "You are quite confident about yourself. But let me tell you, the stage is a completely different world. It's not as easy as it seems. You're nothing but a clown, what qualifications do you have to aspire to be a singer like Erma?"

Stagehands were hauling heavy set pieces into place, the faux-marble pillars of my character’s mansion, the wrought-iron gates that represented her prison. I took my place in the wings, my heart hammering. I tried to go over my lines, but Jaxson’s accusations kept interjecting. You’d rather have a thousand strangers clap for you than stay in one bed with me. "Places!" the director shouted from the center of the dark house.

She hadn’t known teletransportation was one of their powers. The interior of the theatre was Grecian with rows and rows of stone seats arranged in circular form from the top to the bottom and after the bottom row of seats, a low fence was built as a border. After this border was a sand pit, very wide, large enough to hold a small village. There were some people already seated waiting for the spectacle that was about to take place. As Maggie followed the custodians to a front-row seat, the theatre began to fill up with excited people until there were no more seats. Still, more people continued to arrive. “Behold! The ones the gods rejected!”

Ted happened here, Lawrence said, taking a moment to let it all sink in. The Tempest. Romeo and Juliet. Were practically standing in the center of all the greatest love stories ever written. Actually, youre standing in walnut shells. Why do you have to be so glib about everything? This is amazing! Sorry, I didnt realize wed need a moment of bardolatry. His words Noah e out lisped because of the needle clipped between his jagged teeth. Now stand still.