Action as a term in Western theatre practice refers to a principle from actor training first developed by Russian actor and theatre director Konstantin Stanislavski in the first half of the 20th century at the Moscow Art Theatre. It forms part of his overall structure of systematized acting training, most frequently called the System, which in its turn gave rise to Method Acting.
In his writings on theatre, Stanislavski states "The basis of theatre is doing, dynamism. [...] In Latin, the corresponding word is actio, and the root of this same word has passed into our vocabulary, "action", "actor", "act". So, drama is an action we can see being performed, and, when he comes on, the actor becomes an agent in that action" and "acting is action - mental and physical." Jean Benedetti understands action in a Stanislavskian context more simply as "What is done in order to fulfill a Task," a Task in its turn referring to "What a character has to do, the problem he has to solve." Action as a term in theatre practice derived from the Stanislavski System therefore refers to that which a character undertakes in order to achieve a goal.
The Action Theater (or Action Theatre at Canada's Wonderland), is a simulator ride in Cedar Fair Entertainment Company amusement parks. Each theater has two sides - one is 3-dimensional, while the other shows films. They are found in the five former Paramount Parks properties of California's Great America, Canada's Wonderland, Carowinds, Kings Dominion, and Kings Island.
The theater opened in 1994, in the Paramount Parks, operating as a twin-sided motion simulator called Days Of Thunder, based on the movie Days of Thunder. This film ran from 1994 to 1997. In 1998, the building itself was renamed The Paramount Action F/X Theater to represent its changing films, and Days Of Thunder was replaced with James Bond 007: License to Thrill. Dino Island 3D was shown from 1999–2000, Meteor Attack in 2000, and Superstition in 2000 and 2002. In 2001, the theme parks presented The 7th Portal (based on the web comic by Stan Lee) as a three dimensional ride in which the riders help the Data Raiders fight the Nullifiers.
I see the world in a swirl of hues
But my favorite color is shame
Tonight the sky is painted
Tonight the sky is painted melancholy
And the wind sings songs as if it would lament
Some tragedy on the far side of the world
We're in the deep pockets of my mind
Where I lust after blood and pain
Tonight the sky is painted
Tonight the sky is painted melancholy
And the wind sings songs as if it would lament
Some tragedy on the far side of the world
I am I and the world is a woman
From who I must take, take, take
In an act of lust, no, in an act of pride
And I am damned but can I be saved?
Can I be saved?
Tonight the sky is painted
Tonight the sky is painted
Tonight the sky is painted melancholy
And the wind sings songs as if it would lament
Some tragedy on the far side of the world
And the wind sings songs as if it would lament
Yellow ballerinas kill me for my money
and me so they don't have to be alone
theatre, but Molly seems to make it there
right and after this one Molly seems to make it
always, theatre, but Molly seems to make it there
right into your headbone
Yellow, yellow
Screaming about alice; she don't work no more
right next to 'shaving times are over creep'
alabama-song, but Molly seems to make it there
right and after this one Molly seems to make it
always, theatre, but Molly seems to make it there
right into your headbone
And I'll breathe it in
And I'll breathe it in
And I will go one till my bones will bleed again
Hellen, darling, are you Pamela's new favourite
I won't fall for all your things with neon-ice-cream
been regretting all 3 years and the motorcycle boys
don't feel it, yellow skirt that really made you
is now a part of horrorscene
eleven windings but Molly seems to make it there
right and after this one Molly seems to make it
always, theatre, but Molly seems to make it there
right into your headbone.
And a welthy hasbeen and Mary Lee, well, changes
to the guy that won't die, well this is all you making
and the mair is still waving, the councillor's arriving
and I don't think I will stick around
And I will go on till my bones will bleed again
Yellow yellow
Theatre, better of then any creep in there
theatre, better of then any creep in there
theatre, better of then any creep in there
(Andy Sears)
Charade, caprice
Risque, Affectedly chic
En role, 'Au Naturel'
The show is over--
On with the show
As the make-up breaks up
Out of the crack, charisma flows
Look at the face, look at the face
Look at the, Look at the, Look l,l,l...
A gilt/guilt disguise
Belies a silvery tongue
Undone,--and after all--
Well, it's hard,--
The light's in your eyes!
You'll never believe theatre
The lies and deceit--Theatre
We go too far
Never content with who we are
Look at the face, look at the fac
Look at the, look at the, look l,l,l...
We laugh, we feel
So nice and none of it real
It's all unnatural
A tragic performance--
Tears in my eyes
Don't ever believe theatre
The lights and the dreams--theatre
Row to row, there they go,--count them
They go,--"oh, oh, oh, no, no, oh no
No way, no way, no, no, no way--no!"--
Be gone--Home!
Be gone,--
I'd rather be with the lights in my eyes
Than out in the dark--
With you
My life is a musical, I know how to put on
A pretty pathetic show, I hide
Backstage, keep the curtains closed
'Cause I'm scared, I'm scared
I'm getting pretty good at feeding them
The lines they like but I don't
Recognize the girl I face each night
I can compromise till I'm convinced, it's right
What happened to the girl who could overlook the world?
She never gave a second to what the other people thought
What happened to the dream of rejecting the routine?
'Cause they never worked for me
I'm gonna burn this theater down
And pray to God for the strength to help me face the crowd
I wanna live like I lost the script
And scream every line like this is it
They say all the world's a stage
Rewriting your identity is all the rage
Well, next act please, I'd like a change
I don't really like pretending this way
What happened to the girl who could overlook the world?
She never gave a second to what the other people thought
What happened to the dream of rejecting the routine?
'Cause they never worked for me
I'm gonna burn this theater down
And pray to God for the strength to help me face the crowd
I wanna live like I lost the script
And scream every line like this is it
I'm gonna burn this theater down
And pray to God for the strength to help me face the crowd
I wanna live like I lost the script
And scream every line like this is it
And the sad thing is we're all in on the action
We're all holding our breath, waiting for a reaction
You play your part, I'll be playing with matches
And if you'd like a show, you can follow the ashes
I'm gonna burn this theater down
And pray to God for the strength to help me face the crowd
I wanna live like I lost the script
And scream every line like this is it
I'm gonna burn this theater down
And pray to God for the strength to help me face the crowd
I wanna live like I lost the script