Julie Taymor

I feel that Taymor had a huge impact on the world of theater. She has many innovative use of masks, puppetry, imaginative scenic design, and live actors in theater that draws on literature and folklore from around the world and it inspires many playwrights, actors, and directors. The way that she has been involved in theater since she was really young is truly amazing. Also, I am touched by the way she deticated her time and money to travel the world to study theater in its many different forms and cultures. There are a few connections between what she has done and what we have learned but not really a lot of major ones that I could find at least. I think that the way she uses costumes, puppets, and scene design relates to the section in the book that focuses on these items and describes their uses to be the way that she uses them in many of her productions. Also, we learned about the actors drawing on folklore and litereature like she has used innovatively in many plays, musical, etc. She, like many other actors that we have read about in the mayn chapters so far, have dedicated so much of her time and money to theater and really has changed the world of theater tremendously.