THAR 281 1st Edition Lecture 7Outline of Last LectureI. Realisma. Henrik Ibsenb. A Doll’s Housec. Hedda GabblerII. Naturalisma. August StrindburgOutline of Current Lecture I.Current Lecture – Continue of RealismI. Anton Chekhov was a Russian playwright and liked the Moscow are theatre. He developed tragicomedy which is a comedy that defines tragic. His plays are usually aboutordinary people and their problems. Chekhov’s plays were ones that actors loved to be apart of because there was so much work, but sometimes the audiences got bored. His four most famous works are Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya, Seagull, and Three Sisters. Cherry Orchard’s themes were abandonment and denial, tied to the past, social upheaval, labor, and unraveling of family ties. II. Moscow Art Theatre was heavily influenced by Duke of Saxe Meningen. This was a private theater club which had a subscription fee. Since this was a private theatre, plays banned could be performed here without legal issues. These small theatres sprung up allover Europe which spread Realism. This type of theater approached work as an ensemble (actors working together towards a production). One of the finders of this theatre was Konstantin Stanislavski.III. Konstantin Stanislavski creates a theatre (Moscow Art Theatre) that is wholly different from anything like melodrama, created Realism. Advant Garde means an experimental These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.theater that is cutting edge of the time. He was a director, but most famous for his actingtechnique. The Stanislavski method/system talks to actors about their craft, meaning that the actors must act and be creative. Goals of this method are make onstage behavior look interesting and convincing, actors should play actions and objectives, and Orchestration (characters be alive on stage like there is an imaginary world). The method’s techniques include relaxation on movements, concentration and observing of others around you, specifics, subtext/underlying text, given circumstances, actions and objectives (objective is the goal and action are steps to the goal), and kinesthetic response (awareness of space around you). Stanislavski’s most famous work is An Actor
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