Lecture 1Outline of Current Lecture I. ImitationII. Ceremony vs. RitualIII. Popular Entertainment IV. Theater: The Basics V. Stage Types and Their ComponentsVI. Technical Theater (aka Stage Craft)Current LectureI. Imitationa. Imitation is a human instinct that is universal b. 3 reasons we imitate others:i. Instruction (when watch others we learn from them)ii. Entertainment iii. Connection (show you’re part of group/society)II. Ceremony vs. Rituala. Ceremony is a formal religious or social performanceb. Ritual is acting out of a specific established procedure III. Popular Entertainment a. This includes movies, concerts, Blue Man Group, etc. IV. Theater: The Basicsa. Theater is a collaborative form of fine arts that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. b. In order for something to be theater it: i. Has to be liveii. Needs to have a live audienceiii. Happens at a specific placeiv. Is collaborativev. Presents the experiencevi. Is a real/imagined eventc. Stage is where a performer does performance d. The House is where the audience gatherse. Backstage is where performers wait for entrances and where technicians carry out their workf. Wings are where actors wait for entrances; located immediately offstageg. Apron is an extension of the stage; located closer to the audienceh. Pit is a space usually between audience and stage; where musicians play music THAR 281 1st EditionV. Stage Types and Their Componentsa. Proscenium Stage i. It is “like a picture frame”ii. The audience and performer spaces are very clear iii. Typically a small space between audience and stageb. Thrust Stagei. It is “like a fashion show runway”ii. Stage is surrounded on all 3 sides by audienceiii. Audience and performers are closer iv. Stage “thrusts” itself into the audiencec. Arena Stagei. It is “like Kyle Field”ii. Performers are completely surrounded by audienced. Found Stagei. It is “like a park” or “like a flash mob”ii. It is a random place where performers put on a show VI. Technical Theater (aka Stage Craft)a. Scenic Design is the stuff used on stage such as backdropsb. Properties Design are the “props”i. Set Dressing is the dressing set so things come to lifec. Costume Design are the costumes and what designers do to create them; sometimes responsible for wigs and make-up d. Lighting Design is how actors could disappear or not in the light e. Text is what the performer performs; does not HAVE to be
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