Theatre: The Audience, Spectators andParticipantsCharacteristics of Art  Three Categories of arto Literaryo Visual o PerformingCharacteristics of Performing Arts Movement through time Requires an Audience Require interpreters and creators An audience is essential element of theatreTraits and Elements and TheatreTraits Live  Immediate Uniqueo Performers cannot play a scene overo Director cannot edit a scene for an audienceElements  Audience  Performers Text and script Director Theatre spaces Design Elements The audience does have an effect on the performersHow the Audience Participants The power if imagination Vicarious Participationo Heart and Mindo We believe what we see on stageo We forget who we areo Through willing suspension of disbelief Critics Criticism means “To find Fault”, “To understand and Appraise”  A Critic is someone who observes theatre and analyzes and comments on it o Describes event in a greater detailo Published in magazines and scholarly journals o Place event or playwright in larger