THA 110: Quiz #1
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Theatre
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-universal entertainment
-originated from myth, ritual, and ceremony
-collaborative form of art
-ability to call on injustices
-to teach history
-to raise moral/philosophical question
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Thespis
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-Ancient Greek
-first dramatist to step out of the chorus and read lines
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Catharsis
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Purging of emotion
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4 levels of theatrical stimulation
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1) intellectual
2) emotional
3) physical
4) spiritual
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Basic elements of theatre
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1) script
2) performance
3) audience
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Script
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Story documented by the playwright or author sharing an idea/concept/message
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Ritual
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-Well defined sequence of words and actions designed to focus attention, establish significance, and achieve a beneficial result
-basic concerns are power, pleasure, and duty
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Golden age of Greece
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Between 5th and 3rd century B.C.
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Performance
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Process of the production culminating into a final product
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Audience
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The perceiver
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Aristotle
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-Wrote poetics
-defined the elements of drama
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Elements of drama
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1) plot
2) character
3) setting
4) dialogue/diction
5) music
6) movement
7) themes
8) spectacle
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Plot
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-Summary of a play's actions
-generally has a beginning, middle, and end
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Character
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Representation of a person in a play
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3 levels of characterization
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1) physical
2) social
3) psychological
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Physical
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Age, sex, size, color
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Social
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Economic status, profession, religion
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Psychological
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Attitudes, motivations, likes/dislikes, emotions
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Setting
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-time and place of action
-scenery and physical elements
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Dialogue
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Verbal exchanges between characters
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Music
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Used in manipulating audience emotions
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Theme
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Play's message
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Spectacle
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-Visual elements of the play
-lights, sets, costumes
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Producers
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Money folks who back the production
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Playwrights
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Creates the scripts
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Relationship between audience and actor
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-live relationship
-exchange between the 2 make it unique
-ability to observe and respond
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2 types of audience involvement
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1)observer
2)participatory
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Observe audience involvement
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Sit back and take it all in
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Participatory audience involvement
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Become a part of the action or story
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THA 110: Quiz #1