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THA 110: Quiz #1
Theatre |
-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 |
Catharsis |
Purging of emotion |
4 levels of theatrical stimulation |
1) intellectual
2) emotional
3) physical
4) spiritual |
Basic elements of theatre |
1) script
2) performance
3) audience |
Script |
Story documented by the playwright or author sharing an idea/concept/message |
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. |
Performance |
Process of the production culminating into a final product |
Audience |
The perceiver |
Aristotle
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-Wrote poetics
-defined the elements of drama |
Elements of drama |
1) plot
2) character
3) setting
4) dialogue/diction
5) music
6) movement
7) themes
8) spectacle |
Plot |
-Summary of a play's actions
-generally has a beginning, middle, and end |
Character |
Representation of a person in a play |
3 levels of characterization |
1) physical
2) social
3) psychological |
Physical
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Age, sex, size, color |
Social |
Economic status, profession, religion |
Psychological |
Attitudes, motivations, likes/dislikes, emotions |
Setting |
-time and place of action
-scenery and physical elements |
Dialogue |
Verbal exchanges between characters |
Music |
Used in manipulating audience emotions |
Theme |
Play's message |
Spectacle |
-Visual elements of the play
-lights, sets, costumes |
Producers |
Money folks who back the production |
Playwrights |
Creates the scripts |
Relationship between audience and actor |
-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 |
Observe audience involvement |
Sit back and take it all in |
Participatory audience involvement |
Become a part of the action or story |