Intro To Theater Exam One

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Aristotle

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Created the six elements of a play: plot, character, thought, language , music, and spectacle

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Anne Nelson

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Journalist/Professor from OK that lived in NY during 9/11 and interviewed a fire captain thereby turning it into the play The Guys

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Edward Albee

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Shows realsim in playwrit;s Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe

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Anna Deveare Smith

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Uses ethnographic performance that explores explosive and diversive events and finds essence of character in "speech rhythms"

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Henrik Ibsen

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Uses realism in A Doll's House and Ghosts. By using importatnce of character environment and events from the past

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Frances McDormand

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Used method acting where she would literally experience what the character was experiencing

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Actor Choices

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How does the actor embody the character, physically, vocally, and emotionally.
Includes gesture, facial and emotoinal expressions, movement, vocal quality,

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Believability

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Illusion of the first time

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Dramaturg

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Profession created in Germany by GE Lessing Analyzes scripts advise directors and work with playwrights on new plays

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Music

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Chants, etc.

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Regional Professional theaters

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AKA Resident theaters. High-Quality equity theater for audinces outside of NY often originate new plays.

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Propaganda

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Materai specifically designed to advocate a particular ideology or point of view

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Theatre Critics

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Generallyu a scholar for a academic journal in addition a background in the art and critiques often lengthy,

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Actors' Equity

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Organization for professional actors that provide solid wages and certain hours shows professionalism

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Broadway

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Large theaters with lavish production often musicals and employ members of Actors' Equity

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Commercial Theatre

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Shows that are produced to earn a profit for investors

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Educational theatre

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Production of plays in schools at primary, secondary, undergraduate, and graduate levels. Production activity may be extracurricluar or carefully integrated into classroom structure and preprofessional training

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Observation

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Audience recognition of what is physically happening on stage.

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Thought/Theme

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The ideas of the play/main idea

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Aesthetic distance

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Physical/Emotional distances from the play in order to experince the play.

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Caharisis

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Created by Aristotle; Emotional release

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Community Theatre

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Theatre by and for people of the community.

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Empathy

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Emotional Identificatoin

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Off-Broadway

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Meidum size theatres in Manhattan normally equity contracts generally high quality productions but only moderately ex;pensive

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Review

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A published account of a production giving information regarding hwere, what , when , and how to get tickets.

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Satyr Play

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A spoof on a serious play

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Tragedy

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A dramatic genre of palys that is serious and ends unhappily. Aristotle identifuied magnitude (importance) as a chief attribute of tragdy and noted that it evoked the emotions of pity and fear in the audience.

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`Amateur Theatre

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Theatre in whioch practitioners do not rely on theatrical activity for their livelihood.

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Character

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Persons created to perform the action of the play.

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Criticism

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To understand and appraise or to find fault

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Interpretation

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An audience member's intuitive response or subjective experience of h=ohysical actoin or setting; the meaning that the audience member assigns to what he or she has observed. An artist's creation of meaning beyond what is literal or obvious in the text.

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Off-Off Broadway

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Small culternatifve theatres and often have equity wavers. Generally less elaborate sets and costumjes but innovative plays and usually affordable

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The Poetics

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Circa 335-323 BCE first important examination of the tragic form, written by Aristotle

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Spectacle

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Visual elements in a play i.e. props, scenary, etc.

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Avant-Garde

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Artistically innovative that do not try to reporduce mainstream theatre i.e. live performace and performance art

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Dionysus

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Religious Athenian festival where many tragedies were displayed

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Language/Diction

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Playwrights choice of words in a play

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Realism

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Revolt against traditional classical theatre, romanticism, and melodrama; to provide truthful representation of the world enviornment and heredity influence behavior.

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Plot

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Organization of the action of a play

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What are examples of personal, community, and professional theater?

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Professional-Broadway
Community-Town and Gown
Personal-party

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Elements of theater

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Theater-What is performed, The performance, and The Audience
ALSO
Place of Performance, Process or institution of theater
Performance+Audience+Common Space+Event

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Reading drama vs. Seeing Theater

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Space and Time:
Home:Can start over//take time
Theater:Cannot
Interpretation:
Home:Imagination
Theater:Ideas of others
Action
Home:See in head
Theater:Act for you

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What examples of theater is primarily to entertain?

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Harvey and Mamma Mia

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Social Functions of Theater

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Religion, Socialization, Politics, Protest, Coercion, Enpowerment, and Cultural Exploration

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Main ideas of Realism

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To provide a truthful representation of the world and based on direct observation. Aritist as objective observer and imitates everyday life. Environment and heredity influence behavior.

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How are Ibsen's plays an example or Realism?

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Unexpected resolutions, Dialogue, costumes, and settings reveal characters and environment.and importance of character, environemnt and events from the past

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How was Realism changed through history?

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Emerged late 19th-early 20th centuries. In 20th century realism sometimes combined with abstract elements in theater.

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How is theater a group experience?

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Attending as a group makes audience members a part of a temporary community and responses affects individuals experience of theater

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What do different spectators bring to theater?

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Personal experiences/memories, Awarness of the "world of the play" the historical, social, political, and philosophical context in which the play was written, info about the play/playwright, and expectations about the event.

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Different things that influence audience expectations

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Type of play/productoin, kind of theater space, level of participation/expected behavior, level of professionalism/budget, purpose of play or production.

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How does the audience function as a critic?

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Positive/Negative Feedback (i.e. Laughing or Looking at the watch)
Post show-appraisal and recommendation

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Refexive theater

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Reflects a society and its concerns, challenges said beliefs, community norms, how society should be.

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Characterize ancient Greek (Athenian) society and purposes of theater

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Democracy, balance, order, moderation, and beuty. Scred social and civil functions and celebrated Athenian power.

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What characterized Medieval Europe?

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Episodic and written in vernacular language contained comedy and special effects and emphasized salvation.

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Characteristics of Mystery Cycles

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Not performed all the time often held during festivals like Corpus Christi.

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How plays were staged?

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Mystery Cycles-During festivals
Normal ones-Staged by guilds or other groups