Intro To Theatre

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In the 5th century B.C.

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When fully developed western theatre emerged in Greece

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Aesthic distance

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to perceive and appreciate a work of theatrical art we need distance, this is called

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solique

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when a solitary character expresses her hidden thought to an audience

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anachronism

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when an object or event, or character in theatre is placed outside of its proper time sequence

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proscenium

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this type of stage is referred to as "The fourth wall". In this type of staging all the seats face in the same directions.

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Fly loft

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this is a place above the stage where scenery can be concealed, raised and out of sight, hung by ropes or cables.

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Arena

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the most ancient stage arrangement, this stage is a circle or a square

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Skene

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in Greek Amphitheatres, at the rear of the orchestra circle opposite the hillside seating, was a stage house

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Black box

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A popular type of modern theatre is the multi-purpose

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Realism

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Henrik Iben, August Strindberg, and Anton Checov were three playwrights who helped perfect this type of drama

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Stanislavsky

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the most successful of Russian actors and and directors, founded the Moscow arts Theatre.

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Emotional recall

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an acting technique that asks actors to remember personal experiences from the past to influence their decisions as actors in the present

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Well made plays

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Plays written in the climatic form are often referred to this

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Dues ex machina

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Known as good of the machine

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Episodic

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These types of plays often have many characters, scenes, locales, and parallel or sub-plots

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Revue

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this type of play includes short skit, vignettes, skits, dance numbers, songs, and other routines that are presented in a single program

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Avante-garde

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refers to any intellectual or artistic movement that seems to break with tradition and therefore seems ahead of its time.

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Commedia dell'arte

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this was a popular form of comedy that flourished in Italy in the sixteenth century, involved no script but and outline of the plot.

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Protagonist

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the main character of a play

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Climactic

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this structure of play often has a plot that begins late in the story, covers a limited space of time, and is restricted in its locale

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Exposition

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the technical term for the revelation of background information in dramatic literature

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first responsibility of a theatre producer

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Raising the correct amount of money

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second responsibility of a theatre producer

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Securing the rights for plays

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Dramaturg

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A literary manager who is responsible for discovering and reading promising new plays, and working with playwrights on the development of new plays

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Blocking

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the visual composition of a play is often determined by the movements and positions of the actors onstage. These movements are predetermined and known as

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Naturalism

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a type of realism that promotes a superreal attention to onstage detail.

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aligory

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abstract themes that are conveyed through symbolic characters

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director

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a man/woman who is responsible for coordinating all aspects of a production

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typecasting

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when a performer closely resembles in real life the character he is enacting

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expressionism

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a directorial or literary style that gives outward expression to inward feelings

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cyclorama

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a cloth stretched tight in an arc around the back of a stage set, often used to depict the sky.