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18 Cards in this Set
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The Script
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is essential- the playwright is not, serves as the seed of a performance, & gives the actor the basis on which they can wholly inhabit the character
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Playwriting
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is the creation of events and the ordering of them
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Two tools used by the Playwright?
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Dialogue &
Physical action |
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Linear Plot
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The events of a play are strung together in strict chronological order
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Continuous Plot
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The events of a play are unbroken.
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The 5 Qualities of a fine play?
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Plot PLease
Performance PEter Truth TRip Theme THE Tightness TIGer |
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Plot
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Credibility-we must believe the play, the events, actions, &characters
Intrigue-"to arouse the interest, curiosity, or desire of" What is going to happen next? ***create "logic and suspense" |
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Performance
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Speakability- "a line of dialogue should be written so it achieves maximum impact when spoken" words spoken by actors make sense for their characters.
Stageability- dialogue, action, and setting able to be put together in a way that we'll care about and believe the story Flow- the tempo, how it moves from event to event |
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Truth
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Richness- a depth in detail and dimension that propels us into a world and makes us want to stay, feels real, & complete.
Depth of characterization- characters must be real people with all the complexities that entails |
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Theme
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Gravity- Reflect something deep about the human condition; love, loss, ambition, insecurity/fear
Pertinence-relevance of the theme of a play to its audience |
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Tightness
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Compression- getting the point across in a limited amount of time
Financial: limiting sets, props, characters, etc. Aesthetic-compression of events in fast-paced, tightly written drama, always has intensity |
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Poetics
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Plot
Character Theme Diction Music Spectacle |
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Elements of a play
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Exposition
Conflict Climax Denouement |
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David Mamet
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From Chicago. Fast paced style of speech, characters don't finish sentences or thoughts, or are interrupting each other. Has been a writer and director
"The purpose of the theatrical art … is to bring through to the audience the life of the human soul." |
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Tony Kushner
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Born in Manhattan, raised in Lake Charles, LA, returned to New York for College. MFA in Directing (not Playwriting) from NYU.
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David Henry Hwang
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From LA. First few plays were semi-autobiographical drawing on his Asian American heritage. They got the notice of Joe Papp of the Public Theatre in New York. He produced Hwang's first 4 plays. M. Butterfly won him many awards and accolades. His work with the Disney corporation has insured that he will be able to write for a long time.
"At this point, I think I am more interested in internationalism [as opposed to multiculturalism]." |
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Neil Labute
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Born in Wayne, MI, raised in Spokane, WA, Graduate of Brigham Young University where he became a Mormon. After Bash: Latter Day Plays he left the church. Has spilt his career between theatre and film directing and screenwriting.
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Suzan-Lori Parks
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Born in Fort Knox, KY, raised in part in Germany where she attended some High School.
Finished High School at the John Carrol Schooll in Bel Air, MD. Graduated from Mount Holyoke College in MA. She was awarded a “Genius Grant” by the MacArthur Foundation in 2001. |
