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58 Cards in this Set
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Thich Nhat Hanh, Miracle of mindfulness
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“who am I”
“What is the meaning of life” “What purpose do I have” |
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William Nicholson, shadowlands
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“Art teaches us how to know life when we see it”
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-Sarah Ruhl
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“Theres kind of a split between the roles people play and who they are in real life”
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-T.S. Elliot
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“A play should give you something to think about”
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-Edward Albee
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“A playwright is someone who lets his guts hang out on the stage”
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-Plato
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“poetry feeds and waters the passions instead of drying them up”
OR “the artist, by divine inspiration, makes a better copy of the true than is found everyday life” |
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-Plato
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“poetry feeds and waters the passions instead of drying them up”
OR “the artist, by divine inspiration, makes a better copy of the true than is found everyday life” |
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-David Mamet
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“The subject of drama is the lie. at the end is the TRUTH- which has been overlooked, disregarded, scorned, etc.”
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-Aristotle Poetics (384 BC - 322 BC)
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“ theatre makes a connection between our waking consciousness and the mystery of the universe” ----- it gives us a map of the universe that allows us to see ourselves in relation to nature.
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Origin of theatre?
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1 Ritual leading to tradition
2 Man's instinct to play, imitate or mimic 3 Man’s desire to tell stories |
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Purpose of theater?
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1. Educate
2. Entertain |
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six elements of theater (acronym)
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plot
character thought diction music spectacle |
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plot
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a series of events designed to bring about a specific response.
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character
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the people who populate the world of the play.
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Thought(theme)
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the ideas of the play, Plot+Character=Thought
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Diction
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The language of the play
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Music
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Everything you hear
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Spectacle
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visually striking performance or display
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exposition
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to introduce or expose
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types of exposition
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Inciting incident- opposing forces
Complication- rising action Crisis- peak or highest emotion Climax- the answer to the crisis |
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process of writing a play
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1 Inner Readiness- curiosity
2 germinal ideas- the spark of creativity, way of dealing with life experiences. 3 structure- How the play is put together. 4 creating characters |
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climatic structure
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plot starts late in story, covers a short period of time and all actions cause and effect
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episodic structure
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A Lot of characters, plot may cover days, months or years and alot of action
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Ritual/Cyclical pattern structure
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Repetition
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agon
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a debate
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dialogue
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a conversation between characters to talk about thoughts.
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Soliloquy
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thoughts to yourself
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inspire
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to breath in, influence, arouze or animate.
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subject of drama
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The lie. The end is the truth.
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playWRIGHT
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person who writes the play. (wright comes from someone who constructs or repairs something)
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imagination
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Forming a mental idea or story of something not present
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empathy
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Emotional identification with the characters.
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Aesthetic Distance
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psychological separation from the stage
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ballad
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a simple narrative set to music that gives us a window into the characters state of mind
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-Protagonist?
-Antagonist? |
-desirable
- undesirable |
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-man vs man
-man vs nature -man vs himself |
- politics
- how to survive - the wilderness |
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Proscenium stage?
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one big picture frame theater...
example: edwards hall |
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Thrust 3/4 space?
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stage with three sides of audience, stage house in back
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arena space?
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audience all around stage
example: sporting events |
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flexible/found/environmental space
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Unique design where the audience is in random spots and the stage can go throughout the audience.
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3 things for the "magic" of theater to exist
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Actor
Something to communicate with Audience |
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tragedy
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a serious drama that takes a thoughtful, sober attitude toward its subject matter.
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comedy
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a dramatic work that is light and often humorous that usually contains a happy resolution of event.
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musical
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a narrative interspersed with music and lyrics, typically designed to advance the plot or develop a character
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what does the "tragic flaw" initiate?
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- it asks basic question about the human condition
-The tragic flaw is initiated by the “hero” himself who refuses to remain passive in the face of what he conceives is a challenge to his personal dignity. |
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SCHADENFREUDE?
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taking pleasure in misery of others. KNOW SPELLING
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Characteristics of comedy?
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1. suspension of natural laws(SCHADENFREUDE: taking pleasure in misery of others. KNOW SPELLING)
2. contrast between the individual and society 3. a comic premise |
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types of comedy
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1. situation comedy
2. Farce 3. satire |
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situation comedy
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character finds him/herself in a situation that produces a comic effect.
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farce
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exaggerated, physical humor. No intellectual pretense, just pure silliness
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satire
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comedy used to attack evil or foolishness, to mock or make fun of, particularly powerful institutions or people.
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suspension of natural laws
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the pain is not so much physical as it is personal, emotional, psychological.
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contrast between the individual and society
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comedy is a social corrective and teaches what not to do. (opposites are funny)... we watch comedies to teach us what not to do.
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a comic premise
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an idea or concept that turns the accepted notion of things upside down.
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Musical & lyrics creates
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1. an emotional appeal that pulls to our hearts
2. a language that indicates how we should feel at a particular moment 3. gives “poetic” voice bottled up emotions |
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"when you wash the dishes, wash the dishes".. live in the present, not future or past.
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thich nhat hanh (monk guy)
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"the purpose of acting is holding a mirror up to nature"
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Hamlet by shakespear
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definition of theater (not TV, films, etc.)
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-must be live
-audience must be alive -"man" of action -repeatable with infinite variation -must have actors pretending to be someone else |
