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90 Cards in this Set
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Actors instruments
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body, voice, mind
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Persona (past and now)
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mask that covered their face / now means more so the charter of the person
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Emblematic acting
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sharing one emotion or idea at a time , very presentational.
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mask begins to remove itself in…
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biblical pageants
renaissance Shakespeare |
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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin… Moliere
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French comedy
17th century The Comedie Francaise |
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Tartuffe
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in the "comedy of errors"
a comedy of manners satire |
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rhetorical delivery
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the language of the play
very strict codes on the actors body |
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David Garrick
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famous rhetorical actor in Hamlet
realistic acting |
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Comtemporary realism
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Actors play ACTIONS / not emotions
they are given circumstances the facts in the text |
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super objective - (actors)
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the characters MAIN overall goal in the story of the play. Their "spine"
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character objective -
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smaller needs, wants desires that fulfill their objectives
is their goal consistent through the entire play?? |
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obstacles / tactics -
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all choices made by actors to reach their objective
subjects |
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Subtext
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elements of Language and thought… (Aristotle)
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substituion
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placing themselves in place of something to connect to the character
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Contemporary Realism
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very common in asia
highly presentational |
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Musical Theater / The epic Theater
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scenes that dew the audience in
keeps us alienated from the real moments constant push and pul |
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Tadashi Suzuki
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classic works of accent greeks, and use them in traditional Japanese plays
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Actor Rehearsal consists of...
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all actors be "off book"
warm-up process movement coach vocal coach run-throughs |
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all actors be "off book"
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they have memorized their dialogue, blocking
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run-throughs
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running full scenes, acts, and gaining confidence
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actors equity association
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smaller than the scree actors guild yet harder to gain membership
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screen actors guild
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easier membership
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The Designer
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Puts together the VISUAL and REPRESENTATIONAL aspect of theater.
Another set of eyes for the director. |
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First types of designers
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Italians
Japanese |
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Italian Designers
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the creators of the traditional proscenium style stage
wing-drop and borders painting style canvas |
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Japanese influence on design
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the revolving stage
quick scene changes support plays that have journeys within them / very epic productions |
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The Box set
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more domestic interior setting
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Aldolphe Appia and Gordon Craig
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back to simplicity
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Josef Svoboda known for...
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known for the spotlight design technique
lighting |
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Representational scenery
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depicts the world of the play in a REALISTIC play
ex. mothers living room everything has to be working |
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Scrim
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specific fabric backdrop
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Designers responsibilities
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to inform the audience about the reality in which the play takes place
to communicate information such as time, country, and season to provide info about the characters in the set to project the mood or atmosphere |
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Communication with the production team
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sketches
thoughts about the design decisions made my designer and director on exchanging ideas |
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Ground plan
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an over-head view of where things will be placed
helps director make blocking choices helps lighting designer |
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Section drawings
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depicts the HEIGHT of what things need to be in the design
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Redering
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shows visually what the finished product will look like
most final decisions made by director |
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What does a 3D model of the set built to scale help with?
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helps again with blocking
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Front elevations
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show exactly what each piece will look like in the set front view
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Rear elevation
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show how everything looks from the back for the set builders
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Painters elevation
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colors that will be used
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Sight lines and masking
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the places that the designers do not want the audiences to go
… not everything with the designer is finished |
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Technical staff duties
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the building and safety of the design
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Scene shop Foreperson
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carpenters
scenic painter crafts person |
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Lighting Designer…
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Low angle lighting
high angle lighting |
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relief lighting
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give shadow and deputing to whats on stage
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Scrim
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a translucent fabric that is not see through when lit in th front
but can make things magically appear when lit from the back |
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4 basic elements in lighting…
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intensity
color Orchestration Distribution |
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lighting - presentational or representational?
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representational
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Ellipsoïdal
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can see the edge of the light / presentational
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Crossfade
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an area is getting lighter as another area is getting darker
a movement of light representational create an effect of passing of time moves the audience's eyes |
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4 basic elements to lighting...
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intensity
color Distribution - angle of the lighting Orchestration - a change in any of these three elements |
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Types of Spotlight
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Follow spot
Fresnel |
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Follow spotlight
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operated by human to focus on moving object / person
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Fresnel
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even wash of light on the acting area / realistic lighting / representational
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Ellipsoïdal light
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can see the edge of the light / presentational
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Lighting plot
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chart of the theater space where every instrument will be hung
what will be used how they will be focus and how it will be circuited |
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Master electrician
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hang
focus filter set up the circuitry supervise the crew |
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tech run
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a rehearsal of only cues / without actors
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dry tech run
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without actors
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Cue to cue
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with actors and rehearse everything with cues
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Costume designer compared to other designers...
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most representational out of all other designers
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4 elements for costume designers
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Silhouette
Color Texture Accent |
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Costume shop manager
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Measurements
Draping Drafting Cutting / cutters Sewing / stitches fitting |
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Costume plot
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record of every character and what piece of fabric that the character has on their body
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Tech week for Costume designer...
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dress parade
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ambient sound
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background noise
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Sound cues include...
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ambient sound
sound effects sound design plot |
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Uses of music
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background
Underscoring bridges scene changes to prepare audiences permission |
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Amplification
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microphones
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Origins of musical theater...
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Opera
Operatta American Minstrels Melodrama European Variety Show Cabaret Performance Musical Hall revues Burlesque Wild west shows Circus sideshows Showboat Varieties American Vaudeville Story Musicals |
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The Golden Age (plays)
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(Oklahoma, Carousel, South Pacific, THe King and I, The sound of Music, My fair lady, A west side story, Gypsy.)
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Concept Musicals
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musical plays that have themes or social issues.
(Hair, Cats) |
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Adaptation Musicals
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taken from a previous source
concept musicals can be considered this (Lion King, Rent, Wicked) |
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3 elements of a musical
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1. Song or music
2. Dance 3. the Book, Text |
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Key personal in musicals
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Composer
Lyricist Musical Director Arranger Musicians Rehearsal Accompanist Choreographer Dancers / Singers |
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representational scenery
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real life things. reality
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presentational scenery
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the more ABSTRACT of scenery
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Aristotles 6 elements
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plot
Character thought language song spectacle |
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Modern day musicals = presentational or Representational???
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presentational!!!!
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Andre Antione
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fourth wall staging
birth of representational theater first to expose actors backs to audience |
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George, the Duke of Saxe- Meiningen
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first to recognize the job of being a Director
keeping a promptbook meticulous rehearsals |
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Konstanine Stanisloski
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Moscow Art theater
Acting technique System - emotional memory acting |
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Adolphe Appia
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known for his scenic designing
understanding of stage lighting |
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Gordon Craig
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Actor
Director Scenic Designer |
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Edna Ferber
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Playwright on drama and romance
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TS Elliot
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Lyricist for CATS
critic Playwright Famous poet |
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Jonathan Larson
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Famous for RENT
Playwright Composer |
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Sam Beckette
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Playwright
Theater Director Poet Realist plays |
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Molliere
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Comedy Playwright
"Tartuffe" |
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6 elements on spectacle
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costume
actors properties |
