Theatre

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selectivity

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selects and focuses on part of the total picture; can achieve a clarity, an order, and a beauty rarely found in ordinary life

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medium

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means by which an art form presents its material; (e.g.- sound produced by instruments or human voices is the medium of music)

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characters

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performers generally playing other people

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deus ex machina

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"god from a machine"; any device brought in arbitrarily to solve problems in a play

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ceremony

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a formal religious or social occasion , usually led by a designated authority figure such as a priest or a chief; (e.g.- graduation, marriage)

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ritual

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acting out of an established, prescribed procedure; (e.g.- Christmas or Thanksgiving dinner, Roman Catholic mass or Jewish Yom Kippur service during the High Holy Days)

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audience

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each audience is unique, especially in its reactions to what is happening on stage

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stage

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separates the audience from the performers

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director

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a person who supervises the creative aspects of a dramatic production or film and instructs the actors and crew

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costumes

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worn to impersonate a god or an animal, helps change the identity of the performer to fit into the character