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Difference between drama and theatre
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Drama is the written play. theatre is teh production of the written paly.
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Plot
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The action, the organizing principle of a play.
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Language
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Choice of words in the play. A heightened version of human speech.
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Orchestra Pit
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In proscenium theatre, a sunknen area between the apron and teh audience.
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Raked
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Set at an angle (the elevation of the stage).
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Proscenium Space
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Configuration where actor is on one side and teh audience is on only one side of the production area.
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Thrust space
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Audience is on three sides of the actor.
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Black box
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small flexible performance space which can be easily configured for each production
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Arena space
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Audience completely surrounds performance area.
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Aesthetic distance
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Psychological separation or a sense of detatchment; the recognition that what happens on the stage is not reailty, but art.
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Interpretation
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An audience member's intuitive response; the meaning assigned to what is observed.
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Dialogue
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Words spoken by characters in the play.
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Playwright
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Author or crafter of the play.
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Casting Director
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Specialist in finding actors for specific roles who assists the director.
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Lighting designer
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Designs all visual effects by controlling focus and mood with color, placement, and intensity of light.
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Composer
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Artist who creates original music for a theatre production.
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Stage Manager
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Makes sure things run smoothly on and back stage. Cooordinate a show during rehearsal and keep director's artistic choices intact during its run.
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Producer
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Person in charge of financial and business aspects of a production. Negotiates the rights to a play and hires a director who does the artistic side.
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Scenic designer
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Creates a visual home for the play onstage.
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Sound designer
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Creates acoustic and recorded sound for a production.
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Lyricist
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Artist who writes the words for songs.
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Difference between theatre and film
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Film-- all from the different camera angles, you can practice it and then tape it. theatre-- in theatre, the action will be different every time.
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Apron
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Extension of the sage that continues toward the audience below the proscenium arch
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Wings
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Spaces to the left and right for actors, etc, not yet visible in performance space.
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Proscenium Arch
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Large open arch that marks the division between the audience and performers. Frames action of performers and obscures the backstage area.
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Grand drape
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Front curtain in prscenium theatre used to hide things, or to indicate beginning and ending of acts or scenes.
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House
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Audience area of theatrical space.
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Orchestra
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Seating at floor level in front of stage.
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Empathy
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Emotional identification. A sense of participation, identification with the character.
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Empathy
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Emotional identification. A sense of participation, identification with the character.
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Observation
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Audience recognition of what is physically happening on stage. (change in color, change in light, etc)
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Style
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Manner of expressions and methods of onstage behavior as they affect compsotion and performance. Identified by character movement, changes in fashion, etc.
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Stage directions
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Written descriptions of physical or emotional action or physical appearance.
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Point of attack
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The time in the story at which the playwright chooses to begin dramatizing the work.
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Exposition
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Information needed to understand the play.
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Inciting incident
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Destroys the uneasy balance and sets off the major conflict.
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RIsing action
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The build in intensity
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climax
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emotional high point; critical stage reached and outcome decided.
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falling action
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events from the climax to the end of the play.
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Character
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Fictional person used to perform the action of the play.
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Character credibility-- how do you learn the most about a character?
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by their ACTIONS
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Levels of characterization
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Biological, physical, emotional (and psychological), social, ethical.
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Thought
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Ideas in a play
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Language
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The playwright's choice of words in the play. Can provide social class and regional information.
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Role of Music
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Encourages emotional identification.
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Spectacle
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The visual elements of a play. (setting) Based on culture adn teh preferences of the playwright.
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