Theatre Final

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first modern theatre director- what was he known for

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Duke Saxe of Meinigen- he directed historical plays and is most famous for being the first to pay his actors for rehearsal

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define both types of directors

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visionary- take their own spin on scripts

interpreter- try to do a faithful rendition

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"typical" rehearsal process

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runs 4-6 weeks

1.read through- whole co. together read play

2.table work-discuss themes, ideas, relations

3. blocking- movement on stage

4. tech rehearsal- lights, music

5. preview- opening but still rehearsal

6. opening

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3 books written by Stanislovsky

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1. an actor prepares

2. building a character

3. creating a role

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define the magic if and purpose

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the basis of assuming the mentality of a character. the actor tries to imagine the situation the character is in.

purpose- this allows for the emulation of realism on stage

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define objective and how actors achive them

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objective- the goal, what the character wants.

use tactic to achieve those goals

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protagonist vs antagonist

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P- the hero in the play, main character, not always the good guy

A- person/people in opposition of the P. they provide conflict. not always the bad guy

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aristotle' 6 elements of the play

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plot, theme, character, spectacle, language, rhythm

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plot

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the defined problem for the characters

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theme

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the reason the playwright wrote the script

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character

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agents of the plot

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language

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moves the play along and reveals the characters

narrative- progresses the play

dramatic- heightens the play

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rhythm

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pace of the play

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spectacle

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set, special effects, other important aspects

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beat change

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change in tactics

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2 major difs between acting for the camera and acting in theatre

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1. film in one time, only one take

2. you have to play the whole arc of the character

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2 essential elements to making theatre

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1 actor and 1 member of the audience

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major figure in regional theatre movement and the name of the theatre he founded in minneapolois

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tyrone guthrie, guthrie theatre

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what was the regional theatre movement trying to accomplish

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trying to create a national theatre, a theatre that was unique to each region

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name of the stage actors union

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Actor's equity

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drama

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study of human conflict

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explain the basic plot structure

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exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

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what does judi dench think acting is

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understanding why characters say these lines now and in response to what

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stanislovksy was the artistic director of what theatre

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Moscow Art Theatre

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one of the special qualities of theatre, what does it mean, how is it important in today's society

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theatre is ephemeral meaning it can only be done now and never again. the show may be put on more than once but each performance is dfferent due to emotion. it is important because no other art performance is live; involving humans on stage pretending to be other people. this give people the opportunity to be creative and play other people without being crazy

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art

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human being's attempt to understand the world around them

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shakespeare wrote in...

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early modern english

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shakespeare was born in? died in?

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april 1564-april 1616

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hamelt's uncle

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claudius

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polonius' relation to hamlet

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cousins

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who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

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friends from denmark

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Horatio

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hamlet's friend from wittenberg

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ancient greek theatre was performed in honor of who

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Dionysus

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greek playwrights were allowed to use how many actors

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3

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greek chorus comprised of how mayn ppl

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15

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pentheus was killed by whom

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AGave, his mom

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Cadmus

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dionysus' grandpa

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why were Tiresias and cadmus dressed like women

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trying to blend with the other worshippers who were all women

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2 reason Dionysus was punishing thebes

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1. weren't worhsipping him as a god

2.avenging his mother's death

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four ancient greek playwright and one comedian

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sophocles, euripides, aesychlus

aristophanes

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guidlines of ancient greek competition

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3 playwrights: 3 tragedies, 1 satyr- 3 actors, 15 ppl in chorus

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how did ophelia die, where, and what was she doing

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she drowned in a brook. she was singling and playing with flowers and she was standing in the water and her clothes got wet and heavy and pullled her under

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why don't people kill themselves

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dreaming- you never know what you're dreams are going to be of they could be bad and you will never be able to wake up from them being death is a permanent sleep.

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author of JTCG

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August Wilson

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________Cycle is what?

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Pittsburgh. ten cycle play

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Purpose of pittsburgh cycle

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portray African american culture to everyone and how life was like in the slums of pittsburgh in the 20th century

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decade of JTCG

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1910

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what does Joe Turner do to the people he takes

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forces them into hard labor for 7 years

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who is the real life figure JT is based on

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Joe Tourney, brother of governor in TN, the song

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who was taken by JT

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Herald Loomis

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who is the people finder and how do they find people

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Selig- by writing down the name and address of the people he sells pots and pans to

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who does bynum what selig to find and why

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The shiny man because he will know his song has been accepted and to see the meaning of life

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how much does it cost to stay in the boarding house and what does it get you

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$2 to have two meals per day and a room for a whole week

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jeremy plays what instrument

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guitar

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what is the juba dance and why does loomis get mad

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call and response. african dance with sing and shouting about the holy ghost. Loomis gets mad about mentioning of holy ghost

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4 controllable qualities of light

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intensity, color, distribution/direction, movement

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basic function of set design

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define the playing space

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two things costume designers specifically look for when they are reading a script

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1. specifics about actual clothing

2. indications: season, age, time period

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harold loomis outfit. How does it reflect the play's theme of being separated from your own time and place

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black coat and hate in the middle of august. taken by JT and separated from wife and daughter. Searched for wife for 3 years. Finally finds his place when he finds his wife and he rips off his clothes that symbolized how out of place he was. He wanted to be alone and stand on his own two feet.