MacBeth
... another or to a group of characters • Aside- a private remark to one character to the audience that breaks convention because it is understood NOT TO BE HEARD by other characters onstage • Chorus- single character or group whose words may connect scenes or convey the collective thoughts of feelings ...
... another or to a group of characters • Aside- a private remark to one character to the audience that breaks convention because it is understood NOT TO BE HEARD by other characters onstage • Chorus- single character or group whose words may connect scenes or convey the collective thoughts of feelings ...
Medieval Theatre - Westerville City Schools
... On Mansion Stages outside churches – Production Guilds ran these Pageant Wagons – England and France ...
... On Mansion Stages outside churches – Production Guilds ran these Pageant Wagons – England and France ...
History of Western Theatre
... • Life cycle / rebirth, in honor of the god DIONYSUS • Began with only a chorus speaking / unifying story. Later they held drama contests to honor him • THESPIS + first actor ...
... • Life cycle / rebirth, in honor of the god DIONYSUS • Began with only a chorus speaking / unifying story. Later they held drama contests to honor him • THESPIS + first actor ...
Budding theatre directors
... their classmates in excerpts from the two ‘New Wave’ plays, which they pre- ...
... their classmates in excerpts from the two ‘New Wave’ plays, which they pre- ...
THEATRE
... • the scene, where the actors performed; • the cavea, which consisted of broad steps. ...
... • the scene, where the actors performed; • the cavea, which consisted of broad steps. ...
Chapter 7 - History of Drama
... • 6th century BCE – was worship of the Greek god Dionysus • Dionysus – God of wine (pleasure god) • Had two sides to him good and bad (comedy and tragedy) •Chorus – group of chanters – danced around an altar to commemorate his death •Song they sang was called the goat-song or tragos (the Greek word ...
... • 6th century BCE – was worship of the Greek god Dionysus • Dionysus – God of wine (pleasure god) • Had two sides to him good and bad (comedy and tragedy) •Chorus – group of chanters – danced around an altar to commemorate his death •Song they sang was called the goat-song or tragos (the Greek word ...
Medieval Theatre - GHS Foothiller Players
... Virtually all of the plays were short; equivalent to one act plays today Mystery and Miracle plays were often strung together to form a series known as a cycle Often times, the story was taken out of the Biblical era and placed in present day. Also, the character were given conventional new na ...
... Virtually all of the plays were short; equivalent to one act plays today Mystery and Miracle plays were often strung together to form a series known as a cycle Often times, the story was taken out of the Biblical era and placed in present day. Also, the character were given conventional new na ...
African Drama and Theatre: A Criticism explores critical questions
... African Drama and Theatre: A Criticism explores critical questions that scholars of African drama and theatre continue to grapple with. The contributors to this text investigate the developments of African drama and theatre from the Pre-colonial period to the Present. While paying attention to issue ...
... African Drama and Theatre: A Criticism explores critical questions that scholars of African drama and theatre continue to grapple with. The contributors to this text investigate the developments of African drama and theatre from the Pre-colonial period to the Present. While paying attention to issue ...
Theatre of the French Renaissance
... The French Academy The Academy formed informally in 1629 and became official in 1635 due to the urgings of Cardinal Richelieu (the prime minister). The French Academy set the standards for writers to follow. They were rule-makers who took most of their ideas from Italian, Greek and Roman writers. ...
... The French Academy The Academy formed informally in 1629 and became official in 1635 due to the urgings of Cardinal Richelieu (the prime minister). The French Academy set the standards for writers to follow. They were rule-makers who took most of their ideas from Italian, Greek and Roman writers. ...
Fundamentals of Theatre Arts - EnglishLiteratureII-Hood
... Origins of Theatre Storytelling ancient cultures. 20,000 – ...
... Origins of Theatre Storytelling ancient cultures. 20,000 – ...
Expressionism In The Theatre
... 1. Its atmosphere was often vivdly dreamlike and nightmarish. The mood was aided by shadowy, unrealistic lighting and visual distortions in the set. A characteristic use of pause and silence, carefully placed in counterpoint with speech and held for an abnormal length of time, also contributed to th ...
... 1. Its atmosphere was often vivdly dreamlike and nightmarish. The mood was aided by shadowy, unrealistic lighting and visual distortions in the set. A characteristic use of pause and silence, carefully placed in counterpoint with speech and held for an abnormal length of time, also contributed to th ...
The Revival of Drama
... drama alive with dancing, singing, juggling, acrobatics, & marionettes. • Strangely enough, it would be the needs of the Church that would revive drama. ...
... drama alive with dancing, singing, juggling, acrobatics, & marionettes. • Strangely enough, it would be the needs of the Church that would revive drama. ...
Medieval Theatre • Called the Dark Ages because little or no cultural
... Audience was sophisticated and aristocratic: very witty, insincere, immoral, and dissipated. Primarily comedies were performed. ...
... Audience was sophisticated and aristocratic: very witty, insincere, immoral, and dissipated. Primarily comedies were performed. ...
Comedy - Literature Now
... formal experimentation, meta-theatricality, and social critique In terms of the traditional theoretical discourse of genre ...
... formal experimentation, meta-theatricality, and social critique In terms of the traditional theoretical discourse of genre ...
Origins of Theater - Dramatics
... Euripedes was another prolific playwright who is believed to have written 90 plays, 18 of which have survived, including Medea, Hercules and The Trojan Women. He was often criticized for the way he questioned traditional values on stage. Euripedes also explored the psychological motivations of h ...
... Euripedes was another prolific playwright who is believed to have written 90 plays, 18 of which have survived, including Medea, Hercules and The Trojan Women. He was often criticized for the way he questioned traditional values on stage. Euripedes also explored the psychological motivations of h ...
DRAMA AND ETHICS nad..
... Different forms for different targets MASS MEDIA (for instance Radio Drama) can touch a large range of the population but will exclude people living in remote areas where they don’t have this access or people who do not speak the same language or dialect as it is the case in Thailand. ...
... Different forms for different targets MASS MEDIA (for instance Radio Drama) can touch a large range of the population but will exclude people living in remote areas where they don’t have this access or people who do not speak the same language or dialect as it is the case in Thailand. ...
theatre history test review: greece
... beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.” This passage led to ecclesiastical doubts about people acting. Christians forbid visiting the theatre, and actors were deprived of all rights, stripped ...
... beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.” This passage led to ecclesiastical doubts about people acting. Christians forbid visiting the theatre, and actors were deprived of all rights, stripped ...
Drama A Level - Bullers Wood
... and B grade in Drama, if studied, together with a proven interest and ability, in practical Drama. Content Students study two set play texts from different periods of history. They will gain a detailed knowledge of theatre history and practitioners through practical exploration. Live theatre visits ...
... and B grade in Drama, if studied, together with a proven interest and ability, in practical Drama. Content Students study two set play texts from different periods of history. They will gain a detailed knowledge of theatre history and practitioners through practical exploration. Live theatre visits ...
GCE Drama and Theatre Studies (2240)
... production skills alongside the ability to think independently, make judgements and refine their work in the light of research. They will also demonstrate the ability to analyse the ways in which different performance and production elements are brought together to create theatre. The A2 specificati ...
... production skills alongside the ability to think independently, make judgements and refine their work in the light of research. They will also demonstrate the ability to analyse the ways in which different performance and production elements are brought together to create theatre. The A2 specificati ...
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of narrative, typically fictional, represented in performance. The term comes from the Greek word δρᾶμα, drama, meaning action, which is derived from the verb δράω, draō, meaning to do or to act. The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a collective form of reception. The structure of dramatic texts, unlike other forms of literature, is directly influenced by this collaborative production and collective reception. The early modern tragedy Hamlet (1601) by Shakespeare and the classical Athenian tragedy Oedipus the King (c. 429 BC) by Sophocles are among the masterpieces of the art of drama. A modern example is Long Day's Journey into Night (1956) by Eugene O’Neill.The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional generic division between comedy and tragedy. They are symbols of the ancient Greek Muses, Thalia and Melpomene, the Muse of comedy represented by the laughing face, and the Muse of tragedy represented by the weeping face, respectively. Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's Poetics (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory.The use of ""drama"" in the narrow sense to designate a specific type of play dates from the 19th century. Drama in this sense refers to a play that is neither a comedy nor a tragedy—for example, Zola's Thérèse Raquin (1873) or Chekhov's Ivanov (1887). It is this narrow sense that the film and television industry and film studies adopted to describe ""drama"" as a genre within their respective media. ""Radio drama"" has been used in both senses—originally transmitted in a live performance, it has also been used to describe the more high-brow and serious end of the dramatic output of radio.Drama is often combined with music and dance: the drama in opera is generally sung throughout; musicals generally include both spoken dialogue and songs; and some forms of drama have incidental music or musical accompaniment underscoring the dialogue (melodrama and Japanese Nō, for example). In certain periods of history (the ancient Roman and modern Romantic) some dramas have been written to be read rather than performed. In improvisation, the drama does not pre-exist the moment of performance; performers devise a dramatic script spontaneously before an audience.