Mid term review quiz
... b. the feelings of the characters c. the feelings evoked in the audience d. what the playwright intended Bonus question: Name the 8 principal rasa: ...
... b. the feelings of the characters c. the feelings evoked in the audience d. what the playwright intended Bonus question: Name the 8 principal rasa: ...
Briefing for box office and ticket agents - Sing-a-Long-a
... Do you have to dress up? No, you don’t have to dress up, but is encouraged if people want to. There is a fancy dress competition where the best costumes are chosen by the audience and the winner is rewarded with a small prize. The object is not the winning however, rather the experience of dressing ...
... Do you have to dress up? No, you don’t have to dress up, but is encouraged if people want to. There is a fancy dress competition where the best costumes are chosen by the audience and the winner is rewarded with a small prize. The object is not the winning however, rather the experience of dressing ...
Talking about Drama
... B. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences, using words from the previous activity. One has been done for you as an example. 1. I didn’t like the show, because there were only four people in it. I prefer shows with a bigger cast. 2. On The Simpsons, I like Bart the best – he’s my favourite ___ ...
... B. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences, using words from the previous activity. One has been done for you as an example. 1. I didn’t like the show, because there were only four people in it. I prefer shows with a bigger cast. 2. On The Simpsons, I like Bart the best – he’s my favourite ___ ...
Restoration through Romanticism
... performances. All states lifted ban by 1793, America was dependent on British plays and comic operas. Musicals began appearing in 1790s. French Revolution Beginning of Industrialization ...
... performances. All states lifted ban by 1793, America was dependent on British plays and comic operas. Musicals began appearing in 1790s. French Revolution Beginning of Industrialization ...
Test Key Exam #1 Multiple Choice Chapter One 1. Which of the
... 3. Climactic structure is characterized by 4. Molière’s choice to end Tartuffe with the arrival of an emissary from the king to resolve the action of the play is an example of ...
... 3. Climactic structure is characterized by 4. Molière’s choice to end Tartuffe with the arrival of an emissary from the king to resolve the action of the play is an example of ...
drama_terms
... A work's point of view can be: first person, in which the narrator is a character or an observer, respectively; objective, in which the narrator knows or appears to know no more than the reader; omniscient, in which the narrator knows everything about the characters; and limited omniscient, which al ...
... A work's point of view can be: first person, in which the narrator is a character or an observer, respectively; objective, in which the narrator knows or appears to know no more than the reader; omniscient, in which the narrator knows everything about the characters; and limited omniscient, which al ...
what is theatre? - Uplift Lee Preparatory
... changing direction, being aware of other people but not touching them. Find new ways of moving, with a different emphasis each time – smooth, jagged, slow, fast, heavy, light, high up, low down and so on. Every now and again I will shout “Freeze! And you need to freeze every muscle in your body. Abs ...
... changing direction, being aware of other people but not touching them. Find new ways of moving, with a different emphasis each time – smooth, jagged, slow, fast, heavy, light, high up, low down and so on. Every now and again I will shout “Freeze! And you need to freeze every muscle in your body. Abs ...
Introduction to Theatre Styles Lecture Notes
... Writers refused to make simple moral judgments or to resolve dramatic action neatly Presents life as it actually is; characters talk, dress, and act as people in ordinary life do Actors attempt to become their characters; living their lives in real room with the audience spying on them through ...
... Writers refused to make simple moral judgments or to resolve dramatic action neatly Presents life as it actually is; characters talk, dress, and act as people in ordinary life do Actors attempt to become their characters; living their lives in real room with the audience spying on them through ...
The Performance Experience - IB-English
... • The audience was made up of a large amount of Athenian citizens • At one time, the Dionysian theatre held up to 14,000 people • There were individuals who were appointed as judges to critique performances based on audience responses • If the audience disliked the play, it was typical that they int ...
... • The audience was made up of a large amount of Athenian citizens • At one time, the Dionysian theatre held up to 14,000 people • There were individuals who were appointed as judges to critique performances based on audience responses • If the audience disliked the play, it was typical that they int ...
Developmental Stages: Middle School
... large groups (with either half or the entire class) mitigate these issues—and are suited to the students’ short attention spans. Another way to reduce insecurity is to allow students to perform through a proxy or which partially hidden from the audience, either visually or emotionally. Puppets and m ...
... large groups (with either half or the entire class) mitigate these issues—and are suited to the students’ short attention spans. Another way to reduce insecurity is to allow students to perform through a proxy or which partially hidden from the audience, either visually or emotionally. Puppets and m ...
Devised Theatre Checklist
... limited dialogue to build tension/highlight importance dramatic tension and use of pauses opposing tension (body being pulled by invisible string in opposite directions) split stage Try the following: Instead of using a table with all sat around it try putting the chairs in a line and continue to lo ...
... limited dialogue to build tension/highlight importance dramatic tension and use of pauses opposing tension (body being pulled by invisible string in opposite directions) split stage Try the following: Instead of using a table with all sat around it try putting the chairs in a line and continue to lo ...
View - SGTB Khalsa College
... disrupt the notion of the fourth wall. 'Breaking the fourth wall' involves the characters directly addressing and acknowledging the audience, whether they break character or perform with an awareness of being watched. It is made clear that the characters and their actions are not real and the audien ...
... disrupt the notion of the fourth wall. 'Breaking the fourth wall' involves the characters directly addressing and acknowledging the audience, whether they break character or perform with an awareness of being watched. It is made clear that the characters and their actions are not real and the audien ...
Theatre Arts
... else who worked on the production while the audience applauds. – In class – we applaud and then volunteer to verbally critique the performance. ...
... else who worked on the production while the audience applauds. – In class – we applaud and then volunteer to verbally critique the performance. ...
Three drama theorists
... through his theatre. For Artaud, life = theatre and theatre = life ie they were mirrors of each other. Artaud believed that if the world of theatre could be transformed by him, then the outside world would be altered. Artaud watched Balinese dancers in 1931: the use of stylised movement, gesture, da ...
... through his theatre. For Artaud, life = theatre and theatre = life ie they were mirrors of each other. Artaud believed that if the world of theatre could be transformed by him, then the outside world would be altered. Artaud watched Balinese dancers in 1931: the use of stylised movement, gesture, da ...
Theatre Design PowerPoint
... •The section of the plot beginning with the point of attack and/or inciting incident and proceeding forward to the crisis onto the climax. •The action of the play will rise as it sets up a situation of increasing intensity and anticipation. •These scenes make up the body of the play and usually crea ...
... •The section of the plot beginning with the point of attack and/or inciting incident and proceeding forward to the crisis onto the climax. •The action of the play will rise as it sets up a situation of increasing intensity and anticipation. •These scenes make up the body of the play and usually crea ...
Themes
... the Tudor morality plays, often having little action and dominated by long soliloquies. More important than entertainment in these plays was a focus on poetic style and correctness. ...
... the Tudor morality plays, often having little action and dominated by long soliloquies. More important than entertainment in these plays was a focus on poetic style and correctness. ...
Sophocles-Greek Playwright
... • Purify the emotions (through the catharsis) • Show how the hero is brought down by a _____________ _____________ 4. Greek Theatre Plays were performed in _____________that seated 40,000. The stage was at the foot of a hill. The _____________ was a large building behind the stage for dressing or ba ...
... • Purify the emotions (through the catharsis) • Show how the hero is brought down by a _____________ _____________ 4. Greek Theatre Plays were performed in _____________that seated 40,000. The stage was at the foot of a hill. The _____________ was a large building behind the stage for dressing or ba ...
How To Write a Theatre Review
... Do you think the actors understand the work? How convincing did the actors seem in their portrayal of their characters? What is their relationship with the other characters on stage and how well do they work together? How well did they use their voice, movement or gestures to express their character ...
... Do you think the actors understand the work? How convincing did the actors seem in their portrayal of their characters? What is their relationship with the other characters on stage and how well do they work together? How well did they use their voice, movement or gestures to express their character ...
Drama 1 Midterm Review
... 2. In improvisation, as well as any acting in general, the more you _______________, the more you can participate, and the easier reacting becomes. 3. Do all improvisation scenes have to be comedic? 4. The basic story line of a well-constructed improv includes, ____________________________. 5. The p ...
... 2. In improvisation, as well as any acting in general, the more you _______________, the more you can participate, and the easier reacting becomes. 3. Do all improvisation scenes have to be comedic? 4. The basic story line of a well-constructed improv includes, ____________________________. 5. The p ...
Literary Terms for Julius Caesar
... Theatres followed this style of architecture which was called amphitheatres. Trivia Fact 2 - The Globe Theatre was built in with the materials and timber 'stolen' from the first 'Theatre' in 1599 when William Shakespeare and the Chamberlain's men were forced to leave because the Puritan owner, Giles ...
... Theatres followed this style of architecture which was called amphitheatres. Trivia Fact 2 - The Globe Theatre was built in with the materials and timber 'stolen' from the first 'Theatre' in 1599 when William Shakespeare and the Chamberlain's men were forced to leave because the Puritan owner, Giles ...
NOISES OFF
... Noises Off is unique in that a lot of the characters in this show actually have multiple roles – because the play is about a group of theatre people doing a play. So, the “actors” in the play actually have two characters to play – the actor and the character – if this doesn’t confuse you, I don’t kn ...
... Noises Off is unique in that a lot of the characters in this show actually have multiple roles – because the play is about a group of theatre people doing a play. So, the “actors” in the play actually have two characters to play – the actor and the character – if this doesn’t confuse you, I don’t kn ...
Reader`s Theatre
... staged reading format. The actors read from their scripts and use vocal expression to help the audience understand the story. Reader’s theatre can also take the form of a production. A work of literature is written in script form and then staged as simply or elaborately as one chooses. In some cases ...
... staged reading format. The actors read from their scripts and use vocal expression to help the audience understand the story. Reader’s theatre can also take the form of a production. A work of literature is written in script form and then staged as simply or elaborately as one chooses. In some cases ...
What is a Play?
... what is about to happen. In Greek plays a prologue was very common. Usually a speech was given to inform us as to what will happen. This was very common for Shakespeare as well. ...
... what is about to happen. In Greek plays a prologue was very common. Usually a speech was given to inform us as to what will happen. This was very common for Shakespeare as well. ...