Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Improvisational theatre wikipedia , lookup
Theatre of the Absurd wikipedia , lookup
Augsburger Puppenkiste wikipedia , lookup
Broadway theatre wikipedia , lookup
Development of musical theatre wikipedia , lookup
Theatre of the Oppressed wikipedia , lookup
History of theatre wikipedia , lookup
Medieval theatre wikipedia , lookup
Theatre of France wikipedia , lookup
MODERN THEATRE Name___________________________ Period 1 2 3 4 7th Grade Drama Notes Part Three pages 1-3 th Continental Theatre 19 Centuries React to the image above. Comment, connect, construct. This image shows (what do you think it’s about): Words to watch for (academic language): ROMANTICISM REALISM FARCE OPERETTA SOCIAL REFORM 1 Why did players “do” theatre in the 18th & 19th centuries? Emotional escape (romanticism) Mid 19th C: Realism led by Russian influence Who did performances in the 18th & 19th centuries? Ibsen, Wilde, Shaw, Gilbert & Sullivan, Chekov How were performances and culture related in this time? Acting took on new respectability Acting families formed: Booths, Barrymores, Baldwins. Society more mobile, traveling troupes Adventure, beauty wit What was the performance space like for 18th and 19th century theatre? Rise of theatrical criticism: Goethe’s principals Restoration Era –style theatres Elaborate What secondary elements were used in the 18th & 19th centuries? What do I most remember about this lesson? (Make connections to prior learning or note something that will help you remember this later) Lights, sound effects, make up, historically accurate costumes, elaborate sets and scenery What were performances like? More like what we expect at live theatre today. Acting technique receives more emphasis- Illusion of reality continues to build What’s the biggest idea from this section? 2 7th Grade Drama Notes Part Three pages 3 - 5 Name___________________________ Period 1 2 3 4 th Colonial Theatre & 19 Century America React to the image above. Comment, connect, construct. Words to watch for (academic language): SHOWBOATS STOCK COMPANIES ACTING FAMILIES MINSTREL SHOWS BLACKFACE VAUDEVILLE MELODRAMA 3 Why did people “do” theatre in colonial America? Entertainment Expose societal concerns Self-Expression Who did performances the Colonies? Professional and amateur companies Royal Tyler The Contrast (1787) first truly American play What secondary elements were used by Colonial theatres? after 1880, incandescent lighting (electric) Costumes, props, scripts, make up, music, dance, sound effects, Sets What were performances like? How were performances and culture related in the Colonial times? Initially, theatre was illegal in the colonies (Puritans in charge) Bold and adventurous Theatre and culture in America blossomed after the Revolutionary War What was the performance space like in Colonial America? At first, coffeehouses ,courtrooms, then playhouses built with smaller auditoriums, box settings What do I most remember about this lesson? (Make connections to prior learning or note something that will help you remember this later) What’s the biggest idea from this section? Touring shows – moved from town to town Showboats – Boats with theatres on. Up and down Mississippi River Minstrel shows – Racist jokes and skits. Developed appreciation for AfricanAmerican arts: tap, softshoe, blues, jazz Vaudeville- family-friendly variety shows Melodrama – racist comedy. No more 4 Name___________________________ th 7 Grade Drama Notes Part Three pages 6 - 11 Period 1 2 3 4 American Theatre th 20 Century and Beyond! React to the image above. Comment, connect, construct. Words to watch for (academic language): ABSURDISM BROADWAY REGIONAL THEATRE FAMILY REALISM OFF-BROADWAY COMMUNITY THEATRE SOCIAL REFORM BLACKFACE REGIONAL THEATRE 5 Why do modern Americans “do” theatre? How are performances and culture related in the modern era? Emotional connection and identity, Anything goes. No rules, trying entertainment, historical new things, pushing limits relevance, societal illumination Who does performances the modern American theatre? (See page 7) Andrew Lloyd Webber Sutton Foster Nathan Lane Idina Menzel Lea Michelle Kristin Chenoweth Matthew Broderick… What secondary elements are used in modern theatres? Everything. Lights, sounds, music, dance, acrobatics, pyrotechnics, costumes, props, illusions, all things spectacular What are performances like? Everything from traditional drama to circus-type performances. Musical theatre on the rise. Impressionism Epic theatre Absurdism Musical comedy What are the performance spaces like in America? Restoration Era elaborate theatres, store front spaces, theatre-in –thepark, whatever What do I most remember about this lesson? (Make connections to prior learning or note something that will help you remember this later) Broadway is NOT a theater! It’s a street in New York. What’s the biggest idea from this section? Broadway is the live theatre big time. Regional theatre thriving, community theatre big 6 Name___________________________ 7th Grade Drama Notes Period 1 2 3 4 American Playwrights Playwright Eugene O’Neill Style/Themes Titles Realism & expressionism Examines the human condition Our Town Tennessee Williams Neuroses and desperation A Streetcar Named Desire Arthur Miller tragedy of common citizens Death of a Salesman Neil Simon Comedy, family realism The Odd Couple Exploitation, potentially destructive force of the American drama Political correctness, racial identity Glengarry Glen Ross, American Buffalo Thornton Wilder David Mamet Rebecca Gilman Lorraine Hansberry August Wilson Charles Fuller David Henry Hwang Migdalia Cruz Lin-Manuel Miranda Racial segregation, civil rights, sexual freedom Black experience in 20th Century America Injustice, prejudice Asian American Identity Gender issues Latino history, personal experience of growing up in the South Bronx The Latin American experience Immigrants and the American dream 7 Spinning into Butter, Boy Gets Girl, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter A Raisin in the Sun, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, The Drinking Gourd The Pittsburgh Cycle A Soldier’s Story, Zooman & the Sign The Sound of a Voice Golden Child Song for NY: What Women Do While Men Sit Knitting, Miriam’s Flowers Hamilton In the Heights Name___________________________ 7th Grade Drama Notes Part Three pages 12 -15 Period 1 2 3 4 Latin American Theatre React to the image above. Comment, connect, construct. Words to watch for (academic language): OUTDATED THEATRE BOURGEOIS THEATRE NATIONALISTIC PLAYS COLLECTIVE WORK 8 INVISIBLE THEATRE Why do Latin Americans “do” theatre? Entertainment Maintain culture Highlight and illuminate social /political issues Incite thought How are performances and culture related in the Latin Theatre? During the world exploration period (17th & 18th centuries) Latin American theatre progressed from primitive performances to mimic the theatre of the European explorers’ cultures. National identity increased and Latin theatre took on a unique and individual quality Who does performances the Latin American theatre? Men and women What secondary elements are used in Latin American theatres? All: scenery, lights, sound, costumes, props, make up… What are the performance spaces like in Latin America? A range from outdoor performances, cart stages, and contemporary theatres. What do I most remember about this lesson? (Make connections to prior learning or note something that will help you remember this later) Innovators in the use of virtual scenery and projection What are performances like? Singing, acting, dancing, drama, comedy What’s the biggest idea from this section? 9 10