Summary Of The Article 'The Audience' By Elmer Rice
Isabella Remolina
Appreciation of Theatre
The Audience by Elmer Rice
September 10, 2013
2. The author believes that after many consecutive actions presented by the audience, a pattern starts to develop. This pattern demonstrates that Monday’s audience is generally quite. I believe most people are caught off guard on Monday’s. They haven’t gotten the motivation to act their happiest after having two days off from work then back to the same daily grind. People generally despise Mondays, so the bad attitude towards being at work or school again can be displayed throughout everything that occurs during that day, they lack the momentum. Everything that happens throughout the day can affect how a person responds to a play. From the weather to even what the news is like on the day. Wednesdays are usually hard for people because Wednesdays are a “tease.” It’s so close yet so far away. Wednesdays are the days most people feel agitated to get finished with their 9-5 routines, they’re feeling impatient and irritable. Whatever is affecting one deeply can also affect how one displays your emotions towards a play. It is seemingly harder for someone to make you laugh when you’re already feeling bitter. …show more content…
3.
The first sentence in the article relates to the audience being a necessity and an important component to the theatrical performance almost entirely. I believe the audience is put on such a pedestal because without them, there would be no other purpose for the actors performing. The actors are there to entertain the mass, without the mass they’re only merely entertaining themselves. The actors perform for specific feedback, they want the reassurance that the emotions they’re trying to transmit to people are being absorbed properly. The audience gives actors a sense of accomplishment and the more there are of them in a room, the more excitement and pressure an actor has to perform to their best
potential.
4. “the coming of this motley gathering is both accidental and purposeful” It is accidental because it is not usually planned to have an event for such a wide variety of people that are all different in thoughts, intellect, appearance and even taste. Although all these different people are there casually, they all go in with at least one thing in common- the purpose of being entertained. All the people that go to a play are hoping for the same outcome and that is to relate to emotions actors are displaying and to take their mind away from the drama within their lives and focus on someone else’s problems, the actor’s.
Appreciation of Theatre
The Audience by Elmer Rice
September 10, 2013
2. The author believes that after many consecutive actions presented by the audience, a pattern starts to develop. This pattern demonstrates that Monday’s audience is generally quite. I believe most people are caught off guard on Monday’s. They haven’t gotten the motivation to act their happiest after having two days off from work then back to the same daily grind. People generally despise Mondays, so the bad attitude towards being at work or school again can be displayed throughout everything that occurs during that day, they lack the momentum. Everything that happens throughout the day can affect how a person responds to a play. From the weather to even what the news is like on the day. Wednesdays are usually hard for people because Wednesdays are a “tease.” It’s so close yet so far away. Wednesdays are the days most people feel agitated to get finished with their 9-5 routines, they’re feeling impatient and irritable. Whatever is affecting one deeply can also affect how one displays your emotions towards a play. It is seemingly harder for someone to make you laugh when you’re already feeling bitter. …show more content…
3.
The first sentence in the article relates to the audience being a necessity and an important component to the theatrical performance almost entirely. I believe the audience is put on such a pedestal because without them, there would be no other purpose for the actors performing. The actors are there to entertain the mass, without the mass they’re only merely entertaining themselves. The actors perform for specific feedback, they want the reassurance that the emotions they’re trying to transmit to people are being absorbed properly. The audience gives actors a sense of accomplishment and the more there are of them in a room, the more excitement and pressure an actor has to perform to their best
potential.
4. “the coming of this motley gathering is both accidental and purposeful” It is accidental because it is not usually planned to have an event for such a wide variety of people that are all different in thoughts, intellect, appearance and even taste. Although all these different people are there casually, they all go in with at least one thing in common- the purpose of being entertained. All the people that go to a play are hoping for the same outcome and that is to relate to emotions actors are displaying and to take their mind away from the drama within their lives and focus on someone else’s problems, the actor’s.