Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Shakespeare’s plays have amazed many generations with his superior vocabulary and compelling characters and plot. Shakespeare’s plays would not be nearly as well known or rejoiced if it wasn’t for the Globe Theatre‚ a revolutionary (at the time) design that made it easy for the audience to see the performance. The theatre unfortunately was burnt on June 29‚ 1663 was rebuilt on June 1964‚ but more on that later. The Globe was Shakespeare’s first theatre for the company he
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Theatre 100 Final Exam Review Drake Union tour Remember the major rooms and theatres we toured Lecture #9: Sarah Ruhl & contemporary theatre Brecht- Epic theatre • Alienate audience to THINK‚ not FEEL • Use history to comment on present • Remind audience they are in theatre: open stagecraft‚ musical numbers‚ puppets‚ narrators‚ film Samuel Beckett & Absurdism • Characters in bizarre situations • Circular/static blots- things often repeat • Sparse language- talking past each other
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Antonin Artaud: Theatre of Cruelty Antonin Artaud’s most profound piece of work was not a poem‚ not a play‚ not an acting role‚ but a theory: Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty. He began to form his Theatre of Cruelty theory after learning of the Balinese theatre that seemed‚ to him‚ to share qualities with his ideas about theatre. Artaud held a great respect for Balinese theatre which revolves around dance and actions to convey meaning (Encyclopedia Britannica). More traditional theatre revolves around
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The realistic impulse‚ the desire to reproduce on stage a piece of life faithfully has been persistent over the last hundred years. However reaction against the theatre of psychological realism and of ordinary speech and behaviour was also relentless throughout the twentieth century. In order to explore any form theatre‚ it is important to understand the historical‚ political‚ social and cultural perspective of the time in which the piece is created. Through the turn of the 19th century‚ “a period
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Globe Theatre Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre was constructed with lumber stolen from another theatre after a lease dispute. William Shakespeare was part owner‚ actor‚ and play write for the Globe. The area was surrounded by market stalls offering food‚ drink‚ and merchandise surrounded the area. The place had a bawdy festival like atmosphere. Commoners and nobles alike arrived early to enjoy the atmosphere. Actors performed short previews outside on the green. The theatre held 1500 people while
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Dear Diary Today I went to the Globe theatre for the first time. The journey there was very entertaining and picturesque‚ instead of going by ferry as many people usually do I decided to save my money and do a bit of exercise by walking instead across the London Bridge which was also good. As I came by the Globe theatre I passed the pits where bear baiting and cockfightings were taking place. The streets were full of people‚ some were pushing to get through others were shouting and quite a
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ever listen to me?” In the summer of 2013 I had to make a choice that would overall change my life. I was deciding wether or not I waned to go to the Egyptian Theatre to do their summer youth program. For some odd reason I had a very difficult time deciding wether or not I was actually going to do it. I kept thinking that the Egyptian theatre was out of my league and that if I did it I would just feel left out. I tossed and turned at night thinking of all of the pros and cons of doing their summer
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relate to various social issues‚ and the ability of the play to offer insightful views on those issues in a way that stimulates the minds of the audience (Cohen 318). 2. How does the text explain the “entertainment value” of theatre? (p.321-322) The “entertainment value” of theatre is described as being how well the attention of the audience is held or sustained while viewing a performance (Cohen 321). This can be accomplished in many
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EVOLUTION OF THEATRE FROM THE GREEKS TO THE CONTEMPORARY ERAS Greek Theatre If theatre is to be defined as involving the art of acting a part on stage‚ it begins with Thespis. He won the play competition in honor of the Greek god Dionysus‚ in 534 B.C. And it is his name with which the dramatic arts are associated in the word "Thespian". Greek theatre took place in large (the largest ultimately held twenty thousand people) hillside amphitheatres. The players included a chorus and their leader
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the lack of clarity between right and wrong. Nevertheless‚ they differ culturally‚ politically‚ and philosophically due to the differences in society as well as the eras in which the writing of these plays took place. Culturally‚ Greek and Roman theatre vary in a multitude of ways. Firstly‚ a major difference is the role of actor within their cultures. The introduction of the actor sparked the creation of tragedy‚ because of the ability to have back-and-forth discussions. Within Greek culture
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