CHAPTER 1 What Is the Theatre? MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS Please choose the best answer for the following questions. 1. The word “theatre” comes from the Greek theatron‚ which means a. acting place. b. seeing place. c. singing place. d. listening place. The word “drama” comes from the Greek dran‚ which means a. to make. b. to play. c. to do. d. to dance Which of the following is NOT a possible meaning of “theatre”? a. the building where the play is performed. b. the company of players. c. the stage
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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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Theatre 101 Worksheet 4 Roman Theatre Concept/Lifestyle: Blood thirsty‚ competitive- The Romans were competive with their plays‚ like today Americans are competitive with their sports Variety entertainment- short comic plays‚ dancing. singing‚ juggling‚ tightrope-walking‚ acrobatics‚ trained animals‚ gladitorial contests‚ animal baiting‚ water ballets‚ mock sea fights and a host of other events. Competitive arena- Romans built theatres both in Italy and abroad. In the time of Platus‚ all theatres
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Comparing ideologies on African American theatre Bringing together two races that have been neck and neck‚ and separated for centuries is a hard feat to accomplish. The harsh brutalities‚ endless torment and death left scars that will forever be visible on humanity in the United States. Without a doubt its certain that the outrage felt by the African American community will sizzle on. American Theatre was a perfect outlet to express the life and stories of a culture that was ridiculed for
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Theatre‚ plays‚ shows‚ movies – those are the things people think of when they hear the word "actor". For a high school theatre student‚ however‚ they see "budget"‚ "time"‚ and "reuse". These are things athletes don’t have to worry about‚ because a majority of the equipment and outfits are purchased by the high school. It doesn’t cost much to make a high-quality theatre set as long as you have the right people‚ so why not fund it? The problem with high schools is the fact that people want to see
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Sondheim‚ hailed by many as a genius‚ has had a long and illustrious career in Broadway musical theatre spanning five decades. During those fifty-some years‚ Sondheim has essentially reinvented the Broadway musical. The Sondheim canon shows three distinct ways Sondheim has contributed to musical theatre. First of all‚ the difficulty of Stephen Sondheim’s music has raised the standard of musical theatre. Actors simply cannot stand onstage and sing as they used to in the days of Gershwin and Cole Porter
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However‚ seems as though the sinister Mr. Goble and tactful Mr. Sykes‚ head of technical theatre‚ had already paid her off‚ allowing them to run the department with ease‚ as long as they continue to rake in cash. This injustice needs to be acted upon‚ without a fair and equal theatre department‚ the overall shows put on by the department will begin to lack‚ everyone seeing the same actors over and over again‚ with no new breath of fresh
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our devised piece in the style of physical theatre. We have seen a live production of ’Lovesong’ by Abi Morgan performed through the company of Frantic Assembly and within the play‚ there were elements of having naturalistic set on stage‚ however using it in an un-naturalistic way‚ other features consisted of interpretive dance throughout the piece to convey emotions of the characters. Through further research of the style‚ we found that physical theatre goes beyond verbal narrative‚ incorporating
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SIW Module 1 Variant 2 Theme: Stylistic Devices. Analysis of the text. 1. Point out three metaphors and three epithets used by the author to characterize the main character (Stephens) and comment on them. Three metaphors : trifle embarrassed apologetic laugh forcible ring Three epithets: thick-set and stout a round red face bullet-shaped head All these stylistic devices describe the main hero as a person who is very tired of life‚ he is passive‚ but he wants to change something
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which enables us to emerge from darkness into a blaze of light. We fight then to discover‚ to experience the truth about ourselves‚ to tear away the masks behind which we hide daily. People see theatre as a place of provocation‚ a challenge the actor sets himself and also‚ indirectly‚ other people. Theatre only has a meaning if it allows people to transcend there own stereotyped vision‚ their general feelings and customs‚ our standards of judgment. This is so that we may experience what is real and
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