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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Advanced Screening is a piece of Theatre for Young People by Markwell Presents 2010. The story follows the life of 10 teenagers as their embrace their final weeks of school‚ through trials a tribulations of heartbreak and betrayal‚ stress and struggles of the formal and exams‚ the characters find themselves reunited before their final day as the senior class of 10’. Behind the scenes the use of cinematic theatre‚ dramatic conventions and the elements of drama bind to together to create a dramatic
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working in the world of theatre Theatre comes from ancient Greek drama; it has come to us through live performers which in ancient times presented either fictional events or real stories before a live audience in a specific place which was usually called a stage. The content can be divided into historical drama‚ tragedy‚ or comedy. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture‚ speech‚ song‚ music or dance. Modern Western theatre derives in large measure
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Audition Techniques The Theatre School DePaul University The website for the school is www.depaul.edu To connect to the Theatre Department’s website‚ go to theatre.depaul.edu/Pages/default.aspx Undergraduate Degree offered: Bachelor of Fine Arts Emphasis of Study: Acting http://theatre.depaul.edu/conservatory/graduate/acting/Pages/default.aspx Masters Degrees: Yes – MFA in Acting‚ MFA Arts Leadership and MFA Directing programs Classes required for Theatre Major: http://theatre.depaul
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Coliseum and the Globe Theatre are alike in many different ways‚ such as how the Globe was made and even to the levels on both of them. In the Coliseum‚ the higher power or the rich and king sat at the bottom. In the Theatre the idea was the same but switched‚ the rich were are the top and the poor were at the bottom. The shape of each building is great for entertainment because noise easily bounces off of the walls‚ as well as trapping it‚ making it easier to hear. The Theatre based it’s design off
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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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Greek theatre essay – Hugo Fuller "The chorus was a crucial part of Greek theatre and was used to narrate the story‚ give their opinion of the plot‚ and keep a rhythm for the play. The chorus did this in various ways‚ such as through costumes‚ stage presence‚ music and singing. What did the chorus bring to Greek theatre and how was it shaped because of it?" The chorus played an important role in Greek theatre. Sometimes the chorus would help the audience to follow the story - it had an informative
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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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I attended the traveling Broadway production of Disney’s Newsies on February 14th‚ at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. Being a fan of the movie but not knowing much about the musical‚ I was not sure what to expect. However‚ the show was a huge success‚ and it definitely has earned a place as one of my favorite musicals of all time. This musical was very dance heavy‚ and the dancing was not by any means easy. This was impressive enough in of itself. Even more impressive‚ though‚ from a vocal
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Diana Taylor’s “The Theatre of Operations: Performing Nation-ness in the Public Sphere” examines the ways in which nation-ness is formed through spectacle. She is interested in the role of performance in controlling and shaping the social and the political‚ particularly in the Argentinean case. In the context of the Dirty War—which she calls a theatre of operations—Taylor argues that surviving meant being seen as Argentinean. Therefore‚ the author begins by underlining the inherent performativity
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