Intro Lecture Flashcards
Theatre And Drama 116 with William at University of Chapel Hill
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By: Acacia Cosentino
Textbook:
The Compact Bedford Introduction to Drama
Created: 2011-01-29
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The Compact Bedford Introduction to DramaCreated: 2011-01-29
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Theatre
a performance that places a human experience before an audience in the present moment.
Necessary components of theatre
For theatre to happen 2 groups of people, actors and audience, must come together in a certain time and place
Theatre evolved from...
Ancient Greek and Egyptian ritual.
Theatrical Illusion
Theatre creates the illusion, as we watch, that we are sharing an experience with others for the first time.
Theatre's Immediacy
One of the most immediate ways of experiencing another's concept of life; what it means to be human.
Theatre is a communal experience.
Theatre is a communal experience.
Theatre's Aliveness
Theatre is a living art form, continually before us in the present time until the final moment of the play.
4 essential parallels between theatre and life
actors - humanity
simulation - reality
rehearsal - spontaneity
audience - society
simulation - reality
rehearsal - spontaneity
audience - society
Mimesis
Aristotle wrote that drama is the imitation of an action
theater space
2 essential components: audience and actors
tragedy
serious drama in which the protagonist is of noble birth and suffers a series of catastrophes.
comedy
entertainment and amusement with a happy ending
tragicomedy
combines elements of tragedy and comedy
plot - element of drama
action of the play
exposition - element of drama
what happens before the action of the play
suspense - element of drama
used to build tension
rising action - element of drama
audience wonders what is going to happen, sees characters set in motion - questions answered one by one.
climax - element of drama
action reaches greatest tension - revelation experienced by main character.
movement - element of drama
stage directions and how characters move - significance of movement
theme/spine - element of drama
message of the play
falling action - element of drama
drama reaches conclusion and characters understand situation and themselves better than they did at the beginning
Conflict - element of drama
conflict between characters - plot depends on conflict
character - element of drama
who is hero/villain? who are just there as "functionary"?
setting - element of drama
time and place where play takes place
dialogue - element of drama
verbal exchanges between characters
music - element of drama
how is it intergral to the plot
About this deck
By: Acacia Cosentino
Textbook: The Compact Bedford Introduction to Drama
Created: 2011-01-29
Size: 25 flashcards
Views: 20
Textbook:
The Compact Bedford Introduction to DramaCreated: 2011-01-29
Size: 25 flashcards
Views: 20
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