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Flashcards by Daniela Hernández , updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Daniela Hernández
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| Question | Answer |
| Theatre vs. Theater | TheatrRE: study of art form, performance group, not the building TheatER: building, art form, company |
| Theatrical | appropriate to the stage |
| Drama | the canon of literature related to theatre |
| Tragedy | must have: -targic hero -tragic flaw -catharsis -the duality of tragedy |
| Comedy | (modern): a funny play or story (classic): a play with a happy ending |
| Farce | highly comic, light-hearted farce includes: -contrived (fabricated situation) -stock characters |
| Satire | comedy that ridicules human folly (belief systems, institutions, personal behavior) |
| Play/ Script | -basically the same thing Play: the script on its feet (in performance) Script: details of play and scenes; the actual/physical writing of play |
| Avant-Garde | "advanced guard"; ahead of its time |
| Music Theater | -American theatre art form -the song falls when the climax happens -specific structure |
| Mime | -nonverbal performance mimos-- to imitate theatre-- a mimetic art form |
| "Willing Suspension of Disbelief" | unspoken agreement between the audience and the actors that what happens on stage is not disbelieved |
| Pejorative | word given a negative connection |
| Fourth Wall | invisible wall between audience and performers. the audience can see the characters but they can't see the audience. the wall can be broken if the characters interact with the audience unintentional: distractions, prop disaster |
| Protagonist | hero (main character in story) |
| Antagonist | opposing force; doesn't always have to be a being (could be an idea) |
| Narrator | gives us exposition (background information), they can break the fourth wall, omniscience, relatable. host of the play; guide the story |
| C | 1. speak in unison 2.provide background information (exposition) 3. speak as the "will of the people" |
| Ritual | repeated action, intended to achieve a metaphysical goal example: applause |
| Catharsis | A purge of emotion (release of emotion) |
| Climax | high point of action |
| Monologue | -speech to audience -singular speech by one actor |
| Soliloquy | speech to oneself (to speak thoughts out loud) |
| Dialogue | speech between 2 or more characters |
| Theme | the main idea (the main takeaway) |
| Plot | the specific sequence of action that make up the way the story is told |
| Symbol | Physical or textual image that is recurrent in the play. a lot of information in an "economic package" |
| Spectacle | All of the visual art forms (scenery, costumes, makeup, sound, etc) |
| Subtext | hidden meaning beneath the text |
| Setting | Locale for the play. It can be a time (era, year, time of day, etc) |
| Tragic Hero | Elevated in status |
| Tragic Flaw | defeat in character; hubris (excessive pride) |
| Allegory | a representative story usually employing symbolic use of a character to illustrate complex concepts |
| Metaphor | a comparison between two things, without using "like" or "as" (we use "this is...") |
| Proscenium | "picture frame stage"; physical element (proscenium arch) |
| Thrust Stage | 3 sided stage |
| Arena Stage | Arena theatre in the round; 4 sided stage aisle: for the audience to pass through vom: the passageway for the actors |
| Black Box | a flexible stage, freedom of where to put the audience, and what type of stage to use (black room) |
| Found Space | taking a non-traditional; space and performing in a site specific space |
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