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Theatre Terms List
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- 1Theatre vs. TheaterTheatrRE: study of art form, performance group, not the building
TheatER: building, art form, company - 2Theatricalappropriate to the stage
- 3Dramathe canon of literature related to theatre
- 4Tragedymust have:
-targic hero
-tragic flaw
-catharsis
-the duality of tragedy - 5Comedy(modern): a funny play or story
(classic): a play with a happy ending - 6Farcehighly comic, light-hearted farce
includes: -contrived (fabricated situation)
-stock characters - 7Satirecomedy that ridicules human folly (belief systems, institutions, personal behavior)
- 8Play/ 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 - 9Avant-Garde"advanced guard"; ahead of its time
- 10Music Theater-American theatre art form
-the song falls when the climax happens
-specific structure - 11Mime-nonverbal performance
mimos-- to imitate
theatre-- a mimetic art form - 12"Willing Suspension of Disbelief"unspoken agreement between the audience and the actors that what happens on stage is not disbelieved
- 13Pejorativeword given a negative connection
- 14Fourth Wallinvisible 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 - 15Protagonisthero (main character in story)
- 16Antagonistopposing force; doesn't always have to be a being (could be an idea)
- 17Narratorgives us exposition (background information), they can break the fourth wall, omniscience, relatable. host of the play; guide the story
- 18C1. speak in unison
2.provide background information (exposition)
3. speak as the "will of the people" - 19Ritualrepeated action, intended to achieve a metaphysical goal
example: applause - 20CatharsisA purge of emotion (release of emotion)
- 21Climaxhigh point of action
- 22Monologue-speech to audience
-singular speech by one actor - 23Soliloquyspeech to oneself (to speak thoughts out loud)
- 24Dialoguespeech between 2 or more characters
- 25Themethe main idea (the main takeaway)
- 26Plotthe specific sequence of action that make up the way the story is told
- 27SymbolPhysical or textual image that is recurrent in the play. a lot of information in an "economic package"
- 28SpectacleAll of the visual art forms (scenery, costumes, makeup, sound, etc)
- 29Subtexthidden meaning beneath the text
- 30SettingLocale for the play. It can be a time (era, year, time of day, etc)
- 31Tragic HeroElevated in status
- 32Tragic Flawdefeat in character; hubris (excessive pride)
- 33Allegorya representative story usually employing symbolic use of a character to illustrate complex concepts
- 34Metaphora comparison between two things, without using "like" or "as" (we use "this is...")
- 35Proscenium"picture frame stage"; physical element (proscenium arch)
- 36Thrust Stage3 sided stage
- 37Arena StageArena theatre in the round; 4 sided stage
aisle: for the audience to pass through
vom: the passageway for the actors - 38Black Boxa flexible stage, freedom of where to put the audience, and what type of stage to use (black room)
- 39Found Spacetaking a non-traditional; space and performing in a site specific space
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