What makes Theatre?
How does the audience affect the performance?
Energy, reactions
What did Theatre originally begin as use for?
Ritual, community storytelling.
Define Plot
What is going on? What is the story about?
Define Playwright
The person who wrote the script and created the story/characters.
What is Ms. Riddell's kitten named?
Picco
What makes Theatre different from tv/film? (give 3 examples)
- Live and immediate
- tv/film can have more stillness
- Theatre is taught to give the focus to whatever is "most important"
-Theatre has over exaggerated movements
What did early humans use to make theatre/performances?
- Masks
- movement
- music
- spoken word
- harvests
Define Character
What PERSONALITY is being shown?
Define Director
Person who guides the overall vision of the production and makes choices on tone, movement and reason.
How old is Ms. Riddell?
25
What is the shared agreement between performers and audience members?
The theatrical contract.
Much of theatre is traced back to where?
Ancient Greece
Define Theme
The overall message of the story.
Define Designers and list 2 examples.
Designers shape the audio/visual world of the play.
- Sound designer
- Light designer
- Costume designer
Ms. Riddell's favorite tv show?
Big Bang Theory
Why does Theatre rely on imagination?
- Creating large-scale things that are not really there.
- Bringing fairytales to life.
Why do we think theatre was used for rituals and gatherings?
To convey emotions and tell stories in times of struggle.
Define Conflict
The main problem or issue.
Define Stage Manager
Person who organizes rehearsals and calls cues during the show.
Ms. Riddell's favorite musical?
School of Rock
been waiting 4 years to direct it :)
Explain how theme and conflict can be connected in a plot?
The theme of a story can be changed by the conflict getting solved.
Give one example of another theatre period.
- Middle Ages
- Renaissance
- Roman times
Define Spectacle
What the audience sees and hears onstage. (Lights, sound, set pieces)
What is the audience's purpose?
Bringing the energy to the theatre.
Ms. Riddell's sisters names?
Cecilia & Anya