Gods and Goddesses
God of the underworld
Hades
Putting together all of the facets of a character to bring life and interest
Characterization
making the audience feel as if each performance is the first
illusion of the first time
to be visible onstage without scene-stealing
do nothing effectively
Theater means
the seeing place
Eros
Thoughts and emotions
Internal Stimuli
situation comedies
sit-coms
portrayal of a character or a scene without rehearsal or preparation
improvisation
Plays not meant to be performed
closet dramas
God of the sea; symbol is a trident
Key to successful improvisation; concentrates on immediate situation
What is happening now
things that are heard, seen, tasted, felt, or smelled
external stimuli
diverting attention from the character the audience should be watching
scene-stealking
Before 6th/7th century BCE, instead of theater there were
religious rituals
Goddess of marriage, family, childbirth, and women; jealous and vengeful
Hera
Hinders improvisational dialogue by answering with a yes or no
naturalness needed to keep a production fresh
spontaneity
natural way a person responds to a stimulus
motivated sequence
Frazer felt that worship turned into rituals which turned into what that eventually turned into theater
myths
Goddess of peace and war; symbol is owl and olive tree married Hephaestus
Athena
Takes one situation and places a number of characters in the situation to demonstrate how different personalities will respond to the same event
Situation centered approach
focuses on a group of characters who experience different situations
character center approach
Greek god of theater
Dionysus
This theory explains why people make myths which is to explain and rationalize the world
functionalism