Vocab
Someone dedicated to to crafting word and shaping incidents to make plays.
What is a playwright
The four elements of Theatre
What is Performers, watchers, space, ideas.
refers to the person(s) created to carry out actions of the plot in ways that imitate elements of daily lived experience
what is character
The imaginary barrier between the audience and performers
what is the fourth wall
what is events that happen in the moment, which require interaction with a least one watcher
The who, what, when, where, and why of a script
What is Given Circumstance
The guide to play analysis written by Aristotle
What is the poetics
the lead character
what is the protagonist
seeks to create the illusion of daily lived experiences
theatrical performance carried out by one person
The study of the script as literature
What is Script Analysis
Plot
What is an ordered sequence of events
the character or force that works against the protagonist
what is the antagonist
does not attempt to recreate daily life and acknowledges that live theatre is happening
what is non realism
ritual
what is behaviors or actions performed at least twice for the same purpose
all the visual elements in a production such as costumes, scenery, lighting, etc
What is Spectacle
The element of linear plot structure (in order)
What is exposition, raising action, climax, falling action, resolution
what is a foil
list at least four clues of realism
tightly constructed plot, does not break the fourth wall, setting, costumes and dialogue all reveal/ reflect character, focuses on individual and inner psychology of said individuals, tries to imitate elements of everyday life, character have recognizable names
The moment when the lead character realizes they have made a choice from which they can never return.
Crisis moment
The character that represents the writers thoughts
what is a Raisonneur
what is plot, character, idea, language, music, and spectacle
offers insight to past events as a way to guide the viewer through the story
what is a narrator
list at least five clues of non realism
loose plot, setting, character, and dialogue are overly theatrical, focuses on the journey of the individual, more interest in expression a metaphor or idea than replicating elements of everyday life, often has characters named by their functions
Cameron's Office hours. (include the days and time)
what is Monday 2-3 and Thursday 1-2