Terms
The arrangement of events in a story.
What is the plot?
Theatre has been around for __________.
What is a long time?
TheatRE is referred to as the __________. TheatER is referred to as the __________.
What is the art form? What is the building?
Name the characters in the play.
Who are Caroline and Anthony?
The place where the actors perform.
The stage.
I know the events occuring on stage are not real, but I pretend they are!
These are major life themes of dramatic work. Every story touches on one of these.
What is Love, War, Generations, Rebellion, Dreams, Values?
An actor or performer doesn't use props. S/he simply mimes the action.
What is Pantomime?
Caroline needs a new _______. She does not go to school because of this.
The audience is always seated on ONE side, facing the stage. There's an arch, will curtains hanging. This is the most common stage or performance space.
What is a Proscenium stage?
Anything the audience can hear on stage.
What is music?
Actors freeze in poses to create a picture of one important moment in a play.
What is tableau?
If a story has a happy ending, it is considered a _______.
What is a comedy?
Anthony comes to Caroline's house on work on a ________.
The audience is seated on THREE sides of the stage.
What is a Thrust stage?
Anything the audience can see on stage.
What is spectacle?
These are the reasons we go to the theatre.
What is entertainment, emotional workout, memories, community, political/social change?
This Greek philosopher established Six Elements of dramatic structure.
Who was Aristotle?
We find out that ________ happened to Anthony at the end of the play.
What is he died from a concussion?
Usually, in a smaller setting, the audience is seated on ALL sides of the stage.
What is theatre-in-the-round?
I am aware that everything I'm seeing on stage is not reality. I know the difference.
What is Aesthetic Distance?
A ritual is _______________.
Something that is performed in a prescribed order.
The number of times an event must happen on stage in order to establish a theatrical convention.
What is THREE times?
All of the action of the play seems to happen in Caroline's bedroom before realizing it actually happens in __________.
What is a hospital room?
Usually, in a very large setting, the audience is seated on ALL sides of the stage stacked on multiple levels.
What is an arena?