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Theatre is everywhere
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Theatre is everywhere
Presented by Ms. Messinger
Theatre is all around us.
What are some examples of
rituals or performances?
Theatre is all around us.
Examples: Weddings
White House Press Conference
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
In your notes write 3 examples.
So What Makes Theatre Different?
Live theatre is an event that takes place only when the performers (actors) are in the same place as the audience.
So What Makes Theatre Different?
THe magic comes from...
Theatre only exists in the moment it's being performed. Therefore it changes from moment to moment as the audience percieves it.
No two shows are exactly the same.
Other Arts
Once it leaves the studio or printing office, it is considered complete.
Other Arts
Meanwhile...
Theatre only exists in the now.
Meanwhile...
Audience
An essential element of theatre.
We need an audience!
Unlike videogames, tV, or film - The live audience in theatre can impact the show.
Shared Feelings
Empathy: The Experience of mentally entering into the feelings of another person.
The audience shares in the feelings of the performers.
Shared Feelings
Realism v.s NonRealism
Realistic elements: Looks like reality and follows the predictable logic of everyday life.
Can be: Historical, and fiction, but must be true to life.
"It is because of the inadiquacy of ordinary words that people turn to poetry, music, dance, sybols and metaphors."
Realism v.s NonRealism
NonRealistic elements: Everything that does not look like real life.
(possible because of the audience's willing suspension of disbelief)
Realism
Non Realism
Comedy V.S Tragedy
Comedy: A play where the "underdog" overcomes challenges and finds a happy ending .
*Because laughter is so unpredictable, Comedy is the hardest form of theatre to perform.
Types of comedy: Physical Humor
Slapstick/Gag
Wit/Intellectual
Tragedy
A serious play Where the main character should be a hero but has a serious flaw that leads to an unhappy ending.
Tragedy is psychological and can help the audience to understand themselves and others better.
Tragedy is emotional. The audience feels sympathy or pity for the hero.
Tragedy Comedy
Story Universal Specific time/place
Ending Unhappy/inevitable Happy/unpredictable
Protagonist Average or noble Average or underdog
Goals Failure to achieve Sucessful resolution
Audience Emotional physical, romantic,
intellectual
What about "drama"?
When the play has exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances.
it has elements of both comedy and tragedy.
I will name a movie and you will tell me if it is a tragedy or a comedy, and WHY!
Pop Quiz
Pop QuIZ!
Question 1: What is the difference between realism and non realism?
Pop QuIZ!
Question 2:
Are the Avenger movies realism?
Question 2:
Question 3:
Can a musical be counted as realism?
Question 3:
Question 4
What kind of comedy is it if I slip on a banana peel?
Question 4
Question 5:
What kind of comedy is it if I make a pun?
Question 5:
Question 6
What kind of story roots for the underdog?
Question 6
Question 7
How can you tell if a story is a tragedy?
Question 7
Last thing
Define Drama