Live theatre - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

This is a full and detailed set of notes (including summaries, example questions and answers) on the live theatre section for the Drama AQA A-level exam. More specifically, this covers the show 'the curious incident of the dog in the night time' by the national theatre and contains all you would need for an in depth knowledge and a solid mark in this section of the A-level.

unique experiences of live theatre correct answers -in person (live) -audiences heart beat sync up with each other -audience and performer are symbiotic (respond to each others energy) -physical space affects the experience of show -seating changes how you experience theatre what is live? correct answers -theatre = in person -tv/digital performance = real time -mediated = watching theatre performance thats not in person (ex. national theatre live) professional for profit theatre (bro...

Thea 1 Final Exam (All Units) Latest Update Graded A+ 240 BCE Roman Theatre begins in what year? 3 Greek play competitions included ___ tragedies and 1 satire 476 This period of theatre began with the fall of Rome in ________ AD Absurdist ___________ Theatre is Avant-garde theatre that argues that all life is meaningless. Characters speak and act at random with no societal (or theatrical) rules. Actor Edwin Booth was considered to be America's greatest ______________ in the l...

You can earn extra credit in this class by attending additional plays and writing a report on them. correct answers True Online classes are easier than face-to-face classes. correct answers False Theatre is an art because it: correct answers Structures meaning without providing dogma Which mode of performance acknowledges the audience—as in the case of the nightclub performer who sings, dances, jokes, and responds overtly to applause? correct answers The presentational mode How doe...

Drama comes from the Greek dran, which means correct answers to do The word "theatre" has several meanings but one of these is central to our study of the subject. What is our class using as our official definition of "theatre?": correct answers That body of artistic work in which actors impersonate characters in a live performance of a scripted play Yes. Perfect. Which mode of performance acknowledges the audience—as in the case of the nightclub performer who sings, dances, ...

What is theatre? - Answer-Communication, subjective, live storytelling, conflict and resolution, education, course, transfer of information, entertainment, business, collaborative art form, interactive, building, holding mirror, scope (theatre of war), soapbox, human experience, opinion, place to see live performance, career, improvisation Theatre started with _____ first & _____ second - Answer-Greeks, Romans Greatest influence for western theatre - Answer-Greeks, Elizabethan Renaissance, ...

Good entertainment, as opposed to good art, likely does all of the following except correct answers Challanges the audiences values Big budget broadway musicals like Chicago, that are designed to appeal to the majority of people, can best be described as ___ correct answers Commercial theatre Which of the following terms is defined as the key to the movement of a story and is what qualifies a theatrical work as a "play" correct answers Conflict The ___ of a work of art is what the wor...

What is another term for ethics? Correct Answer-Code of Conduct What document establishes the values that you live and work by, as well as your future goals? Correct Answer-Mission Statement What are the two types of goals? Correct Answer-Short & Long Term What does procrastination mean? Correct Answer-Putting of til tomorrow what you can do today Where are you likely to find licensed massage therapists working today? Correct Answer-Airports Why did ancient Hebrews practice groomi...

The word "theatre" comes from the Greek "theatron" which means what correct answers seeing place what does "dran" mean correct answers to do what is the heart of theatre? correct answers The act of seeing and beginning to see What are the 3 basic components of theatre? correct answers 1. Actor 2. Space 3. Audience What expression best defines "theatre"? correct answers A place of performance What is one requirement of a theatre? correct answers An empty space What is ...

Theatrical Conventions - Answer-Rules of conduct and understood communication codes of the theatre Universals of theatre (4) - Answer-1. Theatre is live- mistakes are possible, audience, reciprocity, energy is shared between actors and audience 2. Theatre is ephemeral- theatre always changes, it can't be repeated, recorded theatre (film) 3. Theatre is collaborative- working towards a common goal 4. Theatre is a synthesis of many arts- actors, sets, lighting, costumes, music, sound, directo...