Thea 201 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Think back on your personal experience with theatre. Perhaps you have attended a great deal of theatre in the past, or perhaps you have even participated, either onstage or behind the scenes. It is perfectly fine if you have never been to a live theatre performance. Think about other kinds of live performances you have attended, whether it was a musical concert, a circus, a religious ceremony, or even a parade. Describe a memorable experience that you have had while attending or performing in so...

Think back on your personal experience with theatre. Perhaps you have attended a great deal of theatre in the past, or perhaps you have even participated, either onstage or behind the scenes. It is perfectly fine if you have never been to a live theatre performance. Think about other kinds of live performances you have attended, whether it was a musical concert, a circus, a religious ceremony, or even a parade. Describe a memorable experience that you have had while attending or perfor...

Describe a memorable experience that you have had while attending or performing in some form of live performance. - ️️I really enjoyed watching Come From Away when my family went to New York. The small theater, the amazing actors, and the fact that we had spent the day learning at the 9/11 museum all added to how amazing the music was. I particularly really enjoyed how the cast was extremely small, and the actors played two roles, which helped the audience follow the story well. My family re...

What does a theatre historian do? - ANS -establishes the distinct mentality of a period -explains changes over time -distinguishes the typical from the exceptional What did Greece have to offer? - ANS -poor soil, few rivers, little rain -divided by mountains and seas -mostly just olives and grapes What are the qualities of Athenian Democracy? - ANS -direct democracy -civic participation was highly valued -idiot=someone who didn't vote

Aesthetics - ️️branch of philosophy that deals with the nature and expression of beauty Aristotle - ️️believed that theatre was a creation meant to interpret the world and awake the soul Peter Brook - ️️Wrote "The Empty Space" and states only a only a space and audience is needed for a performance Commercial Theatre - ️️plays that are intended to be entertaining and profitable Cultural Theatre - ️️designed to support the heritage, customs, and point of view part...

Think back on your personal experience with theatre. Perhaps you have attended a great deal of theatre in the past, or perhaps you have even participated, either onstage or behind the scenes. It is perfectly fine if you have never been to a live theatre performance. Think about other kinds of live performances you have attended, whether it was a musical concert, a circus, a religious ceremony, or even a parade. Describe a memorable experience that you have had while attending or performi...

What does a theatre historian do? - ️️-establishes the distinct mentality of a period -explains changes over time -distinguishes the typical from the exceptional What did Greece have to offer? - ️️-poor soil, few rivers, little rain -divided by mountains and seas -mostly just olives and grapes What are the qualities of Athenian Democracy? - ️️-direct democracy -civic participation was highly valued -idiot=someone who didn't vote What are the three tiers of Greek socie...

In film analysis, the term mise-en-scène refers to: - ANS everything the audience sees, hears, and experiences while viewing a movie. Luchino Visconti's use of _____ in The Leopard (1963) makes the audience an active participant in the action. - ANS moving camera and changing angles Movies such as Alexander Nevsky (1938) and Pan's Labyrinth (2006) use various visual elements to: - ANS convey themes and ideas to the audience.

How do stories influence our lives? - ️️They help us understand our past, and enter another person's experiences What is the story - ️️The thing that is happening What is the plot - ️️What you choose to tell the listener What makes up the beginning of the story? - ️️Attention getter, establishes the 'rules' of the game, and introduces conflict What makes up the middle of the story? - ️️Introduces complications, increases conflict, sets up a resolution What m...