Drama Appreciation \ Drama 1
Text : Theatre by Robert Cohen, 5th edition
From the beginning of class to the midterm exam the chapters to be covered will be ..... Chapters 1, 2, 12, 13, 14, and 15.
Chapter 1- What is the theatre?
Pages 9-28
Terms
Theatre- A French spelling that means everything having to do with the performing arts.
Theater- English spelling that generally means the theater building itself, or the cinema or film.
Theatron- Greek for "seeing place."
Greek marathon games (Sports Activities) and Greek theatre originated at the same time and used the same terms: Play, Playing, Block, Blocking, Arena, Practice.
Mask- the original Greek actors wore a mask for each character and although there were many characters in the play only three actors performed in each play.
Theatre is live: Acting, Directing, Designing, Building, Producing, Managing, Playwrighting.
Hypokrite- One who pretends to be what he is not = actor. Hypokrite is the Greek term for Actor.
Theatre (Robert Cohen’s definition) means 'An artistic work of a scripted play done in live performance with impersonation by actors.'These are the four necessary elements for theatre:
Theatre: "The willful suspension of disbelief." (A Quote from S.T. Coleridge). This is the most common definition of theatre.
Stage directions: Stage left, Stage right, upstage, downstage, house, strike, and "Break-a-leg."
Film, movies and TV originated live but are viewed as recordings to a live audience. There is a big difference in the personnel involved in live, "on-stage" theatre and recorded theatre (film, movies and TV).
LIVE THEATRE |
| PRODUCER ($) | HOUSE MANAGER |
| DIRECTOR | PLAYWRIGHT |
| STAGE MANAGERS | DESIGNERS |
|
| TECHNICIANS | ACTORS |
FILM/MOVIES/TV
(not live) |
| PRODUCER | ($$$) | STUDIO |
| UNIONS | DESIGNERS & TECHNICIANS |
| DISTRIBUTORS | SCREENWRITER |
| AGENTS | DIRECTOR |
| CASTING DIRECTOR | ACTORS |
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