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| art has 5 elements... name them: |
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-created by humans
-structure
-subject
-medium
-reaction |
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| The book of theatre does or doesn't exist? |
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| what makes theatre unique? |
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-live
-collaborative
-about the human experience |
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| Who thought theatre should uplift the soul? |
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| Who thought theater should educate AND entertain? |
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| Who thought theater was dangerous because people cant decipher reality from what is on stage? |
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| Peter Brooke said that theater only needed what three things? |
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-empty space
-someone to walk across it
-someone to watch |
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| Who said all theater is political? |
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| National Endowment for the Arts |
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| What is the difference between entertainer and artist? |
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entertainer --> entertains
artist --> communicates, asks questions, answer questions about the world |
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| what is suspension of disbelief? |
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| the willingness to believe what happens on stage is real |
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| What is aesthetic distance? |
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| who is associated with theater of the oppressed? |
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| who is associated with theater of protest? |
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| Who is associated with cross-cultural theater? |
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| Who associated with theater of identity? |
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-Suzan Lori Parks
-Lorraine Hansbury
-Tony Kusher |
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| which type of theater breaks the 4th wall -- includes audience? |
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| Which type of theater represents life -- realism? |
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| what is the indivisible wall between audience and theater? |
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| What did Aristotle outline as the 6 elements that make a good tragedy? |
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-Plot
-Character
-Diction/Dialogue
-Thought/Theme
-Spectacle
-Song |
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| what are the 5 characteristics of creative people? |
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-burning curiosity
-power of concentration
-ability to find order
-mental agility
-willingness to take risks and accept failure |
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| What are the four expertise of theater? |
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-creative
-construction
-administrative
-production |
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take out foul language
-can't do w/ published/copyrighted work |
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| who is the primary artist? |
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| moral idea -- central idea |
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| what is the astor place riot? |
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whats going on underneath text
"hidden meaning" |
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| script (playwright) is limited to what three things? |
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-dialogue
-stage directions
-parentheticals |
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| motionless, status quo, beginning |
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| what is major dramatic question? |
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hook of the story
heros dilemma |
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| intrusion, starts things in motion |
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| rock bottom for protagonist |
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| know what to do (lightbulb) |
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| stasis restored -- final outcome |
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| Who said acting is reacting? |
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| who is associated with method acting and empathy? |
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who said you can act with feet?
need physical/mental stamina |
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| years ago, what did actors train as? |
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| what is character(tragic) flaw? |
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| something great that leads to downfall |
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| reason character does something |
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| what are things known about the character such as age, ethnicity, sex, etc.? |
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using something in memory to create a certain emotion
ie. cold shower for killing self |
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| rehearsal proceeds in what order? |
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-table work
-block
-off book
-tech rehearsal
-dress rehearsal |
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| Who wrote "Towards a Poor Theater"? |
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| who is the captain of the ship or the go-to-guy? |
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| which type of director is accurate to what playwright wanted? |
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| which type of director is more about the concept rather than sticking straight to the playwrights words? |
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| who was the first director to put stamp on something? |
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| what happens pre-rehearsal? |
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-script analysis
-research |
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| theater historian/ researcher/ helps director |
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| character enters or exists |
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| movement of actors on stage |
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| what are stage directions? |
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| from actors point of view |
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-ie. chorus line
-lots of ppl at once |
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| after initial -- want more |
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| what are sides (auditions)? |
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| only get your part of the script |
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| what is production concept? |
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