PPT-What is a play? THEATRE, Brief Version

By Robert Cohen Chapter 2 Definition A play is essentially what happens in theatre It is not a thing but an event The play is the theatres dran something done A play unlike a drama is ACTION not words in a book. Action . What one is doing most at any given time. May be successful or unsuccessful. . Basic Action . The essential action, over time, perceived by the audience of the event. It should be active, not passive. It's useful to perceive it in three parts (after Aristotle, although it need not be linear): beginning, middle and end. The beginning defines the state of the subject and his/her/their initial action; the middle develops that action; the end ends it. . at. Westfield High School. Fall Play. October 30 & 31. A Nightmare on Union Street. A collection of scary short plays. Call-out meeting . is September 1 period 6 in LGI. (Directors announced, auditions explained etc.). Anton Chekhov. By: . Linda Bashinskaya. Pamela Whitcomb. Anton Chekhov. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a famous play writer born in Taganrog, Russia on January 29, 1860. Chekhov attended a school for Greek boys before his father moved their family to Moscow due to bankruptcy. After grammar school, Chekhov enrolled into Medical school and later became a doctor. His experience in this field explains a lot of the tragic characters in his plays. While attending medical school, Chekhov wrote and publish comic stories which he used to support his family, in little time his gained him wide fame. He regularly contributed to St. Petersburg papers and even wrote 2 full novels. His novel, “The Shooting Party” even got translated into English. In 1888 Chekhov was awarded with the Pushkin Prize. The failure of “The Wood Demon” was a drawback for . The 6 Basic Elements of Theatre. The 6 Basic Dramatic Elements. There are six basic elements of Theatre. They are:. Plot. Theme. 3. Character. Dialogue. Sight. Sound. Plot. Plot is the story, or plan of action, in a literary work. The plot must be believable, workable, and well structured. The major conflict must have minor crises building toward the final climax, where either the protagonist or the antagonist wins and resolves the conflict.. Ancient Greek Drama. Drama festivals began in Athens Greece about 5. th. century B.C.. Athens. City-state. Democracy. Educated citizens. Slave labour = leisure society. Ancient Greek Drama. 4 festivals honouring Dionysus--god of wine and vines. Chapter 8. Modern and Postmodern. Previous ages include –. Classical (Greece and Rome). Medieval (Mystery and Morality Plays). Renaissance (The Elizabethan Age in England). The Royal Theatre (The Court Theatre of Spain and France). . Motokiyo. Historically, theater has its roots in religion.. Does exploring life through literature lead to enlightenment… or a better understanding of ourselves?. Stylized Performance. = not intended to be realistic. The Play and The Theatre Week 4 [Part 1 ] Introduction to Theatre College of the Desert First Critique Due – 9/17/19 A Doll’s House / Our Town Critiques are expected to be AT LEAST FIVE (5) full double-spaced typewritten pages Freeze framing & . T. hought . Tracking. Conscience . Alley. Forum Theatre. Role . Play from characters. Hot Seating. Hot Seating. This activity provides the children with an opportunity . to explore the feelings and actions of different characters in a text. . WITH SPECIFIC AGENDA. PRE -1994. South . african. theatre . WITH SPECIFIC AGENDA. Workshop Theatre. Protest Theatre. Workers Theatre. Community Theatre. Educational Theatre. Satirical Revue. 1. Workshop Theatre . What is the relationship between a society, a culture or a historical time period and its Theatre?. In what ways can Theatre reflect life?. What are some ways to tell from which historical time period a play originates?. Lake Forest IL Play Synopsis In this story a boy named Sam lies about breaking his neighbors window Doing so he creates a creature called Zeko Lie To cover up the first lie though Sam has to lie aga By: Elizabeth Comtois. Ms. . Munley’s. 2. nd. Period. European Theatre in The . middle . ages. After . the fall of the Roman Empire, small nomadic bands traveled around performing wherever there was an audience. They consisted of storytellers, jesters, jugglers and many other performers. . By: . Linda Bashinskaya. Pamela Whitcomb. Anton Chekhov. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a famous play writer born in Taganrog, Russia on January 29, 1860. Chekhov attended a school for Greek boys before his father moved their family to Moscow due to bankruptcy. After grammar school, Chekhov enrolled into Medical school and later became a doctor. His experience in this field explains a lot of the tragic characters in his plays. While attending medical school, Chekhov wrote and publish comic stories which he used to support his family, in little time his gained him wide fame. He regularly contributed to St. Petersburg papers and even wrote 2 full novels. His novel, “The Shooting Party” even got translated into English. In 1888 Chekhov was awarded with the Pushkin Prize. The failure of “The Wood Demon” was a drawback for .