Set: Theater Exam 1

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Audience (difference and similarity to film) Theater has actor audience reciprocity
Focus (difference and similarity to film) must focus in film, in theater you have an intermission
Willing suspension of disbelief required in both film and theater for enjoyment
Theatrical Space is importiant for... Actor-Audience relationship
Elements that influence actor-audience realtionship with space Formality, Size, Configuration
Proscenium Arch Theater called that because it has a frame, a clear division between audience and stage, has raked seating sometimes with a balcony, often has curtain in front, is seen from front only
Benefits of Proscenium Arch Theater Has fly-system, wings offstage (for actors to change), monodirectional action leaves lots of space for actors and scenery
Limitations of Proscenium Arch Theater Distance and detail, dimension (lighting), formality/conventionality
Thrust Stage Seating on three sides (usually raked), closer proximity with actor and audience, stage pictures is viewed from three sides
Thrust Stage restrictions no fly system, restricted scenery
Arena Stage (Theater in the round) floor level playing, area of seating is all around like sports
Limitation of Arena Stage No curtains, full visability at all times, limited props
Black Box Theater (flexible) seating and playing area can be arranged in anyway, Actor Audience realtionship is permeable and changeble, can make space into other stages, usually used by experimental productions, lacks formality
Limitations of Black box Theater same problems that all other stages have, has no technical space
Auxiliary Space green room, set or costume shop, lobby, box office
Why was Athens So Importiant Democracy, Citizenship, religious reverence, first to make drama about man trying to overcome destiny
Dionysus God of Wine and fertility, plays were presented in his honor.
History of Dionysus Son of Zeus and semale, was killed by Hera, was dismembered, resurrected and diefied
Festivals and Dionysus Athens had four festivals, three had plays, the plays were both religious and civic celebrations
City of Dionysia Most major festival, exteneded over several days at the end of March, one of the most importiant occassions of the year and a major showcase for Athenian Wealth and power
Choregus a wealthy citizen who bore the expense of training and costuming
Theater at Dionysis took place on the south slope of the acropolis, first stone theater ever built, held 14k-17k people
Order of Seating at Dionysis Priests, officials, guests of honor, ordinary citizens
Theatron Greek meaning seeing place is essentially an auditorium
Orchestra In greek theater is where the chorus sits
Thymele is an Alter placed in the center of the Orchestra for Dionysus
Eccyclema The platform rolled out though the central doorway of the ancient greek stage house used typically to display the corpses of charactes slain offstage
Machina a cranelike machine used to simulate flying
534 B.C. first known recording of theater, was a competition for best tragedy won my thespis
Notable 5th century Play writes Thespis, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripedes
The Performers of Greek play THe chorus had 15 people, all wore masks, extras were allowed but could not talk
Similarities of Roman Theater and Greek Theater part of religious festivals, all male actors, wore masks
Differerences in Roman theater and Greek Theater no reserved seating, focus was on violenc, no chorus, focus on domecisty
similatities of Medieval Theater and roman/greek theater Were religious festivals whre whole community was involved
Differences in Medieval theater organizations, how they were finaced and presented
Liturgical Drama first and second era of Medieval Drama was called this. was done within churches or monastaries
Morality plays A type of drama that treated spiritual of ordinary persons, used alegory about temptation beseting all humans
Guilds with an increase in ordinary people the church added corpus cristi festival to its activities
Pageant Wagon plays were mounted on these and driven through the streets and served as a stage going from place to place
Three points of Character Aspects Purpose, Passion, and Perception
Five Points about Techinical dramatic action Complete, shaped, has variety, maintians intrest, consitency
Aristotles Poetics in order Plot needs to be linear in one day, Character should be appropriate, Thought should be logical, Diction, Melody, Spectacle
Basic play structure PLay begins, Expos, inciting incidint, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
Creon Oedipus's brother in law
Joseca Oedipus's mother and wife
Laios Oedipus's father
Tiresiase Blind seer

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friedlan : Changed Basic play sturcture → PLay begins, Expos, inciting incidint, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution to Basic play structure → PLay begins, Expos, inciting incidint, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
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  1. Theatrical Space is importiant for... → Actor-Audience relationship - 13 misses
  2. Elements that influence actor-audience realtionship with space → Formality, Size, Configuration - 13 misses
  3. Limitation of Arena Stage → No curtains, full visability at all times, limited props - 13 misses
  4. The Performers of Greek play → THe chorus had 15 people, all wore masks, extras were allowed but could not talk - 13 misses
  5. Benefits of Proscenium Arch Theater → Has fly-system, wings offstage (for actors to change), monodirectional action leaves lots of space for actors and scenery - 12 misses
  6. Thrust Stage restrictions → no fly system, restricted scenery - 12 misses
  7. Thymele → is an Alter placed in the center of the Orchestra for Dionysus - 12 misses