Exam 1 Flashcards
A universally accepted truth
Objective Truth
An individual Truth
Subjective Truth
A large emotional release (Crying, laughing, screaming, etc.)
Catharsis
Arrangement where the stage is in the middle and the audience is on all 4 sides of the stage
Arena formation
Arrangement where the stage comes out from one side and the audience is on 3 sides of the stage
Thrust formation
Arrangement where the stage is on one side (typically framed) and the audience is all on 1 side of the stage
Proscenium formation
Arrangement where the stage is long and thin and the audience is on either (2) side(s) of the stage
Ally formation
Type of theatre represented by some kind of school
Academic Theatre
Type of theatre where the actors are unpaid
Community Theatre
Type of theatre where the actors are paid and typically part of a union (Hint: divided into 2 types)
Professional Theatre
Americas theatre district–Most well known commercial theaters in America (Hint: actors are paid)
Broadway Theatre
A professional or semi-professional theater company that produces its own seasons (Hint: actors are paid)
Regional Theatre
Antagonist of Antigone
Antigone
Protagonist of Antigone
Creon (Uncle-Daddy)
God of wine, revelry, merriment, and FERTILITY
Dionysus
Song of praise or worship to Dionysus
Dithyramb
The wall behind the stage in a theatron in Athens
Skene
The first actor, stepped out of the chorus and created dialog between himself and the chorus.
Thespis
Wrote plays with 2 actors, creating true dialog and anticipation of unknown reactions
Aeschlysus (Good luck spelling that!)
Wrote plays with 3 actors, creating more complex interactions and making anticipation even more fun
Sophocles
Annual spring festival praising Dionysus lasting 3 days. Each play-write would present 3 tragedies and 1 satyr (Hint: it sounds like a location but it is not, it is a festival!)
City Dionysus
Who had the first democracy?
Greeks
A type of play which begins with union and ends in separation (Hint: this was the first type of play)
Tragedy
A type of play which consisted of an actor wearing a costume depicting a large phallus hanging from the waste, the actor made fun of the rich people in the audience (Hint: origin of the word “satire”. Also this was the second type of play)
Satyr
A type of play which begins with some form of separation and ends in union
Comedy (Think of any RomCom ever)
Who was the architect of the Wyly theater?
Joshua Prince
Who was the architect of the Teatro Olimpico
Andre Piladio
Which theater used Forced Visual Perspecive (single vanishing point), a Permanent Set, was an Academic Theater (wealthy wanting to be scholars), and is the Oldest Indoor Theater (used lamp light)? (Hint: Highly influenced by Roman theaters)
Olimpico
Which theater had the First Proscenium Arch, the Ability to Manipulate Light, Wings, a Moveable Set, Spectacle (multiple vanishing points), and created the 4th Wall by Framing the Stage?
Farnese
Which theater is Ridiculously Versatile, has Audience Manipulation, and can be open for events other than theater?
Wyly
A type of play where: Time passes in a linear motion, dialog matches time and place, the 4th wall is preserved, the situations can happen in real life, and there are no supernatural elements
Realism
When an actor talks to the audience but other actors are not aware/cannot hear
Aside
Intense bodily gestures that actors use so that audiences understand emotions from far away
Melodrama
What is this?
1) Body and voice must be in tune to what you’re doing.
2) Authenticity–Actors must project without contrivance, finding the balance between pleasing front and back rows of the theater.
3) Analyze text–Understand your character and why they’re doing what they do.
4) Magic IF/Sense Memory/Emotional Memory Recall.
5) Observation–Understanding the reactions of others and taking note.
6) Discovery (being in the moment)/Present.
7) Repeat
(Hint: Secret actual first step is relaxation)
The Stanislavsky System
Muscle memory of sensual experiences
Sense Memory
Recalling past emotional experiences
Emotional Recall
Imaginary circumstances
Magic IF
A thing that a character wants which keeps them going
Objectives
The action a character uses to complete their objectives
Tactics
The thing/person that is stopping a character from getting their objectives
Obstacles
The unspoken words communicated between characters
Subtext
Antagonist of Three Sisters
Natasha
Protagonist of Three Sisters
Irina, Masha, Olga
