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Final 1 Flashcards

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Theatrical Conventions

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Time
Setting
Action
Character

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“Willing suspension of disbelief”

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Samuel Coleridge

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Time convention

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Passage of time that is not actually happening

Ex- three days go by in a two hour movie

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Setting

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Not actually in the place, time setting, it says it is

Ex- says its on Mars but it’s in LA, says it’s 2045 but it’s 2013

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Action

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Something happens that did not actually happen

Ex- someone dies but is not actually dead, someone levitates an object using magic, but it’s not actually magic

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Character

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Someone is being someone they’re not

Ex- Jennifer Lawrence plays Katniss Everdeen

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What was the Festival where people make up plays on the spot, and who was the first winner

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Festival of Dionysus

Thespis

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Little house on the stage where actors kept props and such

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Skene

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Deus Ex Machina

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God from (the) machine
Used it for quick endings, when they were running out of time, just had a god come down and solve everything
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Plays by Shakespeare

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Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
Midsummers Night Dream
Merchant of Venice

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Tragedy

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Sober plays that are based on humans emotions and conflicts that don’t change

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Tragedy Plays

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Romeo and Juliet
A Streetcar Named Desire
Death of a Salesman

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What do tragedys end in

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Death

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Who is the main character

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Protagonist

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Error of main character that has serious consequences in tragedys

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Tragic flaw

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Quality of drama that arouses feelings of compassion from the audience in tragedys

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Pathos

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Sense of release of emotion at the end of a tragedy

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Catharsis

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Aspects of a tragedy

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Inevitable
Universal theme and appeal
Emotional
Protagonist fails goal and is alienated from society
Protagonists starts out average or better status
Protagonist falls from position loosing dreams, respect and usually ending in death

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Comedy

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Protagonist goes from high to low status, achieves goals
Not emotional
Time and place oriented
Predictably unpredictable

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Aspects of funniness

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Exaggeration
Incongruity
Anticipation
Incompletion
Ambiguity
Recognition
Protection
Relief
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Exaggeration

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Physical characteristics (Austin Powers’ teeth, clothing), Emotional – melodramatic.

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Incongruity

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Things that seem out of place, out of time, or out of character. (Austin Powers in our time).

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Anticipation

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Looking forward to a laugh. We know what is about to happen. Think ‘banana peel on the sidewalk.’

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Incompletion

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Something started but not finished, the audience completes the thought with laughter.

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Ambiguity

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Double meaning. Puns/word play.

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Recognition

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Hidden meanings. Lazar Wolf and Tevye talking about two different things

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Protection

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Physical violence or action without fear of injury.

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Relief

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Building up of pressure, and then releasing it.

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Musical Drama

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Songs/music in plays

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singing without instrumental accompaniment.

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A cappella

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the person who designs the dance movements

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Choreographer

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a group of singers - male, female, or mixed - in which
several singers sing each of the melodic lines.

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Chorus

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the person who writes the score (the melodies / notes)

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Composer

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the person who directs the orchestra for performances.

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Conductor

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literally, “again” in French; now used to describe the unplanned repetition of a number because of an audience’s enthusiastic response

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Encore

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the possible groupings of singers (or instrumentalists)
- duo/duet - two singers - trio – three - quartet – four - quintet – five - sextet – six - septet – seven - octet - eight

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Ensemble

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the words / poetry to an opera

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Libretto

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the words/poetry to a song (usually rhyming)

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Lyrics

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An American-derived genre which developed in the late 19th century. It tended to have less complex plots and less difficult singing than opera or operetta, and put an emphasis on the chorus line.

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Musical Comedy

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one of the oldest ancestors of musical theater. Originated in Italy at the beginning of the Baroque era, thanks to the Florentine Camerata. Although its character has changed over the centuries, a typical opera is in Italian and features recitatives and arias.

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Opera

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a separate instrumental number played at the beginning of an opera or show. In musical theater, it is common for the overture to contain melodies from various songs in the show. This is generally a signal to the audience that the show is about to begin.

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Overture

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a genre of the late 20th-century which tends to be sung throughout (like opera), but makes use of rock style in some or all of its score.

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Rock opera

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the written melodies / notes of music (created by a composer)

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Score

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a very talented performer

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Virtuoso/a

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