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Surrealism

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Looked at the subconscious and dreams to explore a more important reality than the surface of the realistic world

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Levels of characterization and examples of each

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Physical- age, gender,clothing
Psychological-personality, mental
Societal- class, occupation, title
Moral- beliefs, ethical stance

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Exposition

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The setting forth of information in the beginning of a play.

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Chief deity

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Demigod Dionysus

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Play by Beckett

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Waiting for Godot

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Styles of drama in the 20th century

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Poetic realism, expressionism, epic theatre, surrealism, and absurdism

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Industrial revolution

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Brought masses into the city, which created new issues that realism playwrights could explore

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Percentage of a directors job is casting

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90%

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Visual elements of design

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Line, shape, color, texture, and ornamentation

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Dadaism

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Rejected the idea of art and aesthetics in reaction to World War I

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Who wrote sic characters in search of an author

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Luigi Pirandello

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Climax

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Highest point of suspense of interest in a play

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Besides actors who is the oldest theatre artist

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Playwright

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Brecht used what to increase aesthetic distance

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Episodic plot lines, projections, songs, non realistic sets, harsh lighting, actors talking to the audience.

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Blue man group

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Contemporary theatre has five permanent productions and one touring

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Actors body positions

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Full front, 1/4, 1/2 or profile, 3/4, full back, turn in, turn out

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Willing suspension of disbelief

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Imaginary puissance

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Four areas of design

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Scenic, costume, lighting, sound

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Draw out the major theatrical spaces: 3 have specific configurations name the other two and explain them

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Pg 32

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Naturalism vs realism

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Naturalism- reality on stage

Realism- reality problems

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