Modyul 2 Flashcards
• People onstage present characters in dramatic action.
• The audience is coming to see a performer pretend to be someone else.
• When the actor/actress is on stage, they must be believable as the character they are portraying..
• If they are not believable, then the audience will be less interested in the production.
Performers
• The essence of theater is the interaction between the performer and the audience.
• Theater needs to be experienced live. There is a “call and response” atmosphere that can not be witnessed in a movie theater.
• In a live theater experience, when the audience laughs out loud, or cries, then the actors respond to that energy
• In a movie, there is no connection between the actors and audience, only reactions from the audience
Audience
• The director makes certain that the performers understand the text and deliver the script excitingly and appropriately.
• The director also makes sure the blocking, costume designs, set designs and other aspects of the show blend to make a production that works together.
• All the aspects of theater should compliment each other, and the director oversees all these things.
Director
• Another necessary element of theater is the space in which performers or audiences come together.
• It is essential to have a stage, or some equivalent area, where actors and actresses can perform.
• It is also essential to have a place for audience members to sit or stand.
Space
Visual Aspects in theater are classified into two forms.
• Visual Aspects - costumes, lighting, and some form of scenic background.
• Nonvisual Aspect - sound and background music
Visual Aspect
• A final element essential to the theater is the text that is performed, and it must be present for the theater to occur. Another name for the text is the script.
• One key element for writing is
CONFLICT.
• The characters should have a goal to reach, but to reach that goal they must go through a series of conflicts.
Script
