THEA 2040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Operating Theater
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Theatre is a collaborative art form with dozens of people specializing in different skills coming together to put on a production. A group or company of actors who have come together to perform and put on plays. Earlytroupesinclude: lord chamberlains men (queen elizabeth i)/ the kings men (king james i, william shakespeare. Theatre illustre, la troupe de moliere founded by moliere (jean-baptiste poquelin) The word theatre can be used to describe many different things. The architecture or place where theatre is seen: a movie theatre. The architecture of theatre has evolved greatly over time: beginning with classical theatre. Script, with its structure, characters, and pov (from reading pg. Innovative theatre will challenge and question the boundaries of what theatre is, what theatre"s elements are, and what they can do. Consider how convention is challenged and how this effects the audience"s experience with the following examples .
