THTR 1020 : Theatre Final Exam
Document Summary
Behind the scenes: a free man of color paul russell, dog sees god daniel mathews, elephant"s graveyard joanna battles, trifles susan glaspell, the seagull anton chekhov. Not-for-profit: done out of love and no profit. Broadway: the great concentration of commercial houses around times square in. Off-broadway: smaller theaters with less than 500 seats in and out of the theatre district in ny; if investors think the show is good enough for broadway, it may be moved there. Resident theaters: theaters around the country that are professional and not-for- profit; originally conceived as regional theaters to combat the centralization of theater activity in new york. Off-off broadway: founded by amateurs and professionals who sought an alternative to the artistic constraints imposed in commercial theater; radical and experimental; common interest theater. Improvisation: channeled their anger: rebellion against text, commercial based theater: focused on audience, living theater: weird, and active audience, documentary theater. Interview based: living newspapers, reenactments at historical sites.
