THEA-2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Madea, Bathwater, Hugh Jackman
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Limited space: physical playing area of actors, fictional environment that contains all the characters. Fences clip (all in backyard or porch) Limited time: running time (how long the performance lasts, most are 1-3 hours. Straight play: 1-2. 5 hours: cycle plays lasted several days. Play lasted 25 days: amount of time it takes for the main character to resolve his/her conflict. Strongly opposed forces: one character opposes the other, protagonist-main character (not always hero, antagonist- goes against what protagonist wants (can be a thing like a storm) Woman wears the pants in the family and she acts out to get at her husband but he doesn"t react she is daughter of president of university and goes after bio professor. Othello (african descent, iago wants to see his downfall) Othello"s closest confidant but has been passed over; gets to his insecurities about interracial relationship. Balance of forces: the opposing forces must be evenly matched.
