ART 1001 Lecture : 1001 Lecture 3
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Convention- a unspoken agreement between actor and audience concerning a fictional reality. Conventions vary by medium, establish a common language, assumed practices, accepted through repetition. When a convention is broken a meaning is created. Are systems of non-verbal signs that carry meaning. The abstract social ideas, values, or belief systems that underpin our understanding of reality. Verbal language- how language sounds, is arranged and organized. Commodity codes- behavior codes (rituals, role play, games) Acts- parts of a play, separated by intermissions. Stage direction- notes that indicate the physical movement. Susan glaspell: wrote many plays produced that were founded by provincetown playhouse that her and her husband started. > examination of society"s values and power struggle between the genders. > produced in 1917 by the provincetown players. Usually has not been broken at start of play exposition- background information relevant to plot, ground work.
