THTR 1020 Lecture : Theater 1020 Notes
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6/7/16: codes system of non-verbal signs, not carries meaning, simplify meanings, rep. certain ideology, assumed, conventions, deliberate. 6/8/16: codes to look for, verbal lang, bodily codes, commodity codes, behavioral codes, theater combination of text, design, acting, etc. into a live event, in a place, closet dramas plays meant to be read, not acted. Imagination take form of your personal point of view: playwright play maker, play as a world. Isolated in space and time: a place w/ no accidents. Ikhernofret (1887 1849: tells us actors played characters in certain roles, religious or secular (civic) Protagonist has the will to do something. Antagonist opposes the will of the protag. The physical world of a play: what is design. Organization of theatrical elements in the physical performance space. Production concept-a metaphor, dominant idea, or set of conventions used by a director to shape a production. Master symbol of allegory that the director, playwright, and designers conceive as the central metaphor.
