THTR 1020 Lecture : Theater Notes
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Closet dramas-plays meant to be read, not acted. Imagination takes form of you point f view. The protagonist: carries the action, often experiences the greatest change- dynamic, themes in plays v. moral of story: Identifying that character helps you understand the overall. theatrical worlds. Usually has not been broken at start of play. Convention- an unspoken agreement btw actor and audience concerning a fictional reality. As long as this covenant is unbroken, other fictions can built upon it. The audience believes or learns a convention for the duration of the play. Asides- speaks to himself/ herself or the audience. Conventions: (film, tv, print, web: vary by medium, establish a common language , assumed practice, accepted through repettion, when a convention is broken meaning is created. Breaking convention is shortcut to meaning often used in theatre. Codes: codes are system of non -verbal signs that carry meaning, they are embedded assumptions, codes help to simplify .
