THEA 1206 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Vomitorium, Fourth Wall, Dramatic Structure

• School: Baylor University
• Department: Theater Arts
• Course: THEA 1206
• Professor: Josh Horowitz

Document Summary

Difference between theater and theatre: theatre with a re refers to the study of theatre. Theater with a er refers to the actual building. Three elements: actor- performer, space- building/area, spectator- who is watching the performance. Function of theatre: cultural tool: builds community, teaching tool, reinforces common beliefs, ritual- performed, public, audience and performers, timed, timeline/series of events, spectators emotional experience, defines relationships. Theatre spectrums: aesthetic distance: not dim lights, actually know you"re a play, once you to be aware you are at a theater. Play: dramatic/theatrical performance staged before an audience, an acted representation of an action/story. Plato disliked theatre a lot, aristotle tolerated it. Six elements: plot: arrangement of events, curtain close to open, different from story freytag"s triangle- setup/exposition (who, what, when)- exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution. High art: considered cultured, requires training, exclusive, emphasizes the craft/process. Low art: considered cool, pop culture, no training required, inclusive.