THEA-2100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Theatre Of Ancient Greece, Safety Curtain, Vomitorium
23 Mar 2017
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Downstage left (dsl: thrust/ runway, audience on 3 sides. Amphitheatre: terraced seating, front of the stage: orchestra/dancing place, back of stage: skene, columns with greek freeze on top (sculpture) First actor: thespis: actors told the story, chorus: group of people that would respond to the action. Take away: greeks did(cid:374)"t sho(cid:449) (cid:448)iole(cid:374)(cid:272)e of stage, religious rituals, catharti(cid:272) e(cid:454)perie(cid:374)(cid:272)e: pulled o(cid:374) people"s heart stri(cid:374)gs, purging on the soul, stories dealt with fate of people and how they reacted with the gods, tragedies were about nobility. Playwright: provides the written work, devised work: multiple writers come together to create a piece of theatre, ex. Take something abstract and make it concrete belongingness/love. Safety/ security: text subtext context, environmental facts, time, place, socio-economic conditions, religious cond, political cond, previous action (exposition, prologue, dialogue, flashback, polar attitudes, hamlet. Scenic charge figure out how to do what the designer wants: not as much freedom, put the designer"s pictures into reality.
