TH 2140 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Neil Labute, Character Actor, Tragicomedy
Document Summary
A company: troupes, generally travelling troupes would have included actor-playwrights and actor- technicians so that they were self-sufficient. Rehearsals take normally four to six weeks. Lots of writing, researching, planning, casting, designing, and creating a production ensemble. Creativity, imagination, elegance, power, aesthetic, harmony, and finesse of form. In great theatre we glimpse not only the physical and emotional exuberance of a play, but also the deep yearnings that propel humanity"s search for purpose, meaning, and a life well lived: impersonation. The single most important aspect of theatre. In a play it must be the characters who have apparent life; the actors themselves are expected to disappear into the shadows, along with their personal preoccupations, anxieties, and career ambitions: performance. An action or series of actions taken for the ultimate benefit of someone else. Well-written and well-staged dramas make people feel, not just thing. Live performance: the theatre is a living real-time event in which performers and audience mutually interact.
