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Chapter 1
A Historical Reason to Attend Theatre Theatre is the foundation of all drama
▪ Ancient Greeks established the categories of tragedy and comedy
▪ Roman domestic comedies were the prototype of situation comedy
Seeing a performance means taking part in theatre history
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Theatre incorporates profound, provocative, timeless observations about the human condition
Theatre is an art form with its own characteristics: Quality Coherence Integrity
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What Is Art? Characteristics of Art
▪ A mirror or reflection of life▪ An extension or a projection of how we live, think,
and feel▪ It reveals to us what we treasure and admire and
what we fear most deeply▪ It may be an absolute necessity for human survival
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What Is Art? continued Characteristics of the Performing Arts
▪ Literary▪ Novels, short stories, poetry
▪ Visual▪ Painting, sculpture, architecture, photography
▪ Performing▪ Theatre, dance, opera, music
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The Art of Theatre Elements of Theatre
▪ Audience▪ Performers▪ Script or Text▪ Director▪ Theatre Space▪ Design Elements
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The Art of Theatre continued Theatre as a Collaborative Art
▪ The various elements of theatre must be brought together and coordinated by a host of people—collaboration!
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Nations and cultures influence one another’s theatrical traditions Global connections were rare prior to the
1800s Theatre can no longer be easily classified by
specific national designations▪ Beginning around 1900, Asian and other non-
European theatres were influenced by developments of modern theatre in the West
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Nations and cultures influence one another’s theatrical traditions continued Theatre is a global activity
▪ Interaction▪ Adaptation▪ Collaboration
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Types of theatre are wide-ranging Audiences are diverse Diversity in Contemporary Theatre
Contemporary theatre is: ▪ Complex▪ It mirrors the society in which it is produced▪ It is fragmented and reflects the complexity of
today’s life
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