The concept of telling a story. Live theater is the enactment of a drama onstage before an audience.

Edwin Wilson – The Theatre Experience, 14th edition

Just like ceremony and ritual

theater gives meaning a physical manifestation.

Theater is live. What is it about live events vs recorded?

THEATER IS TRANSITORY AND IMMEDIATE. IT IS HAPPENING NOW, IN THE MOMENT, AND WILL NEVER HAPPEN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY TWICE. EACH PERFORMANCE IS UNIQUE. ULTIMATELY, THEATER IS ABOUT TWO ELEMENTS: THE ACTORS AND THE AUDIENCE.

AUDIENCES SEEK THREE CATEGORIES-

PERSONAL GROWTH, COMMUNAL INTERACTION, ENTERTAINMENT

to intellectually, emotionally and spiritually enrich oneself.

brings audience members together. A chance to see other people and be seen! A fun night out! A shared group experience that can be talked out.

relaxing, fun, escape from daily existence...

“The basic encounter in the theatre is the exchange, the chemistry, the electricity between the audience and the actors performing onstage. The presence of the audience sets live theatre apart from all other forms of dramatic entertainment.”

THEATER AS A GROUP EXPERIENCE

Certain arts provide a solitary experience such as painting, sculpture, literature. The viewer or reader contemplates the work alone, at his her own pace. In the performing arts the group experience is indispensable such as music, dance and theater.

THE IMAGINATION OF THE AUDIENCE

Theater is a “two-way street.” There is an exchange between the performers and the audience

a sign, a visual image, an object, or an action that signifies something else; a visual embodiment of something invisible. A single image or sign stands for an entire idea or larger concept.

With metaphor we announce that one thing is another thing in order to describe it or point up its meaning more clearly.

a single character speaks to the audience or “the air” expressing hidden thoughts and feelings.

actors pretend to use objects that are not actually present or by using objects in a different way from their design or intent.

Theater consists of imaginary realms. We sit in a darkened room, in a dreamlike state.

We experience the story through the characters who represent in various fashions roles that we recognize: friend, foe, family, confidant, teacher, etc.

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Question	Answer
The concept of telling a story. Live theater is the enactment of a drama onstage before an audience.	Edwin Wilson – The Theatre Experience, 14th edition
Just like ceremony and ritual	theater gives meaning a physical manifestation.
Theater is live. What is it about live events vs recorded?	THEATER IS TRANSITORY AND IMMEDIATE. IT IS HAPPENING NOW, IN THE MOMENT, AND WILL NEVER HAPPEN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY TWICE. EACH PERFORMANCE IS UNIQUE. ULTIMATELY, THEATER IS ABOUT TWO ELEMENTS: THE ACTORS AND THE AUDIENCE.
AUDIENCES SEEK THREE CATEGORIES-	PERSONAL GROWTH, COMMUNAL INTERACTION, ENTERTAINMENT
PERSONAL GROWTH	to intellectually, emotionally and spiritually enrich oneself.
COMMUNAL EXPERIENCE-	brings audience members together. A chance to see other people and be seen! A fun night out! A shared group experience that can be talked out.
ENTERTAINMENT	relaxing, fun, escape from daily existence...
THE AUDIENCE-	“The basic encounter in the theatre is the exchange, the chemistry, the electricity between the audience and the actors performing onstage. The presence of the audience sets live theatre apart from all other forms of dramatic entertainment.”
THEATER AS A GROUP EXPERIENCE	Certain arts provide a solitary experience such as painting, sculpture, literature. The viewer or reader contemplates the work alone, at his her own pace. In the performing arts the group experience is indispensable such as music, dance and theater.
THE IMAGINATION OF THE AUDIENCE	Theater is a “two-way street.” There is an exchange between the performers and the audience
Symbol	a sign, a visual image, an object, or an action that signifies something else; a visual embodiment of something invisible. A single image or sign stands for an entire idea or larger concept.
Metaphor	With metaphor we announce that one thing is another thing in order to describe it or point up its meaning more clearly.
Soliloquy	a single character speaks to the audience or “the air” expressing hidden thoughts and feelings.
Pantomime	actors pretend to use objects that are not actually present or by using objects in a different way from their design or intent.
Theater consists of imaginary realms. We sit in a darkened room, in a dreamlike state.	We experience the story through the characters who represent in various fashions roles that we recognize: friend, foe, family, confidant, teacher, etc.

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