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Title: Speech and Theater Arts Notes
Description: These notes tackle second semester topics I have gathered from Mr. Jason Romero's class in ENG105 which is the Speech and Theatre Arts. These are specifically for freshmen, English Education major.
Description: These notes tackle second semester topics I have gathered from Mr. Jason Romero's class in ENG105 which is the Speech and Theatre Arts. These are specifically for freshmen, English Education major.
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Drama - prose or verse telling a story intended for representation by actors through dialogue or action
Types of Drama
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Comedy - peaceful resolution of the main conflict
High comedy - humor arises from subtle characterization, social satire, and sophisticated wit
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Farce - relies on exaggeration, absurdity, and slapstick
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Designed for theatrical
performance, which is arranged into dialogue, acts, and scene
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Play is greatly influenced by audience
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Areas of the stage
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Backstage: not visible to the audience
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Center stage: area in the center of the stage
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Downstage: are closest to the audience
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Stage left/right: area to actor's left or right as he/she faces the audience
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Upstage: area furthest away from the audience
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Backdrop: painted curtain without fullness
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Flats: canvas-covered wooden frames used for scenery
Stage directions
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Cue: something that precedes the next action
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Cut: to stop the action
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Exit: to leave the stage
Elements of Drama
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Plot: main storyline
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Theme: basic idea of play
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Character: person/animal of story
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Language: formal setting or dialect
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Dialogue: conversation between two or more characters
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Monologue: one person speaking
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Spectacle: visuals involved on stage | set | props
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External conflict: pits a character against nature or fate, society, or another character
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Internal conflict: between opposing forces within a character
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Protagonist: bida, central character
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Antagonist: character who opposes the main character
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Foil: character that traits contrast sharply with those of the protagonist | supporting character
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Dialogue: conversations between characters
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Soliloquy: monologue in which a character speak his or her private thoughts aloud and appears
to be unaware of the audience
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Aside: short speech or comment delivered by a character to the audience, but unheard by the
other characters who are present
Staging a play
Characters movement, what they wear, the lighting, and the scenery
Staging: the practice of putting on the play
Costumes: clothing worn by an actor
Lights: the placement, intensity, and the color of the lights to help communicate environment,
mood, or feeling
Sound: the effects an audience hears during performance to communicate character, context, or
environment
Makeup: costumes, wigs, and body paint used to transform an actor into a character
Sets (bulky materials) - scenery, backdrops, and furniture that creates the setting
Props (hand props, etc
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Actor
performs in the flesh, in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film,
radio, and television
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The ability to suspend disbelief by stepping into another
character's shoes comes quite naturally to most children
Storytelling: is one of the simplest and perhaps most compelling forms of dramatic and
imaginative activity
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Tableaux: picture frame
Freeze frames: quick and effective way to start a drama session
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Both senders and receivers participate in
the process
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: speaking skills, diction, listening skills, practice)
Non-verbal messages: eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, postures, body language
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Facial expressions)
Clarity of thought and expression: senders should be well-aware of concepts and purposes
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AVOID spelling and grammar mistakes
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Conciseness: sender is delivering messages through different sources through conciseness
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The receiver is able to
focus more and understand the message better
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Channel: medium or method of imparting messages
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Civil unrest could be inspired by
performances
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Women were already allowed to appear in plays by French influence (1660)
18th century: theatre became popular
• "sing-song" manner: dressed in modern fashionable clothes
• David Garrick: 20 plays written, an actor, producer, and manager
19th century: theatre had lighting and stage advancements after industrial revolution
• "Gas lighting" was introduced
• "Electrical lighting" was introduced at the end of century
• Melodrama was created
• Henrick Ibsen: written Norwegian plays
• George Bernard: written English plays
• Anton Chekhov written
• Konstantin Stanislavski: creator of An Actor Prepares, his 'methods' are still helpful as of present
time and still utilized by actors
20th Century: Modern Theatre
• After two world wars
• Start of Realism movement
Title: Speech and Theater Arts Notes
Description: These notes tackle second semester topics I have gathered from Mr. Jason Romero's class in ENG105 which is the Speech and Theatre Arts. These are specifically for freshmen, English Education major.
Description: These notes tackle second semester topics I have gathered from Mr. Jason Romero's class in ENG105 which is the Speech and Theatre Arts. These are specifically for freshmen, English Education major.