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THEATRICAL GENRESDifferent types of theatre….
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COMEDY AND TRAGEDY…
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COMEDYDefinition – Comedy sees the humor and incongruity in people and situations.
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CHARACTERISTICS OF COMEDY
SUSPENSION OF NATURAL LAWS
Actions do not have the same consequences they do in real life
Example: Roadrunner, Tom and Jerry, Tommy Boy
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CHARACTERISTICS OF COMEDY
CONTRAST BETWEEN SOCIETY’S NORMS AND THE INDIVIDUAL.
Comedy develops when accepted norms in society and the events of the play cut against each other.
Example: Shrek, Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory
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CHARACTERISTICS OF COMEDY
COMIC PREMISEAn idea or concept which turns the
accepted notion of things upside down and makes this upended notion the basis of the play.
Comic premise is the foundation for an entire play
Example: White Chicks, Father of the Bride
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TECHNIQUES OF COMEDY
VERBAL HUMOR PUN – a play on words Example of a Pun: A mushroom
walks into a bar, the bartender asks “We can’t serve your kind here!” and the mushroom said, “Why not? I’m a fungi!” ha haaaaa!
Malaprop – A misuse of words Example: “What are you
incinerating?” instead of insinuating.
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TECHNIQUES OF COMEDY
COMEDY OF CHARACTERThe discrepancy lies in the way
a character sees his or herself or how he or she pretends to be as opposed to the way he or she really is.
Example: Inspector Clouseau (Pink Panther Movies), Lt. Drebin (Naked Gun Movies)
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TECHNIQUES OF COMEDY
PLOT COMPLICATIONComplications and revelations arise from coincidences and mistaken identity like turning up in the wrong house or bedroom.
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CATEGORIES OF COMEDY FARCE – plot complications, exaggeration,
physical humor, stereotyped characters BURLESQUE – knockabout physical
humor, gross exaggeration, vulgarity SATIRE – uses wit, irony and exaggeration
to attack or expose evil and foolishness DOMESTIC COMEDY – family situations
(sit coms) PARODY – Making fun of another work
usually to honor it.
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TRAGEDY
DEFINITION – A SERIOUS DRAMA THAT EMPHASIZES THE SOMBER (SAD) ASPECTS OF LIFE.
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TRAGEDY TRIES TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
Why are some people so cruel to each other?
Why is the world unjust?Why are men and women called on
to endure suffering?What are the limits of human
suffering?To what heights of courage,
strength, generosity, and integrity can human beings rise?
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TRADITIONAL TRAGEDY
Traditional Tragedy comes from ancient Greek Theatre, Shakespearean Tagedy
TRAGIC HERO – this is an extraordinary person, person of stature, royalty
TRAGIC FLAW – the hero suffers from a flaw in their personality that leads to their demise.
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TRADITIONAL TRAGEDY
TRAGIC CIRCUMSTANCE – The universe seems determined to trap the tragic hero in a fateful web.
ACCEPTANCE OF RESPONSIBILITY – The tragic hero accepts responsibility for their actions and shows a willingness to suffer.
WRITTEN IN VERSE
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MODERN TRAGEDY
NO KINGS OR QUEENS OR PEOPLE OF STATURE
WRITTEN IN PROSE RATHER THAN VERSE.
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MELODRAMA
GENERALLY STRIVES FOR FIGHT AND HONOR - speaks to the paranoia in all of us “I always feel like somebody’s watching me!”
ENDS IN TWO WAYS:1)Victim Dies2)Victim is rescued
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MELODRAMA
THE AUDIENCE IS DRAWN INTO THE ACTION
THE ISSUES ARE CLEAR CUT – RIGHT OR WRONG NO GRAY AREA
THE CHARACTERS ARE EITHER GOOD OR BAD
ACTION IS EXAGGERATEDSTRONG EMPHASIS ON
SUSPENSE.
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TRAGICOMEDY
POINT OF VIEW ITSELF IS MIXED – IT IS A FUSION OF THE SERIOUS AND THE COMIC. IT’S FUNNY AND SAD AT THE SAME TIME.
WE LAUGH AND CRY AT THE SAME TIME
MOST TRULY CHARACTERISTIC OF OUR TIME
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THEATRE OF DIVERSITY
Multicultural, multiethnic and gender theatre.
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MUSICAL THEATRE
A play that incorporates music, singing, and dance along with the dialogue
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TYPES OF MUSICAL THEATRE
OPERA – entirely set to music usually written in a foreign language
OPERETTA – NOT entirely set to music – some dialogue – ususally romantic
MUSICAL COMEDY – light comic story - more popular music – related to everyday life
REVUE – no story line – collection of songs