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Theatre Arts
J. Serafica
“The past can hurt. But the way I see it,
you can either run from it or learn from it”
– The Lion King
(cheerful)
“The only way to get what you want
in this world is through hard work”
- The Princess and the Frog
(sad)
“Can anybody be happy if they
aren’t free?” – Beauty and the Beast
(Angry)
“Remember who you are”
-The Lion King
(Hysterical)
“Your identity is your most valuable
possession. Protect it” – The
Incredibles
(Afraid)
“Being brave doesn’t mean you go
looking for trouble” – The Lion
King
(Flirty)
“The problem is not the problem. The
problem is your attitude about the
problem. Do you understand?” –
Pirates of the Caribbean
(Scolding someone)
“From failure we learn, from
success not so much” – Meet the
Robinsons
(Proud)
“A queen is never late.
Everyone else is simply
early” – The Princess Diaries
(Disappointed)
Introduction
● Theatre appears to exist and have existed in all societies in some form.
—Bertolt Brecht
"The role of the artist is to ask
questions, not to answer them."
—Anton Cheknov
"Theater is the art form of the
present: it exists only in the
present, and then it's gone."
—Simon Mcburney
Therefore, we could look at the theatre in four
ways:
1. an entertainment
2. an instrument of education
3. a weapon of social/political change
4. as a document of history
Types of Stage
in Theatre Arts
Essential Qualities of Theatre
1.Audience
2.Performers
3.Performance
4.What is being performed? – a script/play –
improvisation
5.Environment
Basic Elements of a Play
1. Plot - Aristotle tells us that it is the arrangement of the incidents
that take place in a play.
• It has three parts – the beginning, middle, end.
• Beginning – introduction/ who, what, where, when, and
why through revealing information called EXPOSITION.
• Middle – composed of a series of conflicts - climax or
turning point
• End – conflict resolution
Basic Elements of a Play
2. Character – Protagonist/Antagonist – contains the message from the
writer.