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| The core of a theatre piece; the sense of forward movement created by the sense of time and/or the physical and psychological motivations of characters. |
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| Criteria developed about the visual, aural, and oral aspects of the witnessed event, derived from cultural and emotional values and cognitive meaning. |
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| The emotional values and cognitive meanings derived from interpreting a work of art; the symbolic nature of art. |
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| One who struggles for mastery with another; an opponent in a contest of any kind. |
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| an open space at floor level in the middle of an auditorium. |
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| Selections made by theatre artists about situation, action, direction, and design in order to convey meaning. |
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| the primary material from which plots are created; incidents are developed through speech, behavior of dramatic personages. |
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| A dramatic form and production techniques considered of significance in earlier times, in any culture or historical period. |
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| the opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to the dramatic action in a drama or fiction |
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| Highest point of tension before conclusion. |
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| The personal understanding of dramatic/artistic intentions and actions and their social and personal significance, selected and organized from the aural, oral, and visual symbols of a dramatic production. |
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| A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point in the action. |
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| The outcome, a solution, unraveling or clarification of a plot in a drama. |
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| the playwright’s primary means of expression. |
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| The art of composing, writing, acting, or producing plays; a literary composition intended to portray life or character or to tell a story usually involving conflicts and emotions exhibited through action and dialogue, designed for theatrical performance. |
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| Means of telling of stories by way of stage, film, television, radio, or computer discs. |
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| Means of communication characterized by the use of technology |
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| The dynamic interaction and harmonious blending of the efforts of the many artists involved in the dramatic activity of theatrical production. |
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| Physical surroundings that establish place, time, and atmosphere/mood; the physical conditions that reflect and affect the emotions, thoughts, and actions of characters. |
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| the setting forth of information – about earlier events, the identity and relationship of the characters, and the present situation. |
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| a downward direction or slope; that which falls or drops |
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| the areas used by audience and performer can be varied from one evening to the next or during the course of one evening. |
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| all the elements of the setting and their arrangement |
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| The act of indicating beforehand |
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| The staging of a dramatic work for presentation for an audience. |
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| A kind, relates to the kind of emotional response to a play creates. |
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| The spontaneous use of movement and speech to create a character or object in a particular situation. |
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| an occurrence that sets the main action into motion. |
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| The exploration of all aspects of a dramatic work in a setting where experimentation is emphasized |
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| a serious play that ends happily |
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| Recurring structures, contrasts, or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text's major themes. |
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| all patterned sound, it is an important ingredient in every production. |
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| The novel combination of traditional arts and materials with emerging technology |
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| the place in the story where the playwright begins the plot. |
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| examination from a certain perspective. |
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| the front area of the stage that is still visible to the audience when the curtain is lowered |
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| A theatre box on either side of and nearest to the proscenium. |
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| the leading character or actor in a play, about whom the action centers |
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| The characteristic and expected social behavior of an individual in a given position |
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| The written dialogue, description, and directions provided by the playwright. |
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| Objects, characters, figures, or colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts. |
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| Any forms of a verb that show the time of its action or state of being. |
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| The atmosphere created by unresolved, disquieting, or inharmonious situations that human beings feel compelled to address. |
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| The basis of dramatic activity and performance; a written script or an agreed-upon structure and content for an improvisation. |
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| The imitation/representation of life, performed for other people. |
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| The ability to create, perform, perceive, analyze, critique, and understand dramatic performances. |
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| The fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. |
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| includes the themes, arguments and overall meaning of the action. |
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| the seats are usually arranged three or sometimes two sides of a raised platform. The stage brings the audience and the performers into a more intimate relationship, since a greater portion of the spectators are closer to the action. |
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| Forms that use time-honored theatrical practices. |
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| A play that is serious and ends unhappily. The protagonist in a tragedy frequently faces an ethical choice or a choice about a moral issue. |
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| when tragic and comic qualities are equally mixed. |
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| Unified Production Concept |
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| A brief statement, metaphor, or expression of the essential meaning of a play that orders and patterns all the play's parts |
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