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This was one of the plays that we had to read in class.
-It was written by Nilaja Sun
-It is about how A teacher named "Ms. Sun gets a group of juvenile 10th graders to perform the play "Our Country's Good," which is written by Timberlake Wertenbaker (which the students joke is Justin Timberlake). Sun hopes the play will give the kids new levels of self confidence and discipline, and wants everyone of her students to feel important realizing "they are the future." No child is a reflection on how no child should be left behind in the public school system/ administration! |
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| She is the playwright for the play "No Child." She is known for writing the play using characters from her real life, including herself as the 10th grade teacher! |
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This is the guy who wrote the play Fences (the one about the black family struggling to reach the american dream).
-Most of his plays are related to pittsburgh, PA
-He dropped out of high school AND is a 2 time Pulitzer winner
-He is known for his 4 B's, which he claimed is where he got his theater education. They are the blues, the art of Romara Bearden, the writing of poet Amiri Baraka, and the writer Jorge Luis Borges (Blues, Bearden, Baraka, Borges) |
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August wilson was the writer of the play fences we read in class. He was a high schol dropout, so he claimed his theater education came from "4 B's" which were:
-The blues
-The art of Painter romare Bearden
-the writing of poet amiri Baraka
-The poetry of Jorge Luis Borges
BLUES, BEARDEN, BARAKA, and BORGES |
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This was the play about a man named Troy, who struggles with the issues of an African American growing up in earlier America. Remember the names!
He lives with his wife rose, his son Cory, has another son named lyons, and his best friend Bono. His mistress's name was Alberta. Troy and his family struggle with racial barriers and set backs throughout the play |
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| He was a mentor to August Wilson. He took him to plays at Yale and Broadway, influenced him. He wrote a raisin in the sun, and won best play at one point for Fences |
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This is a type of play genre. It is suspenseful and orientated around drama. It features all "good heroes" and "bad villains."
-Typically has a simply plot |
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This is a type of theater that was addressed specifically towards Mexican-American people. Luis Valdez, writer of the play "Los Vendidos," is considered the father of chicano theater. It is concerned with:
-reaffirming cultural identity
-stressing DUAL identity
-working for better working conditions for Mexican americans, driven by the civil rights movement! |
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| Los Vendidos is Chicano theater play written by Luis Valdez. It is about a salesmen who sells mexican "robots" and an american government worker comes in looking to buy one. She goes through all of the options for the different robots, eventually picking the most americanized one. This reflects on how mexicans are viewed simply for what they can provide to Americans, and it ends with the salesmen turning out to be a robot too, stating how mexicans understand this |
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This was a group of actors who came toegether to perform chicano theater, or plays that reflected Mexican American Values. All the members started as mexican farmhands, and it was started by Luis Valdez!
-They worked together to form agitprop, or theater designed with the political message of mexican american rights! |
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This is literally a combination of agitation (speaking to support politics/ideology) and propaganda.
-It is staging plays, pamphlets, or motion pictures, with an explicit political message!
-Luis Valdez and the Teatro Campensino are examples of people who performed agitpop, by performing Chicano theater attempting to highlight Mexican american discrimination |
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Actos are short satrical (ironically humorous, but politically obvious) skits. They were created by Luis Valdez, for the reason of:
-satirize (get audience to laugh/notice an issue) while hinting at a solution
-inspire audience for social action against satires problem
-illiminate points about the satires problem
Actos were short skits with the intention of showing americans the issue of mexican american discrimination |
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He is the one who wrote "Los Vendidos" a play that we read in class. In addition, he was the one who created the "el teatro campesino", a group who wrote plays to highlight mexican american discrimination. He used agitprop, or plays that specialized in politcal issues, and actos, short skits that make the stupidity or a political issue funny, to highlight these mexican discrimination. Los Vendidos was an example of this!
-he also wrote Zoot suits, and wrote/directed la bamba |
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| This was another play written by Luis Valdez. It was the first Chicano theater to be put on Broadway (play geared for Mexican-americans) |
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| This was a "biographical" film written and directed by Luis Valdez. It follows the life of rock and roll star Ritchie Valens. |
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| 6 Controllable Qualities of Light |
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1. Intensity (AKA lamp power, how intense the light is)
2. Color
3. Direction (what angle the light is coming from)
4. Distribution (what part of the stage is the light coming from)
5. Texture (how "hard" or soft is the diffusion of the light, dictated by lens)
6. Movement (changing in the lights, whether it be color, direction, or intensity)
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| Functions of Light Design |
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1. Composition (creating related images which assist director)
2. Visibility (having enough light for the audience)
3. Modeling (Using Light/shadow to reveal 3D form of performer)
4. Focus (focus audience attention
5. Information (establish time of day, season, location)
6. Mood
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| This is a sheet that doles out all the times for lighting and when the lighting is supposed to be placed/turned on/ set! |
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| A plan or series showing the placement of each lighting instrument, its weight, wattage and size. It is architectural design for the lights |
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| The electrician in theater is those who work in lighting. The master electrician is the one who supervises all the other electricians working on a production/ show! |
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The techinical director makes sure ALL the technical equipment in the theater is functional, safe, and maintained.
IE the light and sound equipment!
-Organizes technical production process
-oversees master electrician and sound guy |
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| Functions of Costume Design |
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| Helps define characters and their relationships, establishes characters social and economic status, identifies job/ occupation, indicates gender, establishes time period, reflects mood/ atmosphere, alters actors appearance, reveals character important, all important ways costumes affect play |
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This is the type of stage where the audience sits merely in front of the stage. There is a pit for the orchestra, and there stage has a curtain and back to it. Think "classic" stage
*Advantage was there were more spectacular designs, use large elements, etc. |
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| This is where the stage is surrounded on the audience by 3 sides. Advantages to this are it leads to a creative atmosphere, and more 3D sets! Disadvantages are there are no space for the orchestra without blocking someone, and all large items must be in back to not block people as well. Some people may get side view |
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| This is a type of stage where the audience completely surrounds the stage! Think of a sports stadium! The audience is on all 4 sides |
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| This is a type of stage where it is in the middle of a two sided audience. It is flexible so there are no set seats. Advantages are that flexibility, and not very expensive. Disadvantages are how small it is, and due to that sets aren't extravagant! |
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The Set Design:
-defines performance space, creates floor plan that shapes movement, character interaction, and composition
-creates mood and atmosphere for play |
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| Anything held or carried by an actor. This includes food, weapons, parasols, anything they might pick up! |
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| Props for the set, mostly furniture! Objects that add to the look of the setting |
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The art of play construction,or can be referred to as the plays structure.
It determines the horizontal and vertical axis of the play |
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| This is the one who researches the background of the play, and provides information about the play. They educate the audience about the plays information, and help the director by supplying info and asking critical questions |
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| He was considered the first dramaturg (the first one to research the background information in a play) |
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| Someone who reads of a play, does a ton of research and plans the season. Writes publicity materials and grants |
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| Literary Manage vs Production Dramaturg |
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| Literary management is concerned with entire season, whereas production dramaturg is concerned with single produciton |
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| Colors of Stage Light and Hue |
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Hue = color of light itself
Color of stage light is what we see onstage |
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The process is:
-sketches
-drawing
-drafting
-renderings
-models
-elevation
-section |
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| Analyze structure, meaning, significance of a play |
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-Rock Opera
-Vaudeville & Burlesque
-Ballad Opera
-Religious
-Concept Musical
-Variety Show/Revenue |
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| This is a type of musical theater. It involves no dialogue, just strong emotions through song and dance. |
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| This is a type of musical theater. It involves BOTH dialogue and music. Think les Miserable |
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| This is a type of musical theater. It is a show based on a metaphor! |
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| This is a "light entertainment" that is made of short sketches, songs, and dances, dealing with satire. They are "muscial actos" |
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