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Module 1: What is theatre? What is a play? Chapter Questions Read the "Introduction" (pages 1 to 5), Chapter 1 "What Is Theatre" (pages 6 to 19), and Chapter 2 "What Is a Play" (pages 20 to 35) in your textbook. |
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Choose only 5 of these questions to answer. Write your answers in your own words; if you choose to quote from the textbook, remember to identify the source. Sample: Question 0 – Give an example of one of the paradoxes of theatre. Answer – Despite many weeks of rehearsals, an actor is expected to “…‘live in the moment’ during…performance” (Cohen & Sherman, 2020, p. 5) as though this is the first time for the character to say these words and do these actions.
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Chapter |
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1 |
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Provide evidence that theatre is difficult work. |
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2 |
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Identify the two modes of performance and explain the differences. |
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3 |
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Explain how theatre is “repetition with a difference.” |
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4 |
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Explain the difference between plot and story. |
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5 |
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Define CONVENTION as it applies to theatre, and give an example as provided in the textbook. |
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This is a two-part question: Give an example of Pre-Play. Name the two reasons for the use of a curtain call. |
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Define the four parts of a play. |
