THEATRE 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Community Theatre, Fourth Wall, Trojan War
8 May 2016
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Purposes: tell a story, teach a lesson, ask questions, entertain, create community, heighten reaction when it is live. Conventions: the rules, a contract between the audience and the actors. They change over time like all rules do . Willing suspension of disbelief = agreeing it is real even though they know play is fake. 2 types of conventions: presentational: nonrealistic, actors talk to audience, representational: realistic, there is a fourth wall. Producer: finances the production and handles the money. Broadway= investors, community theatre= volunteer/ local business, osu theatre= department support. Business manager: determine how money from the producer is used. Stage manager: oversees all aspects of the production. Runs rehearsals and the show, during the show he tells all the technical and sound what to do. Dramaturg: background research of play to educate audience. Technical director: implements the designs, oversee construction crew. Have auditions: cattle call= open audition- the first round. Call back= return, only those selected: 2.
