CS 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Santa Monica College, Theatricality, Unit
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Read the chapter and go to ecollege and web sources as directed, to complete this worksheet. By saturday of the 7th unit, drop the completed worksheet into the drop box for unit vii on the ecollege class page. Elements of theatre and drama (excerpts from a lecture by terrin adair-lynch ) This is the starting point of the theatrical performance. The element most often considered as the domain of the playwright in theatre. The playwright"s script is the text by which theatre is created. It can be simplistic, as in the 16th century, with the scenarios used by the acting troupes of the commedia dell" arte, or it can be elaborate, such as the works of william shakespeare. The script, scenario, or plan is what the director uses as a blue print to build a production from. This is the coordination of the creative efforts usually headed up in theatre by the director.
