THEA104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Julie Taymor, Shakespeare'S Sonnets, Stage Management
29 Mar 2017
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Lion king on broadway million in production. Even if committee is director always dominant. Greatest thinker & writer of antiquity: master of those who know (dante). Greatest pleasure of theatre: learning the truth. Production that incorporates all 3 unities: oedipus rex. Specific people of the theatre and their contributions. Opinion: best play provides no distractions & nothing is left up to interpretation. Audience & production are the same amount of time. Ex: audience watches a production for 2 hours setting of production is 2 hours. Presentation of 1 place throughout entire production. Productions: you can"t take it with you. Films: 12 angry men ; the breakfast club ; the mouse trap. Presented in order that aristotle finds them important. Manner in which the words are spoken. Most things we see are shadows of actual reality: theatre uses shadows depict objective truth. Theater is the ideal form of a play.
