THTR 1020 Lecture : Understanding The Audience THTR Notes 3
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Audience example: ancient greece: performed n outdoor spaces, play competitions were part of religious festivals, each playwright would perform three tragedies and a satyr play, lasted all day. Social interaction, eating, and drinking were all common during performances (felner 27: greece was conquered by the romans. Audience example: middle ages: christian cycle plays, based on bible stories, performed on outdoor pageant wagons, audience was invested, provided sets, costumes, props, contributed to the performances they watched. Audience example: elizabethan: readers of shakespare often ignore that his famous soliloquys, monologues in which a single character shares his or her innermost thoughts, are direct appeals to the audience. Audience example: astor place riots: 18th and 19th century america: new york city, 1849, american actor edwin forrest and british actor william charles mccready (classical actor), performed on the same night, threw chairs, fruits, and vegetables at mccready. The audience creating their own experience: they choose focus.
