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Deaf Theatre West
Ans: actors do sign language while performing
Types-Examples of Conventions
Ans: History of theater is about the change of conventions
Close examination of theatrical conventions tells a lot about
culture
Women didn't appear on british stage until 1660
Black and white actors didn't share a stage in the US before the
20th century
antagonist/protagonist- we know them based on what they
want and how it creates conflict
Stock characters- station in life, age, gender, occupation, class
Changes in movement
Staging, design, and costumes
Deaf West Theater... actors do sign language while performing
Incorporating more disabled people (wheelchair or deaf)
Use of narrator
Individual actors play several roles
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Actors changing costumes on stage
Locations: performed outside a theater
Engages a passive audience
What is "theatre"?
Ans: "A impersonates B as C looks on"
Etiquette
Ans: the customary code of polite behavior in society or among
members of a particular profession or group.
Conventional vs. Unconventional
Ans: Conventional: Conventions of staging, design and
costumes
Unconventional- costumes and displays are like nothing they've
ever seen before
allows audience to enter a different realm, aware they will not
understand those aspects
Immersive Theatre
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Ans: stimulates all the senses, removal of the stage, audience
is part of the action, usually a chef there to set the scene with
food and smells to immerse you into the world of the play
Promenade
Ans: audience is right there and wearing masks over their faces
and can get up close, usually in a hotel and everything is part of
the journey of the production
Sleep No More
Ans: a site-specific play that is not held in a traditional theatre.
This play is interactive and the audience wal ks around at their
own pace.
Willing Suspension of Disbelief
Ans: pretending that everything impending on you is getting in
the way and pretending that the play is real
Actors pretend the audience doesn't exist
Audience pretends this is real
Examples of Breaking 4th Wall
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TH210 Comprehensive Exam Valle
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
Deaf Theatre West
Ans: actors do sign language while performing
Types-Examples of Conventions
Ans: History of theater is about the change of conventions
Close examination of theatrical conventions tells a lot about
culture
Women didn't appear on british stage until 1660
Black and white actors didn't share a stage in the US before the
20th century
antagonist/protagonist- we know them based on what they
want and how it creates conflict
Stock characters- station in life, age, gender, occupation, class
Changes in movement
Staging, design, and costumes
Deaf West Theater... actors do sign language while performing
Incorporating more disabled people (wheelchair or deaf)
Use of narrator
Individual actors play several roles
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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Actors changing costumes on stage
Locations: performed outside a theater
Engages a passive audience
What is "theatre"?
Ans: "A impersonates B as C looks on"
Etiquette
Ans: the customary code of polite behavior in society or among
members of a particular profession or group.
Conventional vs. Unconventional
Ans: Conventional: Conventions of staging, design and
costumes
Unconventional- costumes and displays are like nothing they've
ever seen before
allows audience to enter a different realm, aware they will not
understand those aspects
Immersive Theatre
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Ans: stimulates all the senses, removal of the stage, audience
is part of the action, usually a chef there to set the scene with
food and smells to immerse you into the world of the play
Promenade
Ans: audience is right there and wearing masks over their faces
and can get up close, usually in a hotel and everything is part of
the journey of the production
Sleep No More
Ans: a site-specific play that is not held in a traditional theatre.
This play is interactive and the audience wal ks around at their
own pace.
Willing Suspension of Disbelief
Ans: pretending that everything impending on you is getting in
the way and pretending that the play is real
Actors pretend the audience doesn't exist
Audience pretends this is real
Examples of Breaking 4th Wall
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