I. What is theatre?

Theatre is fun costumes and make-up. . .

More fun costumes and make-up

Winning lots of awards!

Traveling

On a subway under New York City

On a bus somewhere in South Texas

In a truck in Austin

In a airplane over the east coast

What is Theatre. . . believable behavior in an imaginary environment.

What does theatre involve?

Theatre involves some aspect of human behavior when the audience shares in the story and the occasion.

The heart of theatre is . . .

The experience of seeing and . . .

ANDbeing seen.

This all requires a special place -

the TheatronThe Greek word for theatre, meaning seeing place.

How do you spell it. . .

Theatre?

Theater?

???? ER or RE ????Theater = the building that the performance is in or the American way to spell it.Theatre is the art of or the European way to spell it.

You rehearse theatre or band!

You practice sports!

II.

When does theatre happen?

When two groups come together

When actor and audience come together at a certain time and a certain place.

This does not always have to happen on a stage.

III.

Different types of theaters

Proscenium StageProscenium stage or picture frame stage – audience seating is in front of the stage where the audience watches through the imaginary fourth wall.This is the kind of theatre we have at IHS.

Thrust StageThrust Stage – the stage is pushed out into the audience. The audience seating will be on three sides.

Shakespeare's globe theater is a thrust.

Arena StageThe Arena Stage or theater in the round – theater in which the audience seats all around the stage.

Rock concerts, wrestling, football games, etc.

Black Box TheaterThe Black Box Theater – theater that is inside a large room which is painted black. The sets, stage, seats can be placed in any configuration desired by the director.