STUDY GUIDE
EXAM I
FINE ARTS THEATER

What is Art
What three things Theater/art do for us?
Art/Theater improve the quality of our lives how?
3 basic elements of theatre
Theatron
Drama = Greek?
Mode of performance: direct/indirect
Meanings of the word Theatre
Collaborative Art Form

Jobs/collaborators in Theatre
Impersonation
Coleridge's Willing Suspension of Disbelief
Esthetic Distance
Empathy
Things that distinguish theatre from other forms of art

What is a play
Dramatic Action
2 Ways to Classify Plays
Tragedy
Protagonist/Antagonist
Comedy
Aristophanes
Tragicomedy
Dark Comedy
Melodrama
Farce Documentary
Musical

Aristotle
Poetics
6 elements of dramatic form
Plot, character, thought, diction, music, spectacle
Exposition
Pt. of Attack
Inciting Incident
climax
Denouement
Convention
Order of Play
Preplay
The Transition
The Play Proper
The Post Play

The House of Blue Leaves
    Characters' Names
    Themes
    Events in the play
    Title - meaning and significance