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THE IMAGINATION
OF THE AUDIENCE
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TOOLS OF THE IMAGINATIONATION
A symbol is a sign, token, or emblem thatsignifies something else.
The term status symbol is a frank recognitionof the importance of personal possessions inconferring status on the owner.
Some symbols signify ideas or emotions thatare far more complex and profound than thesymbol itself.
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Metaphors
The Lord is my shepherd.
Thou art my rock and my fortress.
Like symbols, metaphors are part of
the fabric of life.
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The Reality of the Imagination
Our use of symbol and metaphor shows howlarge a part imagination plays in our lives.
Beyond being a matter of convenience,symbols are necessary to our survival.
Frequently we find that we cannot expressany of the deep human feelings in descriptivelanguage so we sometimes scream.
This is also the reason why we have poetryand metaphors.
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Dreams provide another example of thepower of imagination.
Theater functions somewhat the same way.Though not real in a literal sense, it can becompletely real in an emotional orintellectual sense.
Theater, like dreams and fantasies, cansometimes be more truthful about life than amundane, objective description. This is a
paradox of dreams, fantasies, and art,including theater: by probing deep into thepsyche to reveal inner truths, they can bemore real than outward reality.
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The Imaginary Worlds of Theater
REALISTIC TECHNIQUESNONREALISTIC
TECHNIQUES
STORY
Events which the audienceknows have happened or
might happen in everydaylife
Events which do not takeplace in real life but occur
only in the imagination
STRUCTURE
Action is confined to realplaces; time passes
normally as it does ineveryday life
Arbitrary use of time andplace
CHARACTERS Recognizable human beings Unreal figures
ACTINGPerformers portray peopleas they behave in daily life
Performers portray animals;they also engage in singing,
dancing and acrobatics
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LANGUAGEOrdinary dialogue or
conversationPoetry
SCENERY Rooms of a real houseAbstract forms and shapes
on a bare stage
LIGHTINGLight onstage appears to come
from natural sources
Shafts of light fall at oddangles; also, colors in light
are used arbitrarily
COSTUMES Ordinary street clothes
The bright costumes of achorus in a musical comedy;the strange outfit worn by
characters
MAKEUPThe natural look of characters in
a domestic playMasks are worn by
characters
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