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Developing Theatre7th Grade Drama Notes Part Two pages 1 – 4

Medieval Theatre

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Period 1 2 3 4

Words to watch for (academic language):

MIDDLE AGES MANSIONS ALLEGORY CYCLES

TROPE MYSTERY PLAYS HELL’S MOUTH PASSION PLAY

TABLEAUX MIRACLE PLAYS TRADE GUILDS

PANTOMIMES MORALITY PLAYS PAGEANT WAGONS/CARTS

Why did Medieval players “do” performances?

To teach Church to illiterates (worship and education)

Who did performances in Medieval times?

Priests. altar boys, trades guilds

How were performances and culture related in Medieval times?

Church/religion main political and social structure

What was the performance space like for Medieval theatre?

Mansions (small stages) in the cathedral then pageant carts (like parade floats)

What secondary elements were used by Medieval theatres?

Mansions (Hell’s mouth)Special effects (smoke, flames, water, trap doors, hoists)

What were performances like?

Still tableaux in church, then single scenes on mansions, then out in the church yard. Eventually, pageant carts.

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7th Grade Drama Notes Part Two pages 4-7

Renaissance Theatre

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Period Period 1 2 3 4

Words to watch for (academic language):

RENAISSANCE

COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE

STOCK CHARACTERS

NEOCLASSICISM

Why did Renaissance players “do” performances?

Entertainment

Who did performances the Renaissance?

Commedia troupes with 10 members, 7 men 3 women – Italy

Moliere – FrenchCalderone, deVega, Cervantes - Spanish

How were performances and culture related in the Renaissance?

Adventure, innovation, discovery

What was the performance space like for the Renaissance?

Commedia was performed in the streets in Italy and France. Later France had elaborate theaters.

What secondary elements were used by Renaissance theatres?

Costumes and masksWhat were performances like?

In Italy street performances were comedy, improvised enjoyed by everyone

In France, lots of rules, theatre was for the rich.

In Spain, major playwrights ignored the rules

What do I most remember about this lesson? (Make connections to prior learning or note something that will help you remember this later)

Improvisation

Ninja turtles named after Ren. artists: Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo (daVinci), Donatello

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7th Grade Drama Notes Part Two pages 7-12

Elizabethan Theatre

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Name___________________________

Period 1 2 3 4

Why did Elizabethans “do” theatre?

Entertainment, curry royal favor

Who did performances the Elizabethan theatre?

Men. Professional acting companiesNeeded “noble endorsement” (sponsors) to be considered legitimatePlaywrights: Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, William ShakespeareActors: Kemp, Burbage, Alleyen

How were performances and culture related in the Elizabethan era?

Literary enlightenment was important.All types of people attended, sliding scale on ticket prices(groundlings, cheap seats standing in front of stage on the ground)

What was the performance space like for the Elizabethans?

Wooden O – out doors, three levels of tiered seating (galleries). Stage jutted out into the yardThe Globe, The Theatre

What secondary elements were used by Elizabethan theatres?

Costumes (what ever they had)Some props. Very little scenerySound effects (like the cannon that caused the theater to burn down)

What were performances like?

Loud (no mics), no lighting other than the sun, boisterous audiences,Concessions sold in the standsComedy, tragedy, history

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7th Grade Drama Notes Part Two pages 13 - 14

Restoration Era & 18th

Century Continental Theatre

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Period 1 2 3 4

Words to watch for (academic language):

APRON LEGITIMATE THEATRE

PROSCENIUM ARCH ILLUSION OF REALITY

ENGLISH ROYAL PATENT OF 1662

Why did people “do” theatre in the Restoration Era?EntertainmentSelf-awareness

Who was influential in Restoration Era theatre?Charles II – restored to the throne. Restored theatreKilligrew and Davenant – designed and built new theatres. wrote “modern” playsDavid Garrick – theater innovations. More natural on stage movement and line delivery

How were performances and culture related in the Restoration era?

Full of adventure, bold. Innovative. Lots of new things

How did the performance space in Restoration times compare to previous time periods’?RoofsInterior lightingRolling shutters in the backOrchestra moved to the frontMake up

What secondary elements were used by Restoration theatres?

Lights, costumes, make up, set pieces, changing scenery

What were performances like?

Closer to modern live theatre. Comedies, court plays, histories, tragedies.

Comedy of Manners – bombastic plays making fun of the social artificiality of the nobles.

What do I most remember about this lesson? (Make connections to prior learning or note something that will help you remember this later)

English Royal Patent of 16621) Theatre is useful and instructive2) Women must portray female roles on

stage

“To be or not to be”Illusion of reality

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