2. Contrast between social order and the individual
3. Comic Premise
Techniques of comedy
1. verbal humor
2. comedy of characters
3. plot complications
Types of comedy
1. Farce
2. Satire
3. Burlesque
Farce: _____ dumb & dumber
Satire: __________ Sat. Night Live
Burlesque: ________ (sexual)
slapstick
makes fun of celebs
grotesk
Characteristics of Traditional Tragedy (6):
1. tragic hero/heroine
2. tragic circumstances
3. tragic irretrievablity
4. acceptance of responsibility
5. tragic verse
6. effect of tragedy
5 Characteristics of Mellowdrama:
1. audienc is drawn into the action
2. issues are clear-cut & strong delineation of right & wrong
3. Characters are clearly recognizable as good or bad.
4. action is exaggerated & main character always on edge of danger
5. Strong emphasis on suspense
The main difference between modern and traditional tragedy is:
tragic verse and effect of tragedy
Characteristics of Postmodernism:
1. question why certain groups have traditionally held power in theatre history
2. question the idea of having a "connon of classics"
3. mixture of realism and abstract art
4. No longer a distinction between "high art" & "pop art"
Describe evoution of performance art:
Beganas visual art, evolved into performance intertwined w/other areas (dance, coreography), currently a script is more involved & performance art is often autobiographical in nature.