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Intro to Theatre , Color Key: Pink = Connection Purple = Definition -…

- - - - One of the most celebrated theatre artists in American history
      - Famous for Notes from the Field which attempts to discuss issues such as school to prison pipeline and racial injustices within our community through performance
    - - Founder of Theatre of the Oppressed
        
        Theatre of the Oppressed: Uses a variety of techniques to create a response to real life issues
      - Techniques are taught all over the world
  - - - Yoruba Masque Theatre
      - Kabuki
      - Beijing Opera
      - Wayang Puppet Theatre
      - Noh
  - - - In all of the plays that we have studied this semester, it is easy to see where the playwright's personal life comes into play with the text. In Fences, August Wilson's main character deals with racism which was a major issue when he grew up. In Long Day's Journey, Mary, the mother, has a morphine addiction much like O'Neill's mother did when he was growing up. In Fefu, Fornes writes about the challenges a group of women faces and how they combat them as she is a fierce activist for the feminist movement. In Sila, Bilodeau structures her writing around the environment and how we can help to stop climate change as this is very pressing to her. In Mr. Burns, Washburn allows her creativity to shine through with the numerous sets and character costume designs she utilizes. In My Lingerie Play, Oh is very passionate about the world of queer theatre and that shows in the style of dialogue that she employs
  - - - Representational Acting: Goal is to have entire audience know exactly what you are doing and why you are doing it
      - Presentational Acting: Draws on emotional memory of a character's life. Actors stay immersed in character when preparing for role
  - - - Costume Designer: Responsible for all clothing, accessories, and jewelry used in production. One very interesting thing I learned about costume designers this semester was that they are responsible for much more than I would have ever thought in terms of many clothing items. I learned this when we played the game where we all counted how many items we were wearing in class that day and many people were wearing over 15 items each!
    - - Lighting Designer: Responsible for all of the lights used in production. Use a plethora of different techniques including natural lighting, filters, LEDs, and electricity
    - - Scenic Designer: Responsible for creating the basic elements needed on a set, need to find platforms, drapery, stage machinery, and props
    - - Sound Designer: Responsible for all sounds within a production. Use non-music cues such as time, place, and weather to indicate sound. Also, use pre-recorded soundtracks and purchased recordings
  - - - 1.) Read script
      - 2.) Select or craft working play text
      - 3.) Select core concept
      - 4.) Finalize concepts in play
- - - - Considered O'Neill's autobiography
      - Opened on broadway in 1956
      - Won pulitzer prize for Drama
    - - One of the first American Playwrights to use realism
        
        Realism: Began in 19th-century theatre and is still a very popular style of theatre today. Focused on real-life situations and dialogue that you would see in everyday life.
    - - Pain
        
        In Long Day's Journey into Night, the men in the play use alcoholism as a way to cope with their problems within their family. In the play, Mary uses morphine as a way to numb her pain of never being able to become a nun
      - Playwright's personal life ties
        
        In Long Day's Journey into Night, it becomes very apparent that O'Neill uses many of the events that have happened in his personal life to influence his playwrighting. This is highlighted by his mother being a morphine addict and him deciding to make Mary a morphine addict as well
  - - - Personal Life
        
        Grew up in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Pittsburgh
        
        Many of his plays examine black lives in the 20th Century
    - - Originally developed in 1983 at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
      - First aired on Broadway in 1987 and won 4 Tony awards
    - - Pain
        
        In Fences, we see Troy use his extramarital affair with Alberta as a way to escape his daily life and all of the hardships that he carries with him. In the play, it becomes very apparent that while he is attracted to Alberta, he uses the relationship as a way to deal with his demons of never making it to the major leagues
      - The Importance of the Title
        
        While this may sound like a very elementary theme, in Fences the importance of the title to the play is essential. In the play when Bono tells Troy that people either build fences to keep people in or out it dawns on Troy, that his wife, Rose is building the fence to try and keep their family together despite him being unfaithful
      - Racism
        
        In fences, it becomes very apparent that racism is a major theme in the play. From the beginning of the play, Troy is constantly talking about how he could have made it to the major leagues if they had allowed African American players in when he was younger. We can see through his interactions with his son, Cory that he is still upset about never being afforded this opportunity and this is why he does not want his son to play college football.
  - - - Born in Cuba in 1930
      - Emigrated to New York at age 15
        
        Parents were also immigrants
      - Began writing for theatre in 1961
      - Considered an "avant garde" playwright
        
        Avant Garde: Using an unconventional plot and stage devices, acting exercises, and breaks with realism of commercial theatre
    - - Examinations of the human condition
      - Oppression females face in society
      - Effects of society, economics, and dominant culture on interpersonal relationships
    - - Financial Prosperity
      - Death
      - Lack of control in relationships in the women's lives
      - In both Fefu and Fences, the theme of oppression is extremely prevalent. In Fefu, it is highlighted through the oppression the women face in their daily lives from the numerous misogynistic structures that have existed for years. In Fences, it is highlighted through the oppression Troy experiences as a black man and the struggles that his family faces because of this
  - - - Nationally recognized American Playwright
      - Most famous for production of Mr. Burns
      - Another major connection I noticed here was the representation of female playwrights that we were able to study this semester. I remember the beginning of class when you said that many of the first playwrights were men as the field was a predominantly male-dominated field. It was cool to see how this has shifted over the years and how many females now account for some of the best playwrights in the world
    - - Multitude of different theatre design styles:
        
        Proscenium
        
        Thrust
        
        Arena
        
        Alley
        
        Black Box
        
        Site Specific
    - - Play takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which the characters are dressed in crazy costumes
      - Play is extremely interactive and engaging for audience members, constantly changing scenic design and costumes
  - - - Playwright from Montreal
      - Artistic director of The Artic Cycle
      - Uses plays as a way to bring attention to climate change and the large threat is poses
      - Uses real life stories as examples of the harmful effects climate change can have on the world. Focuses on a small Inuit community and the harmful effects they face from something like climate change
      - Merges science and theatre together
  - - - First premiered in 2014
      - Focuses on Queer performance within world of theatre
      - In her performance, Oh speaks about the sexual violence that women experience all over the country
- - - - Ran for 2,212 performances!
      - Almost all other musicals ever can be traced back to this performance
      - Extremely successful at time of production
  - - - Written in Eugene O'Neill Center in 2005
      - Premiered on Broadway in 2008
      - Won Tony Award for Best Musical, best orchestration, and best choreography
      - Musical takes place in predominantly hispanic and latino neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, NY
  - - - Masques: popular court entertainments involving choreographed dances
      - Comédie-ballet: French drama that included singing and dancing
      - Opera: Focus on music rather than dance or plot, attempt at recreating Greek tragedy
    - - Light Opera: Comic Opera
      - Introduction of Musical halls
      - Variety Shows: short performances, extravaganzas, burlesques