Defining Theatre - Jon Greer
Subject: Defining Theatre (2/1/07)
Theatre can be a well-rehearsed and carefully scripted demonstration for the purpose of entertainment or when someone witnesses a typical conversation. It usually preformed in front of a voluntary captive audience. It is important to note that for an event to be considered theater it must be witnessed live. The word theater is derived from the Greek term, “place of seeing” . When an event is seen on TV it does not always convey the original message brought about by the environment it is preformed in.
The State of the Union address is considered theater because the President carefully chooses his words to elicit a certain emotion from the audience. However, an individual that is watching the events unfold on TV is not part of a captive audience because he/she is free to change the channel.
Sporting events are also theater, serving the purpose of entertainment. Although the events are not always scripted they are practiced and preformed to achieve a goal of perfection.
Written by Jon Greer; posted by Kirk Everist
posted by Kirk Andrew Everist @ 10:28 AM
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I was just wondering what kind of a difference do you think it makes having a live captive audience as opposed to having a TV audience at home? You used the example that a TV viewer was not a captive audience. Do you think that this makes a difference to the performer? In the case of such performances as the State of the Union address, I believe that while the President is attempting to have his live audience react a certain way, he is also aware of the consequences of not playing to the TV audience.
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