2. Chamber Theater
Chamber Theater was first introduced to
Oral Interpretation Classes at
Northwestern University in 1947 by
Professor Robert S. Breen.
3. Chamber Theater
First person perspective
The narrator speaks to the audience from their own perspective. The
narrator is typically the main character in the performance. In this
perspective, the narrator can share the feelings, thoughts, and emotions
of the speaker.
Third person perspective
The narrator speaks to the audience, and the main character is one
character of a cast of characters. Any understanding of the feelings,
thoughts, or emotions can only come through direct quotes of the main
character, or inferences based on the actions and words of all characters
in the production.
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5. Chamber Theater
The actors portraying the characters should have
insights of the personality of their character as they
narrate the lines from the original text.
6. Chamber Theater
The performance is usually memorized and acted out
unlike in a reader theater. The narrator speaks directly to
the audience, and the actors speak for themselves and
reenact what the narrator tells.
7. Characteristics of a Chamber theater
The performance is usually memorized and acted out
unlike in a reader theater. The narrator speaks directly to
the audience, and the actors speak for themselves and
reenact what the narrator tells.
8. Characteristics of a Chamber theater
A good plot. The plot should be simple enough to be understood
yet with some conflict to make it interesting. events are often
chronologically sequenced.
A clearly defined characterization. This is needed so that the
audience can easily differentiate a personality type from another.
9. Characteristics of a Chamber theater
Enough dialogue. There should be sufficient lines to show the
interaction between the characters. This does not refer to direct
dialogues enclosed in quotation marks only. The lines that explain
action or feeling can also be said in a manner of dialog.
Scenes are easy to portray on stage. Stories with scenes that do not
need so much movement(like a battle scene) or realistic props that
are bulky preferred.