DRAM 1310 Ch 1 Categories of Theatre

1. Common
Categories
of
Theatre
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2. 1. Commercial Theatre
Commercial plays offer safe
themes, plenty of laughs, and
spectacles designed to appeal to a
majority of people, thereby filling
lots of seats and ideally making lots
of money.
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2. Historical Theatre
Presents dramas that use styles, themes, and staging
of plays from a particular historical period.

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3. Political Theatre
Allows playwrights, directors,
and actors to express their
personal opinions about
current issues, trends, and
politics.
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5. 4. Experimental Theatre
It might break down barriers by
eliminating the distance between
actor and audience, trying out new
staging techniques, or even
questioning the nature of theatre
itself.
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6. 5. Cultural Theatre
Is designed to support the heritage, customs, and point of view of a
particular people, religion, class, country, or community.
This theatre provides a window into a world that is different from the
audience’s or preserves the unique traditions of a particular society.
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7. Curtain Call
We need art and theatre because they help us see life differently. Entertainment
allows us to see life as we see it, with our values and perceptions intact.
Art, on the other hand, allows us to expand our experience, intensify our
perceptions, challenge conventional wisdom, and introduce another frame of
reference — that of the artist.
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