Talk:Theatre technique

Selection of examples
I'm mostly just curious: why did these two techniques end up being the only ones mentioned in this stub? (The "thus" makes this seem incomplete--- was it pulled from another text?)BarkingDoc

Yes, of course, there are many more techniques in the theatre. The reason I created the article at the time was mainly to start a stub to the article I was more interested in, that of "teichoscopy". Being still a bit new to this at the time, I found this the best way to do so and although I had already got all the material ready for it, it was Mav's reminder (Wikipedia is not a link repertory, etc.) which expedited matters. I was and am interested in theatre techniques such as Brecht's "verfremdung", as well as teichoscopy, those being the ones I was familiar with. There's absolutely no reason why someone else shouldn't add to the article if they have further examples. Not sure what you mean by "being pulled from another text", these were some of the subjects I researched into as part of my BA course in London, not "pulled" from anywhere. --Dieter Simon 21:35 29 May 2003 (UTC)

Oh, I see what you mean now: "Thus, Bertold Brecht's Defamiliarization Effect..." Thus here refers to the first para: "Techniques and practices which may permit a successful presentation on stage of either ideas, or methods of conveying a message the dramatist wishes to project on to the audience."

Did you really believe I'd "lifted" this, probably, out of context from someone else's work? --Dieter Simon 00:28 30 May 2003 (UTC)

No, I didn't think that. I guessed it might have been pulled or edited from something you had written previously. BarkingDoc

Thanks B.D, I take your point. No reason why you should'nt put in your expert and welcome contributions, after all we need people who know what they are talking about. --Dieter Simon

To be merged...
This was from [How to perform a play] (deleted). Merge as necessary:

When performing in a play, several important areas must be considered. First of all, the actor must read the script, to get a feeling for the character. After that, she should discuss the director's vision of the character, as well. This interpretation by actors and directors is part of the consistent thrill of theater. After all, there are millions of canned movies, but theaters still see enough business to break even. This is because each play can be put on differently, changes can be made to the script, and the scene can change drastically. In fact, some playwrights have made their living by creating works based off of famous plays (See Tom Stoppard and Charles Marowitz). Once a character is established, actors often spend weeks or months learning to adequately play the role. They must learn to walk, talk, and speak like the character. One school of thought, method acting actually suggests that the actor attempt to experience all sensations as the character actually would or call upon past experience that mirror the character's own. The external differences between the conceived character and the actor's appearance must be changed, as well. This is often accomplished through stage makeup and costumes. Finally, while on stage, the actor's gestures and speech must be suited to the situation and audience. For instance, in a black box theater, an actor must behave on a more personable level with the audience, adapting almost natural speech and gestures. However, in larger, less intimate settings, actors frequently exaggerate their movements and speech in order to properly communicate their intentions to a distant audience.

Many thanks, Jiang, for this deleted original which is to be merged. I shall take what needs to to be added because some of it reduplicates items already present in "Theatre technique", so I won't have to merge everything, I shall work on it. Thank you again. --Dieter Simon 22:47, 1 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Stage management and stagecraft
This section now seems to provide a good overview of this aspect of theatre technique. If you have any more details to add, please consider expanding the relevant articles: Stage management and Stagecraft. - Dan 08:44, 1 February 2006 (UTC)