Transcript The Purpose of the Theatre

The Purpose of the Theatre
Created by:
Laura Dedic
Madison Central High School
Reasons for Creating
Dramatic Works
• Sharing the human experience
– Theatre is used to express or
communicate emotion, feelings, ideas or
information
What does this scene from
– Examples
Pride and Prejudice
• Social change
• Communicate universal themes
• Interpret and recreate information,
ideas and emotion
Scene from the motion
communicate?
picture film Pride and
Prejudice, Universal
Studios, 2005
Reasons for Creating
Dramatic Works
• Passing on tradition and
culture
– Examples
• Narrative, storytelling
• Folktales
• Religious ritual
and ceremony
Right, Nativity Play
Left, folktales
Reasons for Creating
Dramatic Works
• Recreational
– Examples
• Entertainment
• Diversion
• Festivals
Broadway, New York City,
Musical Capital of the World
Reasons for Creating
Dramatic Works
• Artistic Expression
– Theatre is created with the
INTENT to express or
communicate emotion,
feelings, ideas or information
– Examples
• Dramatic works created and
performed in a theatrical
setting for an audience
Resources
• Kentucky Core Content,
version 4.1
• Google Images