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 –Examples Social change Communicate universal themes Interpret and recreate information, ideas and emotion What does this scene from Pride and Prejudice communicate? Scene from the motion 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

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