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came from
“Give me my Romeo, and, when I shall
die,
Take him and cut him out in little stars,
And he will make the face of heaven so
fine
That all the world will be in love with
night,
And pay no worship to the garish sun. “
Death of a Salesman
Theater
Theater
- a place where a
play is performed.
- refers to a
performance of plays
Theater
Styles
1. IMPROVISATION
-a spontaneous
style of theater
through which
scenes are created
without advance
rehearsal or script
2. MELODRAMA
- a dramatic form popular in
the 1800s and characterized
by an emphasis on plot and
heart tugging emotional
appeals, the celebration of
virtue, and strongly
moralistic tone
3. MIME
- an incident art form based on
pantomime in which conventionalized
gestures are used to express ideas
rather than represent actions
4. MUSICAL THEATER
- type of entertainment containing
music, songs, and usually dances
WORK WITH YOUR GROUP
You will create a skit that will show the
different theater styles. Afterwards, present it
on the class.
Group 1: Improvisation
“How to cook Adobo”
Group 2: Melodrama
“Life of Goyo”
Group 3: Mime
“Puppet Show” using the provided art
materials
Group 4: Musical Theater
“The Greatest Showman”
Directions: Supply the missing words to complete the paragraphs below.
Refer to the words inside the box.
performed conventionalized emphasis place plays
Musical Theater styles virtue Spontaneous dances