Contemporary Theatre
by
theatre4ever
Last updated 6 years ago
Discipline:
Arts & Music Subject:
Theatre
Grade:
9


OPEN THEATRE* women are starting to get lead roles* theatre companies for blind and deaf people so they can see/hear performances
an example of cross-gender casting
AMBITION by Tony Best is about 3 girls that all want to be the silliest things when they grow up. A fairy grants their wishes, and they end up hating them.
POSTMODERN* lots of randomness and surprises*started cross-gender casting
Contemporary Theatre
By Kimber, Lauren, Forest, Daisy and Andrea
Three Major Movements:
REVIVAL* remountings of plays from the past* brings fresh life to previous written works
A Modern Playhouse!
An excerpt from:AMBITION
FAIRY: Hello, little girl, I am the mystical fairy and I can grant you one wish, any wish you like.AMY: One wish? But Aladdin had three!FAIRY: Aladdin, Shmaladin! Aladdin was a boy; boys are allowed three wishes, little girls only get one.
Trailer of hit movie, Jack and Jill
This era was an introduction to musicals, circuses, etc.
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