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SECTION 1: ELEMENTS OF THEATRE (cont’d)

CONTENT

1. Elements of Theatre Arts

(a) plot, theme, space, characters, dialogue, rhythm, movement, spectacle, audience, and
mood;

(b) setting, lighting, sound, costume, props, sound effects, music;

(c) stage positions:

(i) centre;

(ii) upstage;

(iii) downstage;

(iv) upstage left;

(v) upstage right;

(vi) downstage left; and,

(vii) downstage right.

(d) different types of theatre spaces:

(i) informal and formal;

(ii) proscenium, arena, thrust, theatre in the round, street, green room, black box;
and,

(iii) advantages and disadvantages of performing on various performance spaces.

2. The Elements of Production

(a) setting;

(b) costume;

(c) makeup;

(d) lighting;

(e) sound;

(f) front of house management;

(g) stage management; and,

(h) directing.

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