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| the audience, being unable to actually participate, does so through their hearts and their minds, creating for the audience the illusion of reality for the duration of the show. |
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| Willing Suspension of Disbelief |
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| the audience wants to believe the reality unfolding on stage so much that they are willing to put aside all literal and practical considerations i.e. movies like Deja Vu with unimaginable circumstances. |
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| the separation the audience or spectator must maintain from the work of art; a viewer must always remember that what they are watching is not actually real, thus allowing them to appreciate its aesthetic qualities. |
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| one who observes theater and then analyzes and comments on it. Professionals in the field, scholarly, they spend much more time on the play and provide insight. Explore issues related to the play and write for a more specialized theater-going audience. |
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| normally a journalist who briefly explains plot, offers their opinion, and generally comments on the strengths/weaknesses/performers of the play. typically less informed than critics and operating under a deadline. |
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| an attempt to describe as clearly and accurately as possible what is happening in a performance. |
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| the critic not only explains the content of the play, but also offers advice and sometimes even insists on what should be done to improve the production. |
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| one who believes that their role is to be the author of a production. One whose point of view dominates that of the playwright and who makes textual changes to the text. |
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| Social vs. Personal Significance |
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| what the play means to the individual rather than its global meaning or what social issues it addresses. |
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