Genres Genres from Old French from Old French gendre gendre A kind, category or A kind, category or sort of literary or sort of literary or artistic work artistic work
Jan 15, 2015
Genres Genres
from Old French from Old French gendregendre A kind, category or sort of A kind, category or sort of literary or artistic workliterary or artistic work
Genres and viewpointsGenres and viewpoints
Theatre makers can look at things in different waysTheatre makers can look at things in different ways Death could be tragic or comicDeath could be tragic or comic Funeral ParlorFuneral Parlor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfDyTUiL8xshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfDyTUiL8xs
Artists facilitate the viewers ability to see life in new waysArtists facilitate the viewers ability to see life in new ways Genres are partially determined by the viewers emotional Genres are partially determined by the viewers emotional
response response Theatre makers do not necessarily work to create a genreTheatre makers do not necessarily work to create a genre
Not every play can be easily classifiedNot every play can be easily classified
Greek “Genres”Greek “Genres”
TragedyTragedyComedyComedySatyrSatyr
Greek TragedyGreek TragedyOedipusOedipus
Greek ComedyGreek Comedy
Satyr PlaysSatyr Plays Satyrs were companions of Satyrs were companions of
Pan and Dionysius, Often Pan and Dionysius, Often associated with sex driveassociated with sex drive
Plays involved drinking and Plays involved drinking and sexuality; merriment, a sexuality; merriment, a chorus of Satyrschorus of Satyrs
Joy of the play was the Joy of the play was the relationship of the satyr relationship of the satyr chorus with the actionchorus with the action
Only one complete satyr Only one complete satyr play exists, play exists, The CyclopsThe Cyclops by by EuripidesEuripides
Often parodied the previous Often parodied the previous tragic playstragic plays
ShakespeareShakespeare
Comedy Comedy Midsummer Midsummer
Night’s DreamNight’s Dream Tragedy Tragedy
HamletHamlet Histories Histories
Richard IIIRichard III
Genres – 6 Common TypesGenres – 6 Common Types
1.1. ComedyComedy
2.2. FarceFarce
3.3. DramaDrama
4.4. TragedyTragedy
5.5. MelodramaMelodrama
6.6. TragicomedyTragicomedy
ComedyComedy
““A play that makes you laugh, has plots A play that makes you laugh, has plots that end happily and reaffirms the values that end happily and reaffirms the values you hold to be important” you hold to be important” (Markus & Sarver)(Markus & Sarver)
High ComedyHigh Comedy Comedy of MannersComedy of Manners Low ComedyLow Comedy
High ComedyHigh Comedy
High Comedy High Comedy (humor is often in what the characters say)(humor is often in what the characters say) Tends to be upper classTends to be upper class
• Comedy of MannersComedy of Manners Noel CowardNoel Coward Oscar WildeOscar Wilde http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FJRyetspVQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FJRyetspVQ
• Comedy of IdeasComedy of Ideas George Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX5ydrIlMgs&featurehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX5ydrIlMgs&feature
=PlayList&p=4F5F16D7DB7F7C79&index=13=PlayList&p=4F5F16D7DB7F7C79&index=13
Domestic ComedyDomestic Comedy
Tends to be middle classTends to be middle class Comedy set around a family or homeComedy set around a family or home
Adam’s FamilyAdam’s Family Will and GraceWill and Grace Everyone Loves RaymondEveryone Loves Raymond Brighton Beach Memoirs Brighton Beach Memoirs
Low ComedyLow Comedy
humor in what the characters dohumor in what the characters do Marx Bros. Marx Bros. httphttp
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5lU52aWT://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5lU52aWTJo&feature=PlayList&p=4F5F16D7DB7F7Jo&feature=PlayList&p=4F5F16D7DB7F7C79&index=1C79&index=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yteRqPx1YNMv=yteRqPx1YNM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l7QkbgHZ_gv=5l7QkbgHZ_g
Physical ComedyPhysical Comedy
ChaplinChaplin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoKbDNY0Zwg&featurhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoKbDNY0Zwg&featur
e=PlayList&p=4F5F16D7DB7F7C79&index=12e=PlayList&p=4F5F16D7DB7F7C79&index=12 Marx BrothersMarx Brothers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5lU52aWTJo&featurehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5lU52aWTJo&feature
=PlayList&p=4F5F16D7DB7F7C79&index=1=PlayList&p=4F5F16D7DB7F7C79&index=1 Clown – Jon DavidsonClown – Jon Davidson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P85L5iffQQ&featurehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P85L5iffQQ&feature
=PlayList&p=4F5F16D7DB7F7C79&index=14=PlayList&p=4F5F16D7DB7F7C79&index=14
SlapstickSlapstick Physical farcePhysical farce A comedy characterized by horseplay and physical actionA comedy characterized by horseplay and physical action
Comedia Del ArteComedia Del Arte• SlapstickSlapstick
Marx Brothers, Three StoogesMarx Brothers, Three Stooges
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqyWxQ8-e4Uhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqyWxQ8-e4U
FarceFarce
A broadly humorous play based on the A broadly humorous play based on the exploitation of improbable situationsexploitation of improbable situations
““Very fast tempo, with characters running Very fast tempo, with characters running in and out of doors and meeting the very in and out of doors and meeting the very characters they shouldn’t”characters they shouldn’t”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-odtBtchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-odtBtc3Yw&feature=PlayList&p=4F5F16D7DB7F3Yw&feature=PlayList&p=4F5F16D7DB7F7C79&index=77C79&index=7
Black ComedyBlack Comedy
Comedy that treads the fine line of good Comedy that treads the fine line of good taste. Morbidly comic.taste. Morbidly comic. Harold and Maude Harold and Maude
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=robvBGcQw4E
Dark Comedy and TragicomedyDark Comedy and Tragicomedy
Verges on the border of comic and Verges on the border of comic and drama/tragicdrama/tragic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8gvXshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8gvXsdAApk&feature=PlayList&p=4F5F16D7DBdAApk&feature=PlayList&p=4F5F16D7DB7F7C79&index=27F7C79&index=2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y75ytXhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y75ytXeYGkg&feature=PlayList&p=4F5F16D7DBeYGkg&feature=PlayList&p=4F5F16D7DB7F7C79&index=37F7C79&index=3
SatireSatire
11 :: a literary work holding up human vices a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn and follies to ridicule or scorn 2 :2 : trenchant trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly (discredit vice or folly (Merriam-WebsterMerriam-Webster))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ_qK4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ_qK4g6ntM&feature=relatedg6ntM&feature=related
ParodyParody
imitatation for purposes of ridicule or satireimitatation for purposes of ridicule or satire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t8YTvdYXws&feature=PlayList&p=4F5v=2t8YTvdYXws&feature=PlayList&p=4F5F16D7DB7F7C79&index=19 F16D7DB7F7C79&index=19
TragedyTragedy
A drama or literary work in which the main A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances. unfavorable circumstances. HamletHamlet OedipusOedipus The CrucibleThe Crucible Doll House Doll House
The Crucible – Tragedy and SimileThe Crucible – Tragedy and Simile
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?vwww.youtube.com/watch?v=e2KV_B-4UFg&feature==e2KV_B-4UFg&feature=PlayList&pPlayList&p=4F5F16D7DB7F7C79&index=15=4F5F16D7DB7F7C79&index=15
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?vwww.youtube.com/watch?v=wa4KooCkfpw&feature==wa4KooCkfpw&feature=PlayList&pPlayList&p=4F5F16D7DB7F7C79&index=17=4F5F16D7DB7F7C79&index=17
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?vwww.youtube.com/watch?v=0F8MSFNV6Jk&feature==0F8MSFNV6Jk&feature=PlayList&pPlayList&p=4F5F16D7DB7F7C79&index=16=4F5F16D7DB7F7C79&index=16
DramaDrama A play that is serious but not tragicA play that is serious but not tragic From the Greek word for action; “to do”From the Greek word for action; “to do” David Mamet David Mamet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOVdw-8XGuE&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOVdw-8XGuE&feature=related
Clifford OdettsClifford Odetts Carol ChurchillCarol Churchill Sam ShepardSam Shepard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUPI2i-1Mpshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUPI2i-1Mps
Court Room DramaCourt Room Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUR1K1fGDJ4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUR1K1fGDJ4
MelodramaMelodrama
Combination of music and dramaCombination of music and drama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_ekp3http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_ekp3BrJg0&feature=PlayList&p=4F5F16D7DB7BrJg0&feature=PlayList&p=4F5F16D7DB7F7C79&index=10F7C79&index=10
AlishaAlisha www.youtube.comwww.youtube.com Here's some different genre clips, but Hamlet's the only one that looks sort of like a playHere's some different genre clips, but Hamlet's the only one that looks sort of like a play Alisha SteffesAlisha Steffes FARCEFARCE Dumb and Dumber - movie's a textbook example Dumb and Dumber - movie's a textbook example http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?vwww.youtube.com/watch?v
=lYyo7dEPvwU=lYyo7dEPvwU Some Like It HotSome Like It Hot http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?vwww.youtube.com/watch?v=hUtab8QSTKA=hUtab8QSTKA TRAGEDYTRAGEDY Cool Hand LukeCool Hand Luke "failure to communicate" "failure to communicate" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fuDDqU6n4ohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fuDDqU6n4o HamletHamlet w/ w/ Kevin KlineKevin Kline, famous "to be or not to be" , famous "to be or not to be"
http://www.youtube.com/watchv=kwd98zMxKEghttp://www.youtube.com/watchv=kwd98zMxKEg DRAMADRAMA Eternal Sunshine Eternal Sunshine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNkhrFQNK4ghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNkhrFQNK4g sort of a spoiler, but the sort of a spoiler, but the
movie is in screwed-up order anyway so it doesn't matter so muchmovie is in screwed-up order anyway so it doesn't matter so much
StyleStyle (from Latin (from Latin stylusstylus))
The form of appearance, design or The form of appearance, design or production; type or makeproduction; type or make
The way in which something is The way in which something is donedone
The manner in which something is The manner in which something is expressed or performed, expressed or performed, considered separate from its considered separate from its intrinsic content, meaning, etc.intrinsic content, meaning, etc.