Realism:-
* characters are believable, everyday types
* costumes are authentic
* the realist movement in the theater and subsequent performance style have greatly influenced 20th century theatre and cinema and its effects are still being felt today
* triggered by stanislavski's system of realistic acting at the turn of the 20th cew, America grabbed hold of its iwn brand of this performance style (American realism) and acting (method acting) in the 1930s, 40s and 50s (The Group Theatre, The Actors Studio)
* stage setting and props are often indoors and believable
* the 'box set' is normally used for realistic drama on stage, consisting of three walls and an invisible 'fourth wall' facing the audience
* setting for realistic plays are often bland, dialogue is not heightened for effect, but that of everyday speech
* the drama is typically psychologically driven, where the plot is secondary and primary focus is placed on the interior lives of characters, their motives, the reactions of others etc.
* realistic plays often see the protagonist rise up against the oddto assert him/herself against an injustice of some kind
* realistic dramas quickly gained popularity because the everyday person in the audience could identify with the situations and characters on stage
* Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen is considered the father of modern realism in the theatre.
* characters are believable, everyday types
* costumes are authentic
* the realist movement in the theater and subsequent performance style have greatly influenced 20th century theatre and cinema and its effects are still being felt today
* triggered by stanislavski's system of realistic acting at the turn of the 20th cew, America grabbed hold of its iwn brand of this performance style (American realism) and acting (method acting) in the 1930s, 40s and 50s (The Group Theatre, The Actors Studio)
* stage setting and props are often indoors and believable
* the 'box set' is normally used for realistic drama on stage, consisting of three walls and an invisible 'fourth wall' facing the audience
* setting for realistic plays are often bland, dialogue is not heightened for effect, but that of everyday speech
* the drama is typically psychologically driven, where the plot is secondary and primary focus is placed on the interior lives of characters, their motives, the reactions of others etc.
* realistic plays often see the protagonist rise up against the oddto assert him/herself against an injustice of some kind
* realistic dramas quickly gained popularity because the everyday person in the audience could identify with the situations and characters on stage
* Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen is considered the father of modern realism in the theatre.
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