Reflections on a Realism Theatre Workshop

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1.1 Introduction

This paper is a visual representation of all of my ideas and findings that I gained throughout my creation of a workshop over Realism. With the prior known knowledge of Realism, I was able to focus my research on how the practice is different from the others and gain understanding of its aspects. Research allowed me to have a strong knowledge base for my workshop, but it was then up to me to find a way to present this knowledge to an audience effectively.

1.2 What inspired me to research in Realism Theatre?

During the two year Diploma Program Theatre course, we studied a particular subject that fascinated me and since then, I have wanted to gain a better understanding of it. My class attended a production of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and it inspired me to investigate into another theatre practice that was similar. What I loved about Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun was how the audience was captivated by the performance without having been interacted with at all. Looking through my journal, I found that I wrote:

“The most interesting thing for me was the way that the audience was captivated by the performance even though it wasn’t being involved in the performance at all. The acting was so in character and realistic that the audience felt like it was in the apartment of the family as a ‘fly on the wall,’ so to speak. The ability to immerse the audience into the performance without having to directly address them is the embodiment of realism.”
(25th October 2013)

Experiencing this form of theatre caused me to start thinking of theatre in a new light. I realized that theatre is not only about being entertained, but it can be a powerful tool to allow audience members to learn about different persp...

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