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Do you see a big difference between theatre as literature and theatre as performance.?
I'm asking because I read questions from people which is obviously their homework about themes, dramatic devices, etc etc, which is worthwhile knowing if you want to be educated. But my experience of acting tells me that stuff doesn't help at all in telling me how to perform the play.
Does anyone find that literary critiques of a play help in any way in performing the thing?
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- Theatre DocLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Yes. First of all most plays are not literature because they are incomplete works of art and not meant to be read in a chair (as Shaw said they should) but they are "blueprints" for works of theatre (productions). Plays can be studied as though they are literature, however, and that is why most people think they are. I do not believe the actor needs to do a lot of analysis of the script in order to act the part.See. The Tao of Acting, Chapter One.
Source(s): The Tao of Acting at www.kenplonkeyacting.com - David HLv 61 decade ago
If you are an experienced performer, no. For beginners, probably the answer would be yes. That's just my opinion.
