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

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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

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yteRqPx1YNMv=yteRqPx1YNM

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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

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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”

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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.