ELEMENTS OF THE STORY
- Where and when in time is Like Sex set? Is it specified? Does the play have a time frame over which the events take place?
- What techniques are used to connect each scene to the next?
- Is the story linear? Does time move forward or backward from each scene to the next? How can you tell?
- What is an example of a symbol used in Like Sex? What did the symbol represent?
- Think of two points of contrast in the play. How was contrast created?
- How do sound the props, set, and physical objects in the space enhance the story being told?
Elements include: Role, Time, Place, Mood, Symbol, Tension, Focus, Contrast, Action
THEATRE TECHNIQUES
Think back to the performance you watched. Can you think of examples of each of these theatre techniques being used?
What effect did they have on the story?
What effect did they have on the story?
- Voice
- Body
- Movement
- Space
THEATRE CONVENTIONS
Think back to the performance you watched. Can you think of any examples of these theatre conventions being used? What effect did they have on the story?
Structural Conventions: Still image, flashback, narration, diagrams/maps, spoken thoughts, mime, soundscape.
Theatre Conventions: Actor Audience relationships, exits and entrances, theatre technologies.
Textual Conventions: Inner monologue, dialogue, stage directions.
Structural Conventions: Still image, flashback, narration, diagrams/maps, spoken thoughts, mime, soundscape.
Theatre Conventions: Actor Audience relationships, exits and entrances, theatre technologies.
Textual Conventions: Inner monologue, dialogue, stage directions.
