School of thoughts in acting

There are 3 schools of acting

Realism

Symbolism

absurd




REALISM

Realism in theatre began in late 19th century.


Its major goal was to make theatre more useful for society.

Actors were made to depict realistic characters

The plays involved realistic settings which focused on everyday problems

and situations

MAIN FEATURES OF REALISM

1:Realism theatre focuses on real life it depicts every day life and common problems

2:writers of realist plays desire to present the reality of life

3:Realism theatre focuses on human behaviour in tough situations

4:The behaviours of actors depicts the 

real life behaviours of audience in such situations 

5 : The dialogues consists of everyday language in a very direct and plain manner 

6: The sets of the realist plays reflect the culture and society we live in  . They represent the typical work places towns and homes of people 

7: hence , the audience is made to feel that the plays represent them in an accurate manner 

DEFINITION

The theatre of Realism investigated and spoke about real people in everyday situations, dealing with common problems. It was, and is, a theatre that takes an unflinching look at the way things really are in the world. Writers of realist theatre in their works desire to present life as it really happens to people.

SYMBOLISM
A symbol implies a greater meaning than the literal suggestion and is usually used to represent something other than what it is at face value. Symbolism in the theatre can be achieved via characters, colour, movement, costume and props.

FEATURES OF SYMBOLISM

1: dramatic and stylized dialogues imaginitive settings

2: scenes are meant to evoke emotions or alternative concepts in the audience 's mind . rose is rose but it also signifies love 

Symbolism adds depth to a dramatic work. It causes audiences to reflect more thoroughly upon what they have seen. Symbolism is also a powerful force for communicating meaning; certain themes or ideas affect the mind of the audience more profoundly when presented indirectly through a symbol than when presented overtly.

Symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.

Symbolism can take different forms. Generally, it is an object representing another, to give an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant. Sometimes, however, an action, an event or a word spoken by someone may have a symbolic value. For instance, “smile” is a symbol of friendship. Similarly, the action of someone smiling at you may stand as a symbol of the feeling of affection which that person has for you.

ABSURD

theater of the absurd. n. A form of drama that emphasizes the absurdity of human existence by employing disjointed, repetitious, and meaningless dialogue, purposeless and confusing situations, and plots that lack realistic or logical development.

It focuses on meaningless human existence in a confusing and hostile world

FEATURES OF ABSURD THEATRE 

1: meaning less plot 

2: repetitive and non sensical dialogues to create dream like and nightmarish mood

3:  Focus on anxiety tears and sense of loss 

4: Pessimistic version of humanity which present life as an absurdity

5: characters mostly have weird and outrageous personalities

6: characters are shown to be mysterious and even scary 

7: plot is based on satire and dark humor 

8: There is no definite climax / ending

The three primary characteristics of the Theater of the Absurd are illogical plots, language that uses nonsense and non sequitur, and characters that are existential beings.

With absurd plays, you don't really know what is going on at all times - take Waiting for Godot as your example. The characters there have their absurd dialogues which seemingly make no sense at all, which is the exact point of this type of plays

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