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''For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation)
Theatre or theater (Greek "theatron", "θέατρον") is the branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed any one or more elements of the other performing arts. In addition to the standard narrative dialogue style, theatre takes such forms as opera, ballet, mime, kabuki, classical Indian dance, Chinese opera, mummers' plays, and pantomime.

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"Drama" (literally translated, Action, from a verbal root meaning "I do") is that branch of theatre in which speech, either from written text (plays), or improvised is paramount. "Musical theatre" is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance routines, and spoken dialogue. However, theatre is more than just what one sees on stage. Theatre involves an entire world behind the scenes that creates the costumes, sets and lighting to make the overall effect interesting. There is a particularly long tradition of political theatre, intended to educate audiences on contemporary issues and encourage social change. Various creeds, Catholicism for instance, have built upon the entertainment value of theatre and created (for example) passion plays, mystery plays and morality plays.

There is an enormous variety of philosophies, artistic processes, and theatrical approaches to creating plays and drama. Some are connected to political or spiritual ideologies, and some are based on purely "artistic" concerns. Some processes focus on a story, some on theatre as an event, some on theatre as a catalyst for social change. According to Aristotle's seminal theatrical critique Poetics, there are six elements necessary for theatre. They are Plot, Character, Idea, Language, Song, and Spectacle. The 17th-century Spanish writer Lope de Vega wrote that for theatre one needs "three boards, two actors, and one passion". Others notable for their contribution to theatrical philosophy are Konstantin Stanislavski, Antonin Artaud, Bertolt Brecht, Orson Welles, Peter Brook, Jerzy Grotowski.

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@theboydonewrong Too late, he already "introduced" me to Death Cab and drive-in theaters. Lol, you act like he remotely likes me.
SaintAllison (SaintAllison) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:06:36 -0000
@theboydonewrong Too late, he already "introduced" me to Death Cab and drive-in theaters. Lol, you act like he remotely likes me.
@justinbrooke wow, that's sooo cool that you still have drive-in theaters in your area. Been long gone (like a good 20 yrs) here in NY.
AndreaChin (Andrea Chin) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:25:11 -0000
@justinbrooke wow, that's sooo cool that you still have drive-in theaters in your area. Been long gone (like a good 20 yrs) here in NY.
Arkansas had 57 operating drive-in theaters in 1958. Now has 5 or so...which is actually a pretty good amount!
jodbirch (Jody Birchfield) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:24:51 -0000
Arkansas had 57 operating drive-in theaters in 1958. Now has 5 or so...which is actually a pretty good amount!
#igrewupon Star Wars, the original movies at the drive-in theaters in the back of an Chevy El Camino.
kmctechguy (kmctechguy) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:29:57 -0000
#igrewupon Star Wars, the original movies at the drive-in theaters in the back of an Chevy El Camino.
Drive in theaters are pretty cool!
figureLIZZYout (Elizabeth Arredondo) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:07:26 -0000
Drive in theaters are pretty cool!
#IGREWUPON DRIVE IN THEATERS..... I SAW "ENTER THE DRAGON" AND DOLAMITE IN "THE HUMAN TORNADO" THERE !!!
ReggieRegg70 (Reggie Coleman) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:57:47 -0000
#IGREWUPON DRIVE IN THEATERS..... I SAW "ENTER THE DRAGON" AND DOLAMITE IN "THE HUMAN TORNADO" THERE !!!

 
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