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  2. Readers theater - Wikipedia

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    Readers theater is a style of theater in which the actors present dramatic readings of narrative material without costumes, props, scenery, or special lighting. Actors use only scripts and vocal expression to help the audience understand the story.

  3. Outline of theatre - Wikipedia

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    Historic Outdoor Forest Theater in Carmel, California, at sunset. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to theatre: . Theatre – the generic term for the performing arts and a usually collaborative form of fine art involving live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event (such as a story) through acting, singing, and/or dancing before a ...

  4. Stage reading - Wikipedia

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    A stage reading of a play in Washington, D.C., held by Solas Nua. A stage reading, also known as a staged reading, is a form of theatre without sets or full costumes. [1] The actors, who read from scripts, may be seated, stand in fixed positions, or incorporate minimal stage movement.

  5. How WordTheatre came to host big-name Hollywood actors ...

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    WordTheatre is celebrating 20 years of bringing literature to the stage, with the help of celebrities like Ron Perlman and Sharon Stone sharing their love of words.

  6. Theatre - Wikipedia

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    On 24 January 1643, the actors protested against the ban by writing a pamphlet titled The Actors remonstrance or complaint for the silencing of their profession, and banishment from their severall play-houses. [58] This stagnant period ended once Charles II came back to the throne in 1660 in the Restoration. Theatre (among other arts) exploded ...

  7. Cold reading (theatrical) - Wikipedia

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    A play's inaugural reading held at a used bookstore in Boise, Idaho. Theatrical cold reading is reading aloud from a script or other text with little or no rehearsal, [1] practice or study in advance. Sometimes also referred to as sight reading, it is a technique used by actors and other performers in theatre, television, and film performance ...

  8. Play (theatre) - Wikipedia

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    Artaud intended his plays to have an impact and achieve a purpose. His aim was to symbolize the subconscious through bodily performances, as he believed language fell short. Artaud considered his plays enactments rather than re-enactments, indicating that he believed his actors were embodying reality, rather than reproducing it.

  9. Short story - Wikipedia

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    A short story is a piece of prose fiction.It can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood.