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TYPES OF ACTING TECHNIQUES

Stanislavsky’s System is an acting technique that has a systematic approach to train the actors with quality
transformations and acting improvements certainly on voice, physical skills, emotion memory, observation, and
dramatic analysis.
Chekhov Acting Technique is an acting technique has been used by actors such as Clint Eastwood, Marilyn
Monroe, and Yul Brynner.
Practical Aesthetics is based on the practice of breaking down a scene using a four-step analysis of “literal,
want, essential action and as if”.
Meisner Technique is an approach to acting whose focus is for the actor to "get out of their head", such that
the actor instinctively behaves, adapts or responds to the surrounding environment.
Method Technique is an acting technique used by actors to imagine themselves with the thoughts and
emotions of their characters to develop life-like performances.
(7) PILLARS OF STANISLAVSKI ACTING TECHNIQUES
Emotion memory is your experiences of method acting done by some workshop or class or emotions felt in
reading from a story book.
Imagination is like an energy-sustaining fuel for the artists where philosophy of arts starts and where actor has
to imagine that whatever circumstance the writer has offered is true.
Units and Objectives addressed this issue by creating series of small units of objectives which in a whole
would make a scene.
Action simply means doing with meaning and purpose in telling a story where it is a part in every scene.
Relaxation is a technique where you have to note which muscles tense up and try to relax them.
Attention is a major problem actor face is where to look, or where to focus.
Truthfulness is automatically given once you master all those techniques crafted by Stanislavski.
You must always remember that the Stanislavski’s method of acting is a psycho-technique that requires
exploration of yourself.
CHEKHOV ACTING TECHNIQUE
Radiating is a character’s inner life is not the only thing Chekhovian actors must imagine.
Creative Individuality is Chekhov technique teaching that there are number of elements in the technique to be
used to improve acting.
Artistic Freedom is Chekhov technique for the purpose of learning to free oneself from one’s personality and to
allow each actor’s creative individuality to develop with the use of imagination.
The Power of Words is one of the more useful elements of the Chekhov technique is the change in language
used to garner the right emotions from the performer.
The Body and its Psychology is one of the Chekhov techniques where the actor searches for the connection
between the inner feeling and the outer expression.
Continued studies in acting serves as one of the best ways to improve an acting performance. An actor having
the assets of instinct and talents in acting has generally the collection of useful tools in acting that can develop
your own signature acting technique.
Building a strong relationship with your imagination is one way to practice your imagination to develop an
appreciation for other art forms, such as visual art, poetry, music, or dance.
STRASBERG’S METHOD ACTING TECHNIQUE
Lee Strasberg (1901-1982) is an actor, director, and a teacher in acting and has been called the “Father of
Method Acting in America.” His technique is based upon a system created by, Konstantin Stanislavski where
actors strive for a realistic performance by utilizing their “emotional memories.”
❖ Relaxation ➢ Strasberg insisted upon all actors being relaxed during rehearsals with each other and
themselves, since it is through relaxation that tension disappears and concentration can be captured. Tension
according to Strasberg is the “occupational disease” of an actor, and identified it as the unnecessary use of
muscles. Such unnecessary use of muscles doesn’t portray to the audience the psychological changes that the
character/actor is going through at a certain point.
❖ Sense Memory and Affective Memory ➢ It is a common misinterpretation that actors must embody the
character that they are playing even when they are not rehearsing or onstage. Affective Memory uses the
actor’s experience and their imagination, combining both the experience and the demonstration of the emotion,
a safer, though not fool-proof, method of achieving the emotion successfully. However, in order to counteract
any psychological traumas that could occur when dredging up from the past, possibly unpleasant memory,
Strasberg insisted upon using memories from no less than seven years ago.
❖ Concentration ➢ Concentration is paramount to every performance. Stage fright usually occurs when the
actors are afraid and aware of the audience, but by strengthening their concentration, they can act without
acknowledging the audience, with their full attention to the happenings onstage.
❖ Private Moment ➢ This exercise involves “doing something others never see you do and that you normally
alter considerably if you thought they were as a means of losing self-consciousness in the presence of an
audience.” So, in order to capture the privacy in public, Strasberg would use his Private Moment exercise to
practice this unawareness of the audience.
Some famous examples of actors going to great lengths to understand their characters include:
❖ Actor Daniel Day-Lewis His affinity for method acting is legendary. In one film, My Left Foot, DayLewis
spent eight weeks in a clinic for cerebral palsy patients to prepare for a role as a disabled artist. On the set, he
used a wheelchair, was physically carried around between scenes, and he was spoon-fed off-camera to help
him better identify with his role.
❖ Actress Tippi Hedrin In preparation for her role in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds, endured stagehands
throwing live birds at her face, which left her injured and terrified. This was reportedly Hitchcock’s idea, and not
Hedrin’s.
❖ Dustin Hoffman In order to more accurately portray his sleep-deprived character, Babe Levy, in Marathon
Man, reportedly stayed awake for days prior to filming. Allegedly, this prompted his co-star, Lawrence Olivier,
to say something along the lines of: “Why not try acting? It’s much easier.”
MEISNER ACTING TECHNIQUES
The Meisner technique has three main components that all work hand in hand:
❖ Emotional preparation ❖ Repetition ❖ Improvisation
The two techniques that actors who study the Meisner technique 1. Stella Adler’s Technique 2. Strasberg’s
Method
PRACTICAL AESTHETICS METHOD
The Practical Aesthetics Method, created by David Mamet and William H. Macy, may seem much the same as
method acting; both come from the theories of Konstantin Stanislavski and like all acting techniques, both have
the goal of evoking “truth” in acting performance. Practical aesthetics arises from the work of Sanford Meisner.
Like Strasberg, Meisner was a huge fan of Stanislavski. Strasberg preferred psychology and Meisner preferred
physiology.
Emotional memory is the use of personal memories to evoke emotion during a scene. On the first reading of
the script, make a note of every literal action your character takes. The 4 practical aesthetics method: 1. Actor
versus Writer 2. As-If Versus Emotional Memory 3. Developing a Character 4. Practicing Practical Aesthetics.

QUALITIES AND DUTIES OF AN ACTOR

Actors should possess specific qualities:
❖ Creativity. Actors interpret their characters’ feelings and motives in order to portray the characters in the
most compelling way.
❖ Memorization skills. Actors memorize many lines before filming begins or a show opens. Television actors
often appear on camera with little time to memorize scripts, and scripts frequently may be revised or written
moments before filming.
❖ Persistence. Actors may audition for many roles before getting a job. They must be able to accept rejection
and keep going.
❖ Physical stamina. Actors should be in good enough physical condition to endure heat from stage or studio
lights and the weight of heavy costumes. They may work long hours, including acting in more than one
performance a day, and they must do so without getting overly tired.
❖ Reading skills. When looking for a new role, actors read many scripts and must be able to interpret how a
writer has described their character.
❖ Speaking skills. Actors—particularly stage actors—must be able to say their lines clearly, project their voice,
and pronounce words so that audiences understand them.
ACTING PERFORMANCES FROM RECOGNIZED THEATER
Cats is the fourth longest-running Broadway show of all time with a total lifespan of 18 years.
Les Misérables is informally known as Les Mis or Les Miz, this French story is set in 19th century in France.
Hamilton is a unique story of our Founding Fathers is an unlikely hit for Broadway Mama Mia is a musical
theater based on the hit songs from musical group ABBA.
Miss Saigon is a moving love story based on events in the final days of the Vietnam War and one of the
highest grossing musicals ever. One of the famous first Asian actress recognized and awarded as Best Actress
is Lea Salonga.
IMPROVISED ACTING TECHNIQUE
Improvisation, in theatre, the playing of dramatic scenes without written dialogue and with minimal or no
predetermined dramatic activity.
Denial is the number one reason most scenes go bad.
Improvisation / Improv is also known as Impro. The hidden riddle of improv is that the harder you try not to be
funny the funnier your scene is going to be.
Storytelling is probably the easiest rule to remember but the hardest one to do.
The three main pioneers of modern improvisation for the theatre in the 20th century are Viola Spolin, Keith
Johnstone and Del Close. Spolin and Johnstone are largely responsible for the modern short form improvised
performance/s.
Open ended questions are scene killers because they force your partner to stop whatever they are doing and
come up with an answer. The real magic of improvisation is when we see the players take totally random
suggestions and somehow "Make it work."
OTHER THEATER FORMS
Tragedy is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude.
Comedy is a theatre production that use humor as a vehicle to tell a story.
Drama is the specific mode for fiction represented in performance. Improvisation is type of theatre that has
been a consistent feature of theatre, with the Commedia dell'arte in the sixteenth century.
Commercial Performance is an artistic performance aimed at making profit in various forms.
Modern Theater describes the period of extraordinary change in theater, impacting Asian, European and
American theater forms.
Black Comedy can have several genres like slapstick humor, dark and sarcastic comedy.
CHARACTERISTICS OF PLAYS ACROSS HISTORY AND CULTURES
Italian Opera began in Florence in the 1500s, taking elements of Greek drama and madrigals or acapella
singing.
The pantomine is entertaining for all audiences because of its comedic nature.
Brazilian theater director and political activist Augusto Boal created this type of theater, which can be described
as a mix of performance, workshop, and forum.
Theater has developed over the past 2,500 years and one of the oldest classical traditions of world theater is
Noh.
THEATER TYPES
Arena theatre is a large-scale auditoria and have a central stage area with audiences on all sides, similar to
theatres in-the-round.
Black-Box or Studio Theatres are flexible performance spaces which when stripped to their basics are a single
room painted black, the floor of the stage at the same level as the first audience row.
Proscenium Stages has an architectural frame, known as the proscenium arch, although not always arched in
shape. Hippodromes are similar to circuses and have a central circular arena surrounded by concentric tiered
seating. Promenade Theatre involves the audience moving from place to place following the actors and
performance. Thrust Stages are often used to increase intimacy between actors and the audience.
Theatres In-The-Round have a central performance area enclosed by the audience on all sides. Platform
Stages is often used in multi-purpose halls where theatre is only one of the space’s uses.
Open Air Theatres are outdoor theatres that do not have a roof, although sometimes parts of the stage or
audience seating will be covered.
Site-Specific Theatre is usually performed in a non-traditional theatre space such as a pub, home or
warehouse, often reflecting the history, atmosphere or experiences of a particular location.
CONVENTIONS OF STAGING
1. Theatrical Conventions
2. Conventions Set Up Logic
3. Presentational Devices
4. Representational
5. Conventions Used by Playwrights
6. Conventions Used by Directors
7. Conventions Used by Designers
8. Conventions Used by Actors
9. Conventions Create Style
AESTHETIC VALUES IN PERFORMING ARTS
Aesthetic approach It refers philosophical study of beauty and taste. It is closely related to the philosophy of
art, which is concerned with the nature of art and the concepts in terms of which individual works of art are
interpreted and evaluated.
The word “aesthetics” derives from the Greek word “Aisthetikos” meaning “of sense perception.” The purpose
of the aesthetics is to enhance an individual’s natural Beauty. The study of Aesthetics is important to
understand how to resolve problems of aesthetics such as ugliness and visual clutter, so as to make places
more beautiful and visually pleasing. Aesthetics is the branch of Philosophy concerned with the nature and
appreciation of art, beauty and good taste.
PERSONAL SPACE IN THEATRE
Theater Director is a director that bring vision of a playwright`s script to life by leading the cast and crew
through the production process.
Performers perform before live audiences and/or for television and film.
Director bring their vision of a playwright`s script to life by leading the cast and crew through the production
process. Musical director generally works under the lead director and producer, and acts as a conduit between
the upper management and everyone else.
Theatrical Make-up Artist are responsible of putting make-ups to the actors to appear them the looks they will
play the role.
Stage Manager have the fundamental duties on the production: blocking, cues, lighting, scenery, props, and
scheduling and reporting to the director and producers are all part and parcel of the job.
Costume Attendant/s Tasked with making sure costumes fit the stage talent, keeping them in good condition
between shows, and helping actors in and out of them during the show, a costume attendant may be
responsible for choosing the costumes themselves.
Choreographer is responsible for a very important part of the show.
READER’S THEATER
➢ It is a strategy that combines reading practice and performing. Its goal is to enhance students' reading skills
and confidence by having them practice reading with a purpose. Reader's theater gives students a real reason
to read aloud. Reader's theater motivates reluctant readers and provides fluent readers the opportunity to
explore genre and characterization.
Reader's Theater in Five Easy Steps:
1. Choose a script ➢ Choose a prepared script, or have students choose a book from which to develop a
reader's theater script.
2. Adapt the script ➢ If adapting, students identify speaking parts (including narrators) and break down the
story into dialogue.
3. Assign parts ➢ Students might try out different parts to get a feel for them then choose their roles
themselves.
4. Highlight parts and rehearse ➢ Students highlight their dialogue, then practice their lines at home and in
groups during school.
5. Perform ➢ The cast reads the play aloud for an audience, often made up of parents or younger students.
Black-Box or Studio Theatres are flexible performance spaces which when stripped to their basics are a single
room painted black, the floor of the stage at the same level as the first audience row.
Proscenium Stages has an architectural frame, known as the proscenium arch, although not always arched in
shape. Hippodromes are similar to circuses and have a central circular arena surrounded by concentric tiered
seating. Promenade Theatre involves the audience moving from place to place following the actors and
performance.Theatrical Make-up Artist are responsible of putting make-ups to the actors to appear them the
looks they will play the role.
Stage Manager have the fundamental duties on the production: blocking, cues, lighting, scenery, props, and
scheduling and reporting to the director and producers are all part and parcel of the job.
Performing Arts is art form or cultural activity whose medium is sound and organized in time.
-The arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience.
Performers – are the people on stage presenting characters in dramatic action.
Spectacle - refers to the visual elements of a play: sets, costumes, special effects, etc.
Concert – is an example of performing arts presented to an audience within a fine art context either
scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated; spontaneous or otherwise carefully
planned with or without audience participation.
Applied theatre - refers to the use of theatrical forms in non-traditional theatre spaces to explore issues of
interest and concern to communities.
Composition refers to writing a new song or creating the structure of a musical piece.
-It also pertains to the study of the practices and possibilities of music.
Notation is used to visually represent the perceived music played with instruments or sung by
Improvisation is the creative activity of immediate ("in the moment") musical composition, which combines
performance with communication of emotions and instrumental techniques as well as spontaneous
response to other musician.
Romantic Era - The era witnessed by explosion of flamboyance, nationalism, the rise of "superstar"
performers, and concerts aimed at middle-class "paying" audiences.

The Elements of Theater

1. Plot is the arrangement or sequence of events on the stage. It has five stages, namely, exposition, rising
action, climax, falling action, and denouement.
2. Exposition is where the story begins and where the main characters, story, and setting are introduced.
• Rising action is the part wherein the conflict of the story is made known.
• Climax is where the major events of the story happens. It is the peak of the story.
• Falling action is where the main conflict is resolved.
• Lastly, the denouement is the final part of the plot and where everything is explained and resolved.
3.The conflict is the problem of the story. It can either be internal, which happens within the main character, or
external, which are forces out of the character’s control.
There are 3 common types of conflict:
• Character vs. self is an internal conflict within the character. It could be about their psychological or
physical health, or even about their morals and beliefs.
• Character vs. character is about the main character (protagonist) who faces against another character
or a villain (antagonist)
• Character vs. nature is a conflict about natural forces, such as natural disasters, the weather, or
animals.
4.The performers are people that act out the characters and events of the story and provide the vehicle for the
conflict. They are not only actors, but also singers and dancers.
5The theme is the main idea and the reason why the play was written. Examples of themes in theater are
comedy, tragedy, drama, rags to riches, overcoming obstacles, romance, love, social realism, and revenge.
6. Language and diction are the dialogue and expression of the performers through words.
7. Sound is everything that is heard in the play, including voices, incidental songs, background music, and
instruments.
8. Spectacle is every visual element of theater, such as the set, costume, lighting, makeup, and props. The
playwright, also known as dramatist, is a person who writes plays.
9. Theater space is where the play occurs.
Elements of Arts (Integral to Theater)
Line is an art element referring to a path created by a moving point, mark or object.
Space is what makes up the entire area around the object or where the performance is held.
Positive Space is art element referring to the part of the artwork that takes up the space.
Negative Space element of art projecting to the emptiness or the area around or within objects
Form is an art element covering objects with three dimensions (3D), comprising its weight, height & depth. In a
two-dimensional flat enclosed area, when line crosses over itself, the shape is formed. Texture is the perceived
surface quality of a work of art. It is an element of two-dimensional and three-dimensional designs and is
distinguished by its perceived visual and physical properties. I likewise describe as to how something feels or
looks in Impressionism. Implied expression of an art casts what the artists draws or paints. Real mood exhibits
how something actually feel in the field of arts, either in sculpture, theater, etc.
Value is an art element that shows the lightness or darkness of an artwork or object.
Color is an art element derived from reflected or absorbed light. What mood of the production is created.
Contrast is a principle of art that is applied when artist contrasts colors, textures, or shapes or even
movements in theater to direct your viewing towards a particular part of the image or performance.

Unity is created in a work of art when texture, colors, forms or shapes, movements and sounds are
combined harmoniously. This is where the creation of a stylistic plan or concept to which all elements
of the production or design conforms. It is created in art when texture, colors, and forms are
harmoniously combined.
Harmony is an art principle shows the sense of blending and unity obtained when all elements of design fit
together to create an orderly. It is a principle of arts characterized of harmonious relationship of parts to
each other & to the whole. It is the orderly blending and unity of all design elements in a composition.

Variety uses several elements of design to hold the viewer’s attention and to guide the viewer’s eyes
through the artwork or a performance. Variation principle is attributed that too much uninterrupted
harmony is monotonous. Movement shows the way of a viewer’s eye, directed to move through a
composition, often to areas of emphasis. Pattern is formed from a rhythm or a repetition of a shape,
steps, forms or texture across the work of art.
Emphasis is achieved when an artist contrasts colors, textures, or shapes to direct attention to a specific part
of the image. It involves creating a stylistic concept to which all elements of the design conform. It
holds the viewer's attention by using several design elements effectively.
Proportion is characterized by a harmonious relationship between each part and the whole.
Variation prevents monotony by breaking excessive harmony in a composition.
Movement guides the viewer's eye through a composition, often leading to areas of emphasis.
Rhythm is achieved by repeating shapes, forms, or textures across a work of art.
Staging makes up the entire set-up of the stage.
Director is the person in-charge of the entire production
Scriptwriter holds the documents/scripts and is in-charged also of checking the scripts for further review
and improvement if needed.
Cast of characters are the actual performers of the play/theater. They are job titles in the theater that
pertains a person or group of people who are performing on theatrical stage.
Stage Manager’s job is to assist the director and in the monitoring of backstage.
Crew are the production staff in-charge of the properties, costumes and make-ups, lighting & sound effects.
Warm-Up is the term is referred to a practice exercise before the actual performance.
In theater plays, punctuation in a script means emotion. Action defines the movement including the warm-
ups in theater. Creativeness is meant for exploration in theater and other discipline in arts that requires
artistic, aesthetic and innovative application of arts principles to the available resources. Position is a
blocking symbolism in performing arts. ”Important details” simply means as note taking in performing
arts.
Spotlight are row of lights set across the front of a stage floor that shine on the performers.
Stage is a platform in theater, auditorium etc., where the performers stand. This is also where the
performance takes place. Backstage is a section of the stage referring to the area behind the stage and
especially in the dressing rooms. Center stage is the middle section of a theater’s stage.
Group Performance bounds of emphasizing the roles of all performers as a whole rather than a star
performance while a solo performance, sometimes referred to as a one-man show or one-woman
show, features a single person telling a story for an audience, typically for the purpose of
entertainment.
Orchestra group of musicians who play usually classical music together and who are led by a conductor.
Ensemble is a group of people or things that make up a complete unit (such as a musical group, a group of
actors or dancers, or a set of clothes).
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance.
The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated
through words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole.
A choir is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an
ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which spans from
the medieval era to the present, or popular music repertoire.
Overture is a piece of music played at the start of an opera, a musical play, etc.
Curtain Call is what part of the play Program Which serves us the time of a performer return to the stage at
the end of a performance in response to the applause of the audience.
SAMPLE OF THEATER ARTS PRODUCTIONS
1.Mamma Mia! is a jukebox musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on songs recorded
by Swedish group ABBA and composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, members of the band. The
title of the musical is taken from the group's 1975 chart-topper "Mamma Mia".
Cast of Characters
Elena Ricardo. Sophie Sheridan. Sophie is the name of the main character in Mamma Mia who is in loved with
Sky. Sophie had 3 fathers - Harry (Colin Firth), Sam (Pierce Brosnan), and Bill (Stellan Skarsgard).
 Jon Jorgenson. Sky.
 Mary Callanan. Rosie.
 Alison Ewing. Tanya.
 Victor Wallace. Sam Carmichael.
 Paul DeBoy. Harry Bright.
 John Hemphill. Bill Austin
Mama Mia Summary: Donna (Meryl Streep), an independent hotelier in the Greek islands, is preparing
for her daughter's wedding with the help of two old friends. Meanwhile Sophie, the spirited bride, has a
plan. She secretly invites three men from her mother's past in hope of meeting her real father and
having him escort her down the aisle on her big day.
2. Les Misérables, colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz, is a sung-through musical and an adaptation of
Victor Hugo's 1862 novel of the same name, by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, Jean-Marc Natel and
Herbert Kretzmer. The original French musical premiered in Paris in 1980 with direction by Robert Hossein.
This musical play portrays the French Revolution.
Main Cast of Characters:
Alison Luff. Fantine -the character in Les Miz who died and left a daughter to Jean Valjean
Chris McCarrell. Marius.
Alex Finke. Cosette.
Brennyn Lark. Eponine.
Summary : Les Misérables centers on the character Jean Valjean, an ex-convict in 19th-century France. The
story spans many years as it tells of Valjean's release from prison and reformation as an industrialist while
being constantly pursued by the morally strict inspector Javert.
3. Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, and a
libretto by Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe. Based on a 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the
Opera tells the tale of a disfigured musical genius who haunts the Paris Opera House. Mesmerized by the
talents and beauty of the young soprano Christine, the Phantom lures her as his protégé and falls fiercely in
love with her.
This is the musical play that reveals a monstrous-look man who lived at the bottom part of theater in Paris
Cast of Characters:
The original Broadway cast starred Lloyd Webber's then-wife Sarah Brightman as Christine Daaé, Michael
Crawford as the titular Phantom, Steve Barton as Raoul, Cris Groenendaal as Monsieur André, Nicholas
Wyman as Monsieur Firmin, Judy Kaye as Carlotta, David Romano as Piangi, Leila Martin as Madame Giry.
4. Sound of Music
A tuneful, heartwarming story, it is based on the real-life story of the Von Trapp Family singers, one of the
world's best-known concert groups in the era immediately preceding World War II. Julie Andrews plays the role
of Maria, the tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey who becomes a governess
The Trapp Family (also known as the von Trapp Family) were a singing group formed from the family of former
Austrian naval commander Georg von Trapp. The family achieved fame in their original singing career in their
native Austria during the interwar period. Captain Von Trapp was the head of the Von Trapp Family with 7
children.

5. Cats Musical
Cats is a sung-through musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the 1939 poetry collection Old
Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. It tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the
night they make the "Jellicle choice" by deciding which cat will ascend to the Heaviside layer. Memory was the
famous song played in Cats Musical.
Summary : The Jellicle Cats come out to play on one special night of the year – the night of the Jellicle Ball.
One by one they tell their stories for the amusement of Old Deuteronomy, their wise and benevolent leader,
who must choose one of the Cats to ascend to The Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle
life.
Cast of Characters
Jennyanydots - the Old Gumbie Cat, sleeps and lounges all day long; Rum Tum Tugger, a playful prankster
that the female cats find extremely attractive, and who enjoys being the centre of attention, Grizabella, The
Glamour Cat, who is shunned by the rest of the tribe despite being a Jellicle Cat
Theater is a building where plays, shows are performed on a stage.
Musical Play tells a story with songs and often dancing.
Dance is a is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement.
Contractual Talents are those people that are usually employed on contract, or for particular performances or
productions.
Ballet is a type of dance developed first in Italy and then in France from lavish court spectacles that
combined music, drama, poetry, song, costumes and dance.
Hip-hop is a genre of dance originated in New York, specifically in the area known as the Bronx.
Modern Dance is a type of dance that brought an explosion of innovation in dance style characterized by an
exploration of free technique.
During the pre-historic times, theater in the Philippines were in the form of indigenous rituals, verbal jousts
or games and songs and dances.
Tanghalang Pilipino (Philippine Theater) is the leading exponent of Philippine theater and the resident drama
company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines that started in 1987.
Teatro Zorilla is known as the home of Zarzuela inaugurated on August 17, 1893.
Drama pertains to a prose or a poetical composition meant to be performed on a stage in front of an audience
at the theatre. Types of drama includes comedy, melodrama, tragedy and tragicomedy. These genres
originated in different times, but each of them has its own characteristics. However, all of them have
their place in modern culture and should be appreciated.