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Ho wd id V Do a ud N e muow vill sic e le a ls a d ? to Warm Ups PLACES STRETCHES TONGUE TWISTERS  Vaudeville-- Song and dance performers emerged as most pop...

Ho wd id V Do a ud N e muow vill sic e le a ls a d ? to Warm Ups PLACES STRETCHES TONGUE TWISTERS  Vaudeville-- Song and dance performers emerged as most popular >Musicals from Vaudeville Early musicals used catchy songs and dances with comedy - from Vaudeville - into a larger narrative (story) Theaters built for large Vaudeville variety acts and musical revues easily transitioned to musicals ⚬ Ziegfeld’s Follies “Book” Musical - first one was Show Boat (1927) ⚬ Combining Vaudeville elements with more traditional storytelling  Musical Characteristics Combo of singing/dancing/acting to tell a story Cornerstone of American theatre for 100+ years Serious or comedic storylines with music Anything Goes (1933) Oklahoma! (1943) 1940s and 1950s - considered the Golden Age of Musicals  New Theatre As Vaudeville continued and ultimately declined, new modern playwrights emerged alongside musicals to reflect people’s everyday life!  Realism and Naturalism Playwrights write and create reflections of everyday people and life. Around 1919 - PRESENT! Real events, real emotion, authentic performances HINT: YOU ALREADY KNOW THIS STYLE OF ACTING! Primary form of theatre today too  Realism/ Naturalism: Acting Style Stanislavski and the “Method” Subtext/Objective/Beats/GC etc. Create reality/authenticity onstage  Modern Playwrights Eugene O’Neill, Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1956) Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman (1949) Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun (1959) Clifford Odets, Waiting for Lefty (1937) Lillian Hellman, The Little Foxes (1938) August Wilson, Fences (1986) Contemporary Plays Lynn Nottage, Sweat (2015) James Ijames, Fat Ham (2022) Stephen Karam, The Humans (2015) Bruce Norris, Clybourne Park (2009) Suzan-Lori Parks, TopDog/Underdog (2002) Annie Baker, The Flick (2014) Tracy Letts, August: Osage County (2008) Eboni Booth, Primary Trust (2024)