THE POWER AND LIMITATIONS OF THEATRICALIMAGINATION

the power and limitations of theatricalimagination

Write a paragraph discussing the power and limitations of theatrical imaginationPlease feel free to drawfrom productions you have seen. (The old high school productions count, too!) Why are we willing to suspend disbelief when we see a play, yet we demand so much more from a film production? Do you think that the limitation on special effects and alternative demand on the audience member to suspend disbeliefis a weakness or a strength of the theatrical experience? Would you rather see The Tempest on stage or in film? Why?

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Theatrical performance allows people to express themselves and become more creative or gain skills which other people think they are inappropriate to display. Theatrical performances enable the audience to use imagination in a social context. People create a world of fantasy in their mind, where they reconnect the performances and their thoughts. At the end of the play, people can return to the real world. Basically, theatrical presentations have the power to make the audience believe and also create images in their mind. In my opinion, the limitations of theatrical imagination are the ability…
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THE POWER AND LIMITATIONS OF THEATRICALIMAGINATION

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