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Theatre is a form of entertainment where a story, theme, or sensation, is expressed through a combination of acting, song, sounds, movement, dance, and physical objects. Theatre usually implies a live event (in constrast to recorded performances such as film), usually involves humans (in constrast to circus acts), and is almost always intended to be displayed before an audience.
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Theatre is a form of entertainment whereby a story, theme, or sensation is expressed through a combination of acting, song, sounds, movement, dance, and physical objects. Theatre usually implies a live event, usually involves humans, and is almost always intended to be performed before a live audience.
   
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:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_theater Musical theatre] has its origins in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operetta operetta] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaudeville vaudeville], and shares some characteristics from both these genres.
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*[[wikipedia:Musical theatre|Musical theatre]] has its origins in [[wikipedia:Operetta|operetta]] and [[wikipedia:Vaudeville|vaudeville]], and shares some characteristics from both these genres.
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revue Musical Revue] is light entertainment comprising a patchwork of sketches and songs often based on a theme, but without a strong story line.
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*[[wikipedia:Revue|Musical Revue]] is light entertainment comprising a patchwork of sketches and songs often based on a theme, but without a strong story line.
:A play with music usually has more spoken dialogue than song and dance.
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*A play with music usually has more spoken dialogue than song and dance.
:[http://theatre.wikia.com/wiki/Jukebox_Musicals Jukebox Musicals] are a compilation of individual songs already made famous by a songwriter or band, strung together by a (usually weak) story.
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*[[Jukebox Musicals]] are a compilation of individual songs already made famous by a songwriter or band, strung together by a (usually weak) story.
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_opera Rock Opera] is a through-sung musical using pop music.
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*[[wikipedia:Rock opera|Rock Opera]] is a through-sung musical using pop music.
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantomime Pantomime] is theatrical entertainment for the family, usually a farce or burlesque, where songs and dance feature prominently.
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*[[wikipedia:Pantomime|Pantomime]] is theatrical entertainment for the family, usually a farce or burlesque, where songs and dance feature prominently.
   
 
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'''[[The Naples Players]] (TNP) are a Community Theatre company located in Naples, Florida. The company was founded in 1953, and performs in the Sugden Community Theatre in downtown Naples at 701 5th Avenue South. As of 2007, It has been named "Best Live Theatre" (including professional theatres) in Southwest Florida five times by the readers poll of the [http://www.naplesnews.com Naples Daily News], and is ranked as one of the top ten Community Theatres in the United States.'''
 
 
 
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'''Naysayers who wondered how a "non-professional" theater would tackle the theatrical challenges of the show- an extravaganza with a huge cast, endless ornate costumes and near-constant scene changes — the Players have created a show so polished and large-scale it could easily compete with any of the area’s professional venues.'''
 
</blockquote>'''-Tiffany Yates, ''[http://www.naplesnews.com The Naples Daily News].'''''
 
 
 
 
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Mission[]

To promote the creation, performance, and appreciation of all aspects of theatre.

Definition[]

Theatre is a form of entertainment whereby a story, theme, or sensation is expressed through a combination of acting, song, sounds, movement, dance, and physical objects. Theatre usually implies a live event, usually involves humans, and is almost always intended to be performed before a live audience.

Sub-genres[]

  • Musical theatre has its origins in operetta and vaudeville, and shares some characteristics from both these genres.
  • Musical Revue is light entertainment comprising a patchwork of sketches and songs often based on a theme, but without a strong story line.
  • A play with music usually has more spoken dialogue than song and dance.
  • Jukebox Musicals are a compilation of individual songs already made famous by a songwriter or band, strung together by a (usually weak) story.
  • Rock Opera is a through-sung musical using pop music.
  • Pantomime is theatrical entertainment for the family, usually a farce or burlesque, where songs and dance feature prominently.

You Write:[]

Here are original works written by the users of this site. Feel free to edit them, start new ones, and perform them in your communities. Just be sure to tell your audiences where the text comes from. And be sure to tell us, on the discussion pages, how your show went, and what you learned about the piece from performing it.


Annoucements[]

BoatsAreRockable BoatsAreRockable 20 July 2015
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New Admin

Hi Theatre Wiki visitors!

I'm happy to inform you that User:DinoKev has kindly made me an admin here. This should make it much easier for me to improve this wiki. To start with I'm going to sift through all the existing pages here on the Theatre Wiki…

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BoatsAreRockable BoatsAreRockable 21 June 2015
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Breathing new life into the Theatre Wiki?

I recently discovered this wiki and was saddened to see that is rather neglected. I am a big fan of theatre (particularly musicals) and believe that this wiki has loads of potential to be "something incredible" (Yeah a BOM reference...).

As a result …

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