Theatrical Style

Naturalism :
Portraying life on stage with a close attention to detail, based on observation of real life.

Realism :
Portraying characters on stage that are close to real life, with realistic settings and staging.

Expressionism :
Anti-realistic in seeing appearance as distorted and the truth lying within man. The outward appearance on stage can be distorted and unrealistic to portray an eternal truth.

Absurdism :
Presents a perspective that all human attempts at significance are illogical. Ultimate truth is chaos with little certainty. There is no necessity that need drive us.

Modernism :
A broad concept that sees art, including theatre, as detached from life in a pure way and able to reflect on life critically.

Postmodernism :
There are multiple meanings, and meaning is what you create, not what is. This approach often uses other media and breaks accepted conventions and practices.

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