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fandomhigh2008-03-03 08:30 am
World Mythology - Monday, March 3rd - 2th Period
“Little information about the origin of theatre
has survived. The information we do have comes from wall paintings, decorations, artifacts, and hieroglyphics that show the importance of successful hunts, seasonal changes, life cycles, and stories of the gods. From these we see the necessity of passing along the experiences of the old to the young through art, storytelling, and dramatizing events. This practice gave the youth of a culture a guide and a plan for their own lives,” she said, beginning to sort various handouts into piles.
“Theatre emerged from myth, ritual, and ceremony. Early societies perceived connections between certain actions performed by the group or leaders in the group and the desired results of the whole society. These actions moved from habit, to tradition, and then on to ceremony and ritual. The formulation of these actions, and the consequent repetition and rehearsal, broke the ground for theatre.”
“The earliest example of ceremony and ritual evolving towards theatre comes from ancient
“Now, while I’m sure most of you are still convinced that civilization on this world, including theater, began with the Greeks, the fact is that this world's earliest report of a dramatic production comes from the banks of the
Ghanima grin was slightly feral as she began dropping handouts on desks. “The acting of those days must certainly have been quite as realistic as that of any modern stage, for later Greek historians tell us that many actor-warriors died of the wounds received in the "sham" battles between the enemies of Osiris and the forces led by his son, Ap-uat. The play closes with the resurrection of Osiris as a god and the foreshadowing to all the faithful of their own final resurrection.”
“The exact procedures are largely unknown, but it is believed that there were great celebrations among people combined with secluded, sacred rituals performed by the priesthood inside the temple. Some of these rites were public, however, and the processions which emerged from the temple were attended by masses of commoners. Perhaps the most important reason for the widespread popularity of the Cult of Osiris was the promise of eternal life to each and everyone, commoner and king alike.”
“For your handouts today, because I know you all love my packets, we have a schedule of the ritual, the legend itself, information about
“Today, we are putting on the
“Our actors for the day are…” Ghani held up her candy dish, folded paper tags clearly visible inside as she began drawing out names. “Hrm… for the staring role of Osiris, Valentine. For the devoted wife, Isis, Teddy Altman.” No, she wasn’t even attempting to hide her amusement at that. Lucky Teddy. “Last, but not least, as everyone’s favorite upstart, Set, Michael Guerin. Gentlemen, if you’d be so kind as to come up to my desk in a moment?”
"We may not have the actual script, so you’ll get to make parts of it up, but we are lucky enough to have something possibly even more important.” Ghanima drew one more name out of her bowl. “Naminé, would you be kind enough to come forward and take the Stage Manager's prompt book and diary
? It will be your job to keep the actors on-task, and make sure the play reaches its proper end."
[Please wait for my massive OCD is up! Standard disclaimers apply, see store for details. No students were harmed too badly during the making of this production.]
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