Theater Sound Greases The Problem Of Conditions Of Audience

Question #5: The consideration of theater sound raises the problem of how audiences are configured architecturally, and how such configuration contributes to an understanding of conditions of audience. Briefly explain this concept with reference to at least two different forms of theater and the different conditions of audience they promote. How a sound is used plays an impact on how audiences are configured architecturally, and how such configuration contributes to an understanding of conditions of audience. Drama, musical, comedy, tragedy and the like are different forms of a theatre. While all of them to entertain the audience, the promotion of feelings and conditions vary on the part of the spectators. According to Meszaros (2005), theater teaches people and the society a lot of things. It

An example of this is Bergman's Persona which started with how the lights of a house went down, and that there were brutal images which appeared on screen; terrifying scenery of animal sacrifices; and a nail driven through a hand. And then, there was a boy who looked to be like a corpse like the others, but turned out to be alive as he moved, read a book, reached toward the surface of the screen, and under his hands was a form of the face of a beautiful woman (Chion, 1990). Another form of theatre play is a comedy film. An example of this is Tati's Monsieur Hulot's Holiday. In this French comedy film, Monsieur Hulot was a clumsy character but with a well-meaning identity. This play portrays the shouts of children while they are having fun, and how their voices resonate in an outdoor space. It was all there in the sound—a world of play and vitality (Chion, 1990). Watching a horror play grabs the audience by the throat and shakes them with a force brought about by terrifying scene and scary sound effects which perfects such scene. On the other hand, comedy plays make the audience happy because of the jokes and satire which make them