after this semester I have actually changed my mind of what my definition of theatre is. I now believe that theatre is your class play/musical/orchestra/dance/ etc. type performance on a traditional stage set up with an audience. Things such as street performers, flash mobs, weddings, movies and such I view as being entertainment. I feel that entertainment is a more broad definition than theatre which is why I think it pertains better to performances that are not on your traditional stage. another reason is because if we are in the musical THEATRE program we are not learning how to do flash mobs and rehearse weddings... we are learning how to sing, dance, and act, which are your everyday theatre experiences. I believe there are many different forms of entertainment, theatre being one specific section to it all.
As simple as that. THE END.
Interesting, I can see how this topic is so ambiguous and why there is so much grey area. Because personally, I said that one of the most important factors of theatre is that there is a audience who is being entertained. That being said, a lot of the examples Elise listed as theatrical I may see as theatre. But I do agree that a specific space that is used as a stage is very important and maybe that is something that would get rid of some of the discrepancies. All in all I agree with this post and feel that it brought up an interesting point.
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