Visual Shorthand and Meaning Production in Children's Theater Performances

ABSTRACT The process of perceiving the reduced theatrical visual image takes place through the combination of subjective and objective factors on an ongoing basis. Thus, the reduced visual perception is considered the product of the recipient’s interaction with his external world surrounding him, as the formation of the visual image is not just about arranging shapes, but it must go beyond that. It is an attempt to reduce everything that is surplus that does not fit with the mentality of the recipient. Reduction in the visual image works to draw the child's attention and motivate him to the proposed idea that is compatible with the characteristics of his age stage. Therefore, the research included four chapters. The first is (the methodological framework), which contains the research problem, its importance, and objectives, and defines the terms that the researcher concluded with the procedural definition. Then came the second chapter. (Theoretical framework), which was divided into two axes, a conceptual one: the first: a study of (the concept of reduction) and the second: (reduction of the elements of theatrical performance) and previous studies and the results of the theoretical framework of indicators, then came the third chapter (procedural) and the model of the research sample that was Purposefully selected from the research community, which receded in the year (2022), after which came the fourth chapter (production and conclusions), then recommendations and proposals.