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Theatre Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Said that the free enterprise system is seriously flawed and is a cause of great human misery because it exploits the poor






2. During the Enlightenment there were revolutions in: ... which had a profound effect on theatre






3. Writes the music






4. Writes the book






5. Most famous of the absurdist playwrights; best considered a fatalist - although work is sometimes hilarious and can ask existential questions; Endgame (1957) Krapp's Last Tape (1958) and Happy Days (1961); Waiting for Godot (1953)






6. Unstructured theatrical events on street corners - bus stops and anywhere else people gathered






7. Wrote 'high comedies' which were cerebral socially relevant plays that had an intellectual scope so vast they forced audiences to reassess their values; Man and Superman (1903) & The Quintessence of Ibsenism (1891)






8. Contemporary form of Sanskrit Theatre - dramatized version of the Hindu epic poems Ramayana and Mahabharata






9. Earliest form for photography






10. Records of this type of theatre are fragmentary - but we do know that it grew out of regional religious rituals related to Confucianism - Taoism - and Buddhism - and ritual dances performed during the Shang dynasty






11. Characterized by a light-hearted - fast-moving comic story - whose dialogue is interspersed with popular music; Guys and Dolls (1950)






12. Big-time vaudeville who performed a series of lavish musical reviews on Broadway






13. A dialogue that captures the incoherence - broken language - and pauses of modern speech; usually marked by surreal distortion and impending danger; from writing of Franz Kafka






14. Spoken lines of dialogue as well as the plot






15. Feature the work of a director-choreographer






16. Second part of a Noh play - protagonist performs a dance that expresses his or her concern






17. Argued that the prime function of playwrights is to expose the social and moral evils of their time






18. A dialogue that captures the incoherence - broken language - and pauses of modern speech; usually marked by surreal distortion and impending danger; from writing of Franz Kafka






19. Wooden clappers used in Kabuki






20. In Sigmund Romberg's play the king young heir to the throne sacrifices his personal happiness for the good of the kingdom when he sorrowfully pulls himself away from his true love in order to marry a princess whom he does not love






21. Wrote plays about the rugged lives of Irish peasants using their dialect; Riders to the Sea (1904) & The Playboy of the Western World (1907)






22. Bandits discuss rival systems of goverment while waiting for an attack






23. Most famous American expressionist playwright who won Nobel Prize for Literature (1936); A touch of the Poet (1935) - The Iceman Cometh (1939) - A Long Day's Journey into Night (1956) & A Moon for the Misbegotten (1952); The Hairy Ape (1952)

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24. Said that the free enterprise system is seriously flawed and is a cause of great human misery because it exploits the poor






25. Holds that human beings are naturally alone - without purpose or mission - in a universe that has no God






26. Studied the history of class conflict






27. Most famous American expressionist playwright who won Nobel Prize for Literature (1936); A touch of the Poet (1935) - The Iceman Cometh (1939) - A Long Day's Journey into Night (1956) & A Moon for the Misbegotten (1952); The Hairy Ape (1952)

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28. The first 'talkie' movie; featured white actor Al Jolson in blackface performing in a minstrel show






29. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (2005); The Dumb Waiter (1957)






30. Result of western influence - a toned down version of Kabuki - told stories of everyday life - particularly those of women - women played women's parts (whereas Kabuki was all male)






31. Third part of a Noh play - the protagonist appears as a new self - and the cause of torment is resolved






32. Composed and produced by Bob Cole - lyrics by Billy Johnson; story of a con man and used minstrel stereotypes and spoofed Chinatown; in one scene a young black man sings about he and his date were denied entry to a nightclub cuz He was black and this






33. People who dismissed Traditional African Theatre because it was so unlike anything they knew






34. French director who stage play The Butchers (1888) with real sides of beef infested with maggots






35. Would agitate the masses - attack the spectators' sensibilities and purge people of their destructive tendencies; wanted stylized - ritualized performances - not realism - which they felt restricted the theatre to the study of psychological problems






36. The want for more 'genuine' sets - more 'honest' acting - and dialogue to be modeled after everyday speech - influenced by ideas of CHarles Darwin - Sigmund Freud and Karl Marx






37. Sell over $1billion worth of tickets annually - majority of those are for musicals






38. First female theatre manager in London; was also an actor and singer; managed first theatre to have a box set; Olympic Theatre in London






39. Based off the idea that before a problem can be solved - society must first understand that the problem exists; 'attack the message - not the messenger'






40. Form of theatre that mixed traditional African ritual theatre and Western-style drama; encouraged African nationalism - glorified Africa's past - and advanced African customs - rituals - and culture; also dealt with serious political themes and appla






41. Used giant puppets and actors to enact parables denouncing the Vietnam War and materialism






42. Developed from the dance-prayers of Buddhist priests; has five possible subjects: the deities - the deeds of heroic samurai - women - insanity - and famous legends






43. Highlights the insanity of life in a comical way






44. Goethe's most famous Romantic play






45. A program of unrelated singing - dancing and comedy numbers






46. Most famous Restoration-era woman to make her living by writing plays






47. A repetition of the song - sometimes with new lyrics - sometimes with the same lyrics but with new meaning or subtext in order to make a dramatic point






48. Based off the idea that before a problem can be solved - society must first understand that the problem exists; 'attack the message - not the messenger'






49. A blend of melody and drama and refers to the background music often played during these performances






50. Form of theatre that mixed traditional African ritual theatre and Western-style drama; encouraged African nationalism - glorified Africa's past - and advanced African customs - rituals - and culture; also dealt with serious political themes and appla