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Theatre Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. One of the most famous Sanskrit dramas - a love story in seven acts written by the playwright Kalidasa






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






3. A medley of the show's songs played as a preview; usually the beginning of a traditional musical; lets the audience know that it's time to stop talking because the performance is about to begin






4. The German equivalent to Diderot; was a playwright - critic - and Enlightenment philosopher Who wrote tragedies and comedies about the middle-class; his greatest play was Nathan the Wise






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






6. Founded in 1946 by Julian Beck and Judith Malina; dedicated itself to contemporary social issues and highly political - easthetically radical plays






7. Improved the daguerreotype and created modern photography; was also an English physicist






8. French philosopher and playwright; The Flies (1943) & No Exit (1944)






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






10. Elaborate geometrical designs were used for these roles which included supernatural beings - warriors - and bandits; the color of the make-up indicated the character's personality






11. Sigmund Freud's book which analyzes the character of Oedipus and Hamlet






12. Told stories about common people who felt grand emotions and suffered devastating consequences (Enlightenment)






13. Six characters take on life of their own when the playwright fails to complete the play in which they were supposed to appear






14. Estrangement; essentially the alienation effect






15. Exposed the squalid living conditions of the urban poor and explores scandalous topics like poverty - venereal disease and prostitution; 'Sordid Realism'






16. Type of theatre greatly influenced by Buddhism and Shinto; originates in ritual






17. One of the most popular Kabuki and Bunraku playwrights - who - like Shakespeare - wrote crowd-pleasing plays that combined poetry and prose in dramatic tales of comedy - tragedy - love - and war






18. A permanent - professional theatre outside NYC; founded in 1947 by Margo Jones; stage new plays alongside commercial hits and historical plays; appeal to the intellectual audiences that Hollywood seldom serves






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






20. Nigerian playwright that was executed for trying to protect the Ogoni people against encroachments of Shell oil company






21. Showed middle-class characters finding happiness and true love (Enlightenment)






22. French Enlightenment playwright; was an inventor and thinker who spent countless hours at the leading intellectual salons of France; most famous plays are The Barber of Seville - and The Marriage of Figaro - his plays reflect the attitudes of the Enl






23. Exposed the squalid living conditions of the urban poor and explores scandalous topics like poverty - venereal disease and prostitution; 'Sordid Realism'






24. First part had musical numbers with little comic dialogue; second part was full of songs - dance and standup routines; third part featured a one-act play






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






26. The German equivalent to Diderot; was a playwright - critic - and Enlightenment philosopher Who wrote tragedies and comedies about the middle-class; his greatest play was Nathan the Wise






27. The artist imposes his own internal state onto the outside world itself; expressionism is a subjective account of an objective perception; expressionist plays use deliberate set distortion






28. Highlights the insanity of life in a comical way






29. The men who play female roles are called:






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






31. The first theatre in the world to be lit with electric lights






32. Most famous surrealist and was a French writer and director; studied Asian religions - mysticism - and ancient cultures; declared theatre should should wake the nerves and heart; argued that proscenium arch theatres create a barrier between the audie






33. A production of British actor Charles Kean; had realistic costumes - set and props that he had researched to make sure they were historically correct

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34. One of the most well-known Muslim Playwrights - who uses her plays not only to express herself but also to prompt discussions about such topics as violence against women - religious fanaticism - and female sexual desire






35. Earliest form for photography






36. Plays about the issues of the day that were in Manhattan neighborhoods






37. Includes all other forms of drama - from the ancient ritual theatre of Africa to the traditional theatre of Asia to the shadow and puppet theatre of Muslim lands






38. Writes the book






39. Peking Opera was dramatically altered when:






40. First black woman playwright to be producted on Broadway; Raisin in the Sun based of her actual childhood






41. Three parts of a Noh play






42. An extreme form of realism; an acurate 'documentary' of everyday life - including its seamy side






43. Improved the daguerreotype and created modern photography; was also an English physicist






44. A period of licentious gaudiness inspired by the elaborate styles that Charles II brought with him from the French Court






45. Kabuki borrowed many of these movements to make Kabuki acting highly stylized and almost puppet-like






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






47. The first modern musical; a melodrama about black magic staged in NYC in 1866






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






49. Term used to describe performances that mix theatre - visual arts - music - dance - gesture and rituals; often use multimedia effects - sounds and lighting effects to make a point and allow the audience to understand its deeper implications; often re






50. Have become living traditions that are handed down from father to son

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