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Theatre Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Theatre was not seen as being of value to society - so plays were not an important part of:






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






3. The men who play female roles are called:






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






5. 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






6. The sung words






7. Writers who felt science was not adequate to describe the full range of human experience - and their writings stressed instinct - intuition - and feeling






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






9. Spoken lines of dialogue as well as the plot






10. 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






11. Closely tied to ritual - and it uses color - dance - song - and movements to exaggerate - stylize - and symbolically represent life






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Comic operas that mixed popular songs of the day with spoken dialogue






17. Greatest of the Sturm und Drang playwrights; was also a critic - journalist - painter - biologist - statesman - poet - novelist - philosopher - scientist - and the manager of the Duke of Weimar's playhouse






18. Smaller - less expensive alternative experimental theatres; flourished in lofts - basements - coffeehouses and any found space usable






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






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






21. A robust and spectacular version of Noh; named after the characters for 'song' - 'dance' - and 'skill'; created by a woman named Okuni - owner of a brothel






22. Estrangement; essentially the alienation effect






23. Known for life-like sets that used hand-painted screens and gas-powered lighting effects to stage realistic sunrises and storm clouds; invented the DAGUERREO-TYPE - which was an early form of photography






24. No protagonist; deals with a family of characters who tell many stories at once; the fact that characters on stage take no action may inspire audience members to be motivated for the opposite in real life






25. Grew out of the theatre of Thespis in Ancient Greece; passed from the Athenians to the Romans to the medieval Europeans






26. Musicals that are mostly singing and have less spoken dialogue; similar to operattas - but thier tone is often much darker and more dramatic






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






28. Named new 'photographic' realism NATURALISM and his phrase 'slice of life' is quoted description of it






29. 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






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






31. One of the most valuable historical records of Indian theatre; an encyclopedic book of dramatic theory and practice; has 37 chapters and covers every aspect of classical Indian drama - also a treatise on dramatic theory and philosophy - states that t






32. Where more experts agree that human beings came into existence






33. The audience remains alienated from the performance so they could critically consider the play's themes






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






35. Writes the music






36. French philosopher often called the Father of the Romantic movement; argued that people could find happiness in a 'state of nature' and that they should learn from nature rather than the artificial and corrupted teachings of society






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






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






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






40. 'The Father of Realism'; was initially a Romantic writer and his early plays were verse dramas largely based on Norwegian history and folk literature; plays presented complex - sometimes distrubing - views of human society; A Doll's House (1879) - Gh






41. Including operetta - developed out of intermezzi






42. Brought Western-style theatre to Africa to dramatize Bible stories in order to win converts






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






44. 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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45. More serious plot and theme; West Side Story (1957)






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. Earliest form for photography






50. 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