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Theatre Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Have become living traditions that are handed down from father to son

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






3. 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






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






5. 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






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






7. Proclaimed 'God is dead...and we have killed him.'; felt taht absence of God was a tragedy - but believed human beings needed to accept the tragedy and move forward in a world that was unjust and meaningless






8. Would be removed in the box set to give audience a real life look into the scene






9. One of the most important French philosophers of the Age of Reason - wrote and edited the first encyclopedia; was also a dramatist who penned books on the techniques of acting; authored The Paradox of Acting - a book that attached the pompous declama






10. Musicals with a particularly well-developed story and characters






11. 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






12. Islam's holy book - contains a warning about 'graven images' similar to the one in the Bible - prohibition applies to dolls - statues - portraits - and people playing a character






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






14. Highlights the insanity of life in a comical way






15. Any artist or work of art that is experimental - innovative or unconventional; some styles would be symbolism - expressionism - futurism - Dadaism - surrealism - and absurdism






16. The men who play female roles are called:






17. 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'






18. A popular form of stage entertainment from the 1880s to the 1940s; included a dozen or so slapstick comedy routines - song-and-dance numbers - magic acts and juggling or acrobatic performances






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






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






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






22. Wooden clappers used in Kabuki






23. The first all-black show to pay at a top Broadway theatre






24. The time period that glorified humans' power to reason and analyze - a period of great philosophical - scientific - technological - political - and religious revolutions






25. 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






26. Play that takes place in a mental institution - the audience sits on the stage with the actor-patients






27. Comic interludes performed during the intermissions of opera






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






29. Any artist or work of art that is experimental - innovative or unconventional; some styles would be symbolism - expressionism - futurism - Dadaism - surrealism - and absurdism






30. Recorded conversations of slum dwellers in Dublin and used their words verbatim in his plays

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31. French physicist - mathematician - and philosopher - expressed the essence of Romanticism






32. Holds that human beings are naturally alone - without purpose or mission - in a universe that has no God; not a negative - for without God humans can create their own existences - purpose and meaning






33. Proclaimed 'God is dead...and we have killed him.'; felt taht absence of God was a tragedy - but believed human beings needed to accept the tragedy and move forward in a world that was unjust and meaningless






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






35. 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






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






37. 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)






38. Plays without music






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






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






41. 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






42. First part of a Noh Play - usually a chance meeting between two characters - introductions are made and the characters engage in a question-and-answer sequence that reveals the protagonist's concern






43. Book - music - and lyrics






44. A form of musical entertainment featuring bawdy songs - dancing women - and sometimes striptease






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






47. First part of a Noh Play - usually a chance meeting between two characters - introductions are made and the characters engage in a question-and-answer sequence that reveals the protagonist's concern






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






49. Writes the music






50. Theatre was not seen as being of value to society - so plays were not an important part of:






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