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Theatre Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Contemporary form of Sanskrit Theatre - dramatized version of the Hindu epic poems Ramayana and Mahabharata






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






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






4. All lines are sung - usually to grand classical music; Madama Butterfly (1904)






5. Earliest form for photography






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






7. Highlights the insanity of life in a comical way






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






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






10. One of the most famous Sanskrit dramas - a love story in seven acts written by the playwright Kalidasa






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






13. Goethe's most famous Romantic play






14. Staged inexpensive - noncommercial productions of artistically significant plays in small - out-of-the-way theatres






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






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






17. 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






18. Romanian-born French playwright best categorized as a hilarious absurdist; The Bald Soprano (1949) & Rhinoceros (1959)






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






20. Three parts of a Noh play






21. Sarcastic label of Scribe's plays; the sympathetic protagonist suffers at the hands of an evil antagonist in the course of intense action - suspense - and contrived play devices; ending is always happy and the loose ends are neatly tied up






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. Life has no purpose and they confused and antagonized audiences by refusing to adhere to a coherent set of principles - mirroring the madness of the world






28. 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)






29. Including operetta - developed out of intermezzi






30. Most popular type of theatre during the Restoration; often featured great wit and wordplay and told stories about sexual gratification - bedroom escapades - and humankind's unrefined nature when it comes to sex






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






32. Staged inexpensive - noncommercial productions of artistically significant plays in small - out-of-the-way theatres






33. 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






34. 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






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






36. 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






37. 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






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






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

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40. No spoken dialogue - entirely sung; comes from the Latin word 'work' and may have originally meant 'works in music' or 'musical works for the stage'; first operas were in Italy in late 1500s






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






42. A big production number that usually receives a torrent of applause that literally stops the show






43. Elmer Rice; about a man named Mr. Zero Who is fired from his job and replaced by an adding machine






44. 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






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






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






47. Suggests we are trapped in an irrational universe where even basic communication is impossible






48. Comedies forced Victorian society to reexamine its hypocrisies; Lady Windermere's Fan (1892) - A WOman of No Importance (1893) - An Ideal Husband (1894); advocated 'art for art's sake'; The Importance of Being Ernest






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






50. 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







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