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Theatre Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. 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






2. The realism of the play is expressed through lyrical language






3. Book - music - and lyrics






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






5. 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






6. Characters were not individuals but types; standard roles included scholar - lover - hero - maiden - old woman - coquette - virtuous wife - and acrobatic warrior-maiden






7. A sudden - striking pose (often with their eyes crossed - chin sharply turned - and big toe pointed towards the sky) in Kabuki accompanied by several powerful beats of wooden clappers






8. 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






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






10. Studied the history of class conflict






11. Peking Opera was dramatically altered when:






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






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






14. 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






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






16. 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






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






18. Goethe's most famous Romantic play






19. Form of drama that dominated theatre in India for a thousand years; named for the ancient Indian language in which its plays are performed; combine the natural and the supernatural - the believable and unbelievable






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






21. 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






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






23. History plays about major political events of the past - domestic plays about the loves and lives of merchants and townspeople - and dance-dramas about the world of spirits and animals






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






25. Highlights the insanity of life in a comical way






26. '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






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






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






29. Plays without music






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






31. 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






32. Included comic scenes - dance interludes and sentimental ballads all based on white stereotypes of black life in the South






33. A program of sketches - singing - dancing and songs pulled from previous sources






34. 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






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






36. Feature the work of a director-choreographer






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






38. 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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39. What western theatre is often called:






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






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






42. Type of theatre that grew out of ritual - incorporated acting - music - storytelling - poetry - dance - costumes - and lots of masks to create a theatre that combined ritual and ceremony with drama






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






44. 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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. 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







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