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Theatre Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Built in Venice in 1637






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






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






4. The men who play female roles are called:






5. A true-to-life interior containing a room or rooms with the fourth wall removed so that the audience has the feeling of looking in on the characters' private lives






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






7. Third part of a Noh play - the protagonist appears as a new self - and the cause of torment is resolved






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






9. 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






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






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






12. 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






13. Uses rock music - the rock and roll of the 1950s (Grease) - the psychedelic rock of the 1960s (Hair) or contemporary pop and rock (Rent)






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






15. Filled with characters who cannot resist an argument about social issues; no character is exempt from talking politics and theorizing about moral - artistic or religious reform






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






17. Plays without music






18. Spoken lines of dialogue as well as the plot






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






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






21. This happened for the first time during the Restoration






22. 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






23. 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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24. Third part of a Noh play - the protagonist appears as a new self - and the cause of torment is resolved






25. Peking Opera was dramatically altered when:






26. 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)






27. Unstructured theatrical events on street corners - bus stops and anywhere else people gathered






28. Divided into fatalist - hilarious and existentialist






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






30. Built in Venice in 1637






31. The orchestrated melodies






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






33. Three parts of a Noh play






34. 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






35. Earliest form for photography






36. Comic interludes performed during the intermissions of opera






37. A dialogue that captures the incoherence - broken language - and pauses of modern speech; usually marked by surreal distortion and impending danger; from writing of Franz Kafka






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






39. Grew up in poverty and put himself through medical school and set up free clinics in Russia to help the poor; The Seagull (1896) - Uncle Vanya (1899) Three Sisters (1901) & The Cherry Orchard (1904); placed on stage the lazy chaos of lives crushed by






40. Only cost a nickel






41. 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






42. Plays without music






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






44. 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






45. Form of theatre that mixed traditional African ritual theatre and Western-style drama; encouraged African nationalism - glorified Africa's past - and advanced African customs - rituals - and culture; also dealt with serious political themes and appla






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






47. People who dismissed Traditional African Theatre because it was so unlike anything they knew






48. 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






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






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







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