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Theatre Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. 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'






2. 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






3. 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






4. Kabuki borrowed many of these movements to make Kabuki acting highly stylized and almost puppet-like






5. By Swedish Playwright August Strindberg; fourteen-act play that follows the disconnected logic of a dream






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






7. Have become living traditions that are handed down from father to son

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






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






10. 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






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






12. 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






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






14. Wrote plays about the rugged lives of Irish peasants using their dialect; Riders to the Sea (1904) & The Playboy of the Western World (1907)






15. 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






16. Writes the lyrics






17. Studied the history of class conflict






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. Writes the book






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






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






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






32. Only cost a nickel






33. 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






34. Thought that inner truths could be hinted at only through symbols; sought to replace the specific and concrete with the suggestive and metaphorical; usually had little plot or action and tended to baffle the audience






35. Wooden clappers used in Kabuki






36. What western theatre is often called:






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






38. Type of Islamic theatre which is created by lighting two-dimensional figures and casting their shadows on a screen; the audience watches the silhouettes while a narrator tells a story






39. An early form of theatre; it used theatrical techniques such as song - dance - and characterization - but it was still firmly rooted in religion






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. The men who play female roles are called:






47. Three parts of a Noh play






48. Goethe's most famous Romantic play






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






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