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Theatre Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Feature the work of a director-choreographer






2. Earliest form for photography






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






4. 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






5. A synthesis of music - dance - acting - and acrobatics; it was first performed by strolling players in markets - temples - courtyards - and the streets






6. Writers who felt science was not adequate to describe the full range of human experience - and their writings stressed instinct - intuition - and feeling






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






8. Only cost a nickel






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






10. 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






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






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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






15. What western theatre is often called:






16. 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






17. 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






18. 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






19. Writers who felt science was not adequate to describe the full range of human experience - and their writings stressed instinct - intuition - and feeling






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






21. 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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. 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






27. One of the most influential thinkers of the Enlightenment - French poet - essayist - and playwright whose writing often got him in trouble with the church; built a theatre on his own estate so he could freely present his plays






28. Goethe's most famous Romantic play






29. Africa's greatest living playwright; born in Nigeria; plays combine symbolism - mysticism - beautiful dialogue - and they make strong political points; plays are deeply rooted in African myths - dance - and rituals but also influenced by Western dram






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






31. Book - music - and lyrics






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






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






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






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






37. Second part of a Noh play - protagonist performs a dance that expresses his or her concern






38. Two types of traditional Japanese theatre






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






40. A permanent - professional theatre outside NYC; founded in 1947 by Margo Jones; stage new plays alongside commercial hits and historical plays; appeal to the intellectual audiences that Hollywood seldom serves






41. Set out to break all the neoclassical rules - attacked the three unities






42. 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






43. What western theatre is often called:






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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