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Theatre Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Goethe's most famous Romantic play






2. Studied the history of class conflict






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






4. 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






5. 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






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






7. A program of unrelated singing - dancing and comedy numbers






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






9. Goethe's most famous Romantic play






10. The sung words






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






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. Studied the history of class conflict






16. Spoken lines of dialogue as well as the plot






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. Most famous English actress - born into poverty - started out singing in taverns and selling oranges in theatres - became the King's mistress






25. 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






26. Nigerian playwright that was executed for trying to protect the Ogoni people against encroachments of Shell oil company






27. 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






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






29. Contemporary form of Sanskrit Theatre - dramatized version of the Hindu epic poems Ramayana and Mahabharata






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






38. Writes the book






39. Used giant puppets and actors to enact parables denouncing the Vietnam War and materialism






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






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






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






43. Earliest form for photography






44. Six characters take on life of their own when the playwright fails to complete the play in which they were supposed to appear






45. 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






46. Composed and produced by Bob Cole - lyrics by Billy Johnson; story of a con man and used minstrel stereotypes and spoofed Chinatown; in one scene a young black man sings about he and his date were denied entry to a nightclub cuz He was black and this






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






48. Instead of learning how to conjure real emotions - actors of Sanskrit drama studied for many years to learn representations of emotions through:






49. 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'






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