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Theatre Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. 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






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






3. 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






4. What western theatre is often called:






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






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

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7. 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






8. Founded in 1946 by Julian Beck and Judith Malina; dedicated itself to contemporary social issues and highly political - easthetically radical plays






9. 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






10. Proclaimed 'God is dead...and we have killed him.'; felt taht absence of God was a tragedy - but believed human beings needed to accept the tragedy and move forward in a world that was unjust and meaningless






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






12. 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






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






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






15. 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






16. 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






17. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (2005); The Dumb Waiter (1957)






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






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






20. 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






21. Would agitate the masses - attack the spectators' sensibilities and purge people of their destructive tendencies; wanted stylized - ritualized performances - not realism - which they felt restricted the theatre to the study of psychological problems






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






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






27. Peking Opera was dramatically altered when:






28. A big production number that usually receives a torrent of applause that literally stops the show






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






30. Plays without music






31. 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






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






33. 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






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






35. Founded in 1946 by Julian Beck and Judith Malina; dedicated itself to contemporary social issues and highly political - easthetically radical plays






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






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






38. The first all-black show to pay at a top Broadway theatre






39. Writes the book






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






41. French director who stage play The Butchers (1888) with real sides of beef infested with maggots






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






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






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






45. 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






46. 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






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






48. 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






49. 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






50. Type of Islamic theatre - religious drama of Iran which allowed for actors - both professional and amateur - and has been performed in open-air playing spaces and on some occasions in specially constructed indoor stages for hundreds of years

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