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Theatre Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Wrote plays about the rugged lives of Irish peasants using their dialect; Riders to the Sea (1904) & The Playboy of the Western World (1907)






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






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






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






5. Estrangement; essentially the alienation effect






6. Built in Venice in 1637






7. Plays without music






8. Any artist or work of art that is experimental - innovative or unconventional; some styles would be symbolism - expressionism - futurism - Dadaism - surrealism - and absurdism






9. The orchestrated melodies






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






11. Told stories about common people who felt grand emotions and suffered devastating consequences (Enlightenment)






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






13. Musicals that feature a particular band's songs






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






15. 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






16. 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






17. 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






18. Light opera - differs from 'grand opera' because it has a frivolous - comic theme - some spoken dialogue - a melodramatic story - and usually a little dancing; The Mikado (1885)






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






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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






23. 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






24. The want for more 'genuine' sets - more 'honest' acting - and dialogue to be modeled after everyday speech - influenced by ideas of CHarles Darwin - Sigmund Freud and Karl Marx






25. Improved the daguerreotype and created modern photography; was also an English physicist






26. 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






27. 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






28. Form of drama that dominated theatre in India for a thousand years; named for the ancient Indian language in which its plays are performed; combine the natural and the supernatural - the believable and unbelievable






29. Greatest of the Sturm und Drang playwrights; was also a critic - journalist - painter - biologist - statesman - poet - novelist - philosopher - scientist - and the manager of the Duke of Weimar's playhouse






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






31. 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






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






33. Writes the music






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






35. 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






36. Peking Opera was dramatically altered when:






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






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






39. 'The Father of Realism'; was initially a Romantic writer and his early plays were verse dramas largely based on Norwegian history and folk literature; plays presented complex - sometimes distrubing - views of human society; A Doll's House (1879) - Gh






40. Wooden clappers used in Kabuki






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






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

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43. 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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44. Writes the book






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






46. The men who play female roles are called:






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






48. Writes the lyrics






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






50. 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







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