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Theatre Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. All lines are sung - usually to grand classical music; Madama Butterfly (1904)






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






3. 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






4. What western theatre is often called:






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






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






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






8. 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'






9. 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






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






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






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






13. The men who play female roles are called:






14. 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






15. 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






16. 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






17. A German poet - director and playwright who challenged traditional ideas about theatre; became a communist after watching policement shoot 4 unarmed civilians; The Life of Galileo (1938) - Mother Courage and her Children (1939) & The Caucasian Chalk






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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

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25. Records of this type of theatre are fragmentary - but we do know that it grew out of regional religious rituals related to Confucianism - Taoism - and Buddhism - and ritual dances performed during the Shang dynasty






26. 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






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






28. The sung words






29. 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






30. Two types of traditional Japanese theatre






31. Play by Wole Soyinka; celebrates Nigerian independence but also warns against returning to Nigeria's violent past






32. 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






33. Feature the work of a director-choreographer






34. 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






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






36. Feature the work of a director-choreographer






37. Divided into fatalist - hilarious and existentialist






38. This happened for the first time during the Restoration






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






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






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






42. A period of licentious gaudiness inspired by the elaborate styles that Charles II brought with him from the French Court






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. Writes the lyrics