Theater History, Dramatic Forms & Acting Concepts: Key Plays and Terms
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Who composed Show Boat?
Jerome Kern composed the music. Oscar Hammerstein II wrote the book and lyrics.
Which god commands Orestes to avenge his father?
Apollo commands Orestes to avenge Agamemnon.
Where did the annual commemorative ritual of Osiris take place?
Abydos, Egypt.
What explanation does Mrs. Wright give for not noticing her husband's murder?
She says she was asleep.
What is a theatrical convention?
An unspoken agreement between performers and audience about a fictional reality.
What is verisimilitude?
The appearance of being true or real.
What is Cats?
A musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
What does genre mean?
A kind or category of artistic work.
Who was Stephen Sondheim?
An American composer and lyricist.
Who founded Théâtre Libre?
André Antoine founded Théâtre Libre in Paris.
What is high comedy?
Comedy emphasizing wit, clever language, and social behavior.
What is low comedy?
Comedy emphasizing broad physical or bodily humor.
What is drama therapy?
The use of theatrical methods within clinical and psychological practice.
Why does Mr. Hale visit John Wright in Trifles?
He wants to discuss sharing a telephone party line.
What does wright mean in playwright?
Maker or craftsperson.
Who wrote The Libation Bearers?
Aeschylus.
How do rising action and climax differ?
Rising action develops complications and increases dramatic tension.
Why does Orestes kill Clytemnestra?
Clytemnestra killed his father, Agamemnon.
What is the only complete surviving ancient Greek satyr play?
Cyclops by Euripides.
What does break a leg mean?
It is a conventional theatrical wish for good luck.
What is musical theater?
Theater that combines dramatic performance with music and song.
What is farce?
Comedy with absurdly complicated plots and broad characters.
What is ancient Greek tragedy?
A dramatic form presenting serious conflicts and consequential suffering.
Who founded Theatre of the Oppressed?
Augusto Boal.
What comes first in Elinor Fuchs's approach to analyzing a play?
Examine the world of the play.
Why is Show Boat important to the history of book musicals?
It is a landmark in integrating a substantial story with songs.
Who were Rodgers and Hammerstein?
Richard Rodgers was the composer and Oscar Hammerstein II the lyricist.
Who was Quintilian?
A Roman teacher of rhetoric.
What is a jukebox musical?
A musical using previously existing songs.
Who is Pylades in The Libation Bearers?
Orestes' companion.
Who was Anton Chekhov?
A Russian playwright associated with realism.
What is realism in theater?
An approach that presents recognizable life through believable behavior.
How does the bird die in Trifles?
Its neck is broken.
What connection did Roman writers draw between emotion and performance?
They connected a performer's felt emotion with the ability to move an audience.
What is A Visit to a Small Planet used for?
It provides questions for analyzing a play.
What is a closet drama?
A play written primarily to be read.
Can a theatrical production combine genres?
Yes.
What is point of attack?
The point in the larger story where the dramatized action begins.
Who wrote Trifles?
Susan Glaspell.
Which of these is not a principal ancient Greek dramatic form: tragedy, comedy, romance, or satyr play?
Romance.
Which is not essential to theater: actor, director, space, or audience?
A director is not essential.
Which god was honored by ancient Greek theatrical festivals?
Dionysus.
What are Aristotle's six elements of tragedy?
Plot, character, thought, diction, melody or song, and spectacle.
How does John Wright die in Trifles?
He is strangled with a rope around his neck.
Why is tragic ending not an element of basic plot structure?
It describes a possible outcome rather than a structural stage.
Which Greek city-state was central to the development of ancient Greek theater?
Athens.
What is the theatron?
The audience seating area in a Greek theater.
What is the orchestra in a Greek theater?
The performance area associated with the chorus.
What is the skene?
The structure behind the performance area in a Greek theater.
What are the parodoi?
Side passageways into the Greek theater's performance area.
Who was Konstantin Stanislavski?
A Russian actor and director.
What are given circumstances?
The established facts and conditions of a character's situation.
How do an objective and a superobjective differ?
An objective is a character's goal in a particular situation.
What is the magic if?
Imagining how one would behave if placed in the character's circumstances.
What is affective or emotional memory?
Using remembered emotional experiences to inform a performance.
What is catharsis?
The working through or purgation of pity and fear associated with tragedy.
What is the basic sequence of plot structure?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
How are the central family members in The Libation Bearers related?
Agamemnon and Clytemnestra are the parents of Orestes and Electra.
What does the bird symbolize in Trifles?
It can represent Minnie Wright's singing and the self-expression suppressed by her isolation.
What is Oklahoma!?
A musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II that opened in 1943.
Why did Mr Hale visit Mr Wright in Trifles?
He visited him to share a party line telephone.