Acting Midterm Flashcards

What was the most popular type of Spanish play during the restoration period?

Cape and sword plays

What are some different styles of Japanese theatre?

Kabuki, Noh, and Bunraku

Who was a very well known French playwright known for comedies?

Molière

What type of plays was Plautus known for?

Farce

What was the first known performance and it’s location?

The Abydos Passion Play in Egypt

What was Thespis known for?

For establishing the idea of having one character in a play

Who was Seneca?

A Roman playwright who rewrote a bunch of Greek plays

What kind of play was Three Mary’s at the Tomb?

Liturgical

What play was the most well-known morality play during the dark (middle) ages?

Everyman

How many years of training is required to be in the Beijing opera?

6-12

What does GOTE stand for?

Goals, obstacles, tactics, and expectations

What are two types of Italian theatre?

Opera and Commedia dell'Arte

Who was the Roman author that got rediscovered in 1429?

Plautus

What were three types of religious plays produced during the dark (middle) ages?

Liturgical, Vernacular, and Morality

Was Shakespeare or Ben Johnson more regarded during their time?

Ben Johnson

What were the features of Commedia Dell’Arte

• Unmasked Lovers (Main Characters)

• Masked Supporting Characters

  • Masters and Servants (Stock Characters)

• The Appearance of the Harlequin

• Use of the Slapstick

• Improvised Scripts

What was the structure of a Shakespeare play?

• An Early Point of Attack

• A Chronological Organization

• All Important Episodes are Shown on Stage

• The Short Scene as the Basic Structural Unit

• Time and Place Often Shift Rapidly

• Tone Varies from Serious to Comic

• A Moral Order Under Which Humans are Free to Make Their own Choices

What is the difference between Natyashastra and poetics?

Natyashastra was more divinely inspired while poetics was more focused on literary theory and principles

What were Senecas innovations in theatre?

• Monologues and Soliloquies

• Ruminations about Humanity

• Horrific Acts

• Obsessive Characters

What does the typical plot of a Noh play include?

Has ghosts, demons, people who are really obsessive, the divide between the physical realm and spiritual realm. Typically is supernatural in it’s theme.