(FTCE Drama 6-12) Major Contributors and Playwrights in Theatre History

Who was Alfred Bunn?

An English theatrical manager known for managing London's Drury Lane Theatre and attempting to establish opera in England.

What is James Burbage known for?

He erected the first theatre in London called The Theatre in Shoreditch and started the Blackfriar's Theatre.

Which playwright is famous for blank verse and plays like Doctor Faustus?

Christopher Marlowe

What type of dramas is William Congreve known for?

Comic dramas.

What did Gao Xingjian create?

The Chinese Theatre of the Absurd and won a Nobel Prize for Literature in 2000.

How did John Heywood transform morality plays?

By changing allegorical characters into real people.

What form of comedy did John Lyly create?

Court Comedy.

What type of works is Ben Johnson famous for?

Works of comedy and satire.

Who was Hans Sachs?

A German shoemaker and writer known for writing over 208 plays in the 16th century.

What did Lope de Rueda invent?

The Spanish version of the short farce called pasos.

What literary movement did Emile Zola support?

Naturalism.

Who is considered the founding father of realism in European literature?

Honore de Balzac.

What did Henry Becque incorporate into his plays?

Both naturalism and realism.

Who was the first female English playwright?

Aphra Behn.

Name one play written by Ionesco.

Rhinoceros.

What is a notable work by Shaw?

Pygmalion.

Which play is attributed to Marlowe?

Tamburlaine.

What is a famous work by Samuel Beckett?

Waiting for Godot.

What is Anton Chekhov known for?

Plays such as The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard.

Who wrote The Barber of Seville?

Pierre Beaumarchais.

What is a famous play by Bertolt Brecht?

Mother Courage.

Which playwright wrote The School for Scandal?

Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

What is a notable work of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe?

Faust.