Theatre History C Exam 3

What were the kinds of shows popular in the rep system?

Shakespeare and the Classics.

Who wrote Look Back in Anger?

John Osborne.

Who was J.B. Fagann?

The first guy to introduce community theatre.

What was Guthrie’s big thing in the U.S.?

She brought classic theatre to a musical dominant environment.

Created a big regional theatre outside of Broadway.

What plays did Maugham write?

The sophisticated comedy.

What was Lillian Baylis’ vision for theatre?

She wanted to bring theatre, opera, and ballet to the working classes.

What are little theatres?

Independent theatres based on subscription. Off and Off Off Broadway.

The beginning of Off-Off Broadway is associated with what?

Community theatre.

What did Joan Littlewood do?

Led The Theatre Workshop and directed 150 plays there.

Where did gay theatre emerge?

Cafe Cino.

What acting teacher who influenced all American acting schools and was associated with the method of repetition?

Sanford Meisner.

What plays did Eugene O’Neill write?

The Hairy Ape, The Iceman Cometh, Long Day’s Journey Into Night.

What plays did Tennessee Williams write?

A Streetcar Named Desire, The Glass Menagerie, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

What plays did Arthur Miller write?

All My Sons, The Crucible, Death of a Salesman.

What plays did Neil Simon write?

Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, Biloxi Blues.

Who was the actor that transformed acting in America?

Marlon Brando.

What plays did Noel Coward write?

Hay Fever, Present Laughter, Blithe Spirit.

What designer and director combo focused on theatricalized realism?

Elia Kazan and Jo Mielziner.

Who are the three big people of Off-Broadway?

Stella Adler, Lee Strasberg, Sanford Meisner.

Who was Ella Stewart and what did she do?

Female director who created La MaMa, a world renowned and traveling theatre company.