Theatre Midterm II Part 2

Brought black actors &audience members to Broadway, black audience members sat in the orchestra instead of the balcony

Opened Olympic Theatre; popularized the box set to England; used real props instead of painting them on the set

Minstrelsy lost favor, but this new form was a place for talented African American artists to make a career

Theatre that created the illusion of a “fourth wall," had box sets with practicable elements,& rejected the star system.

Motivated lighting is illumination of the stage picture that...

Acting system trained actor’s body to operate like a machine & to trigger internal responses through physical actions

Which of these helped realism make every feature as much like everyday life as possible?

A theatricalist...

Which of the following were nineteenth-century technologies of the Industrial Revolution appliedto theatre?

Playwright who was a theatre critic, condemned stale commercial theatre, & wrote long prefaces about issues in his plays

Playwright wrote Master Olaf, The Father, Miss Julie, and To Damascus, shifting from more realistic drama to symbolism

In a _____________ white performers acted as black caricatures.

Stanislavski originally believed in inside-out actor training and maintained this belief throughout his life.

A disagreement between Lee Strasberg & _____ over Stanislavski's methods created a schism in the Group Theatre.

Wagner increased the illusion of the stage by extinguishing the house lights & focus audience’s attention on the stage.

1 of 2 actresses who dominated the global stage in 1800s. Known for her sincerity and naturally expressive face.

A __________emphasizes cause & effect development, has an exposition, builds to a climactic scene, & resolves at the end

Part of the Federal Theatre Project that dramatized current events and social problems.

Modern stage design begins with these 2 men:

1 of 2 actresses who dominated the global stage in the 1800s. Known for her flamboyant style, voice, & eccentricity.

Appia designed a theatre building at Dalcroze’s school that was the first in the modern era without a proscenium arch.

Which of the following aspects were characteristic of symbolist drama?

An artistic and literary explosion in New York’s African American community after WWI and up to the 1930s

This is the equivalent of a modern dimmer board to alter the intensity of lighting throughout the theatre.

In this type of Asian drama, performers sing, dance, act, and do acrobatics amidst highly symbolic sets.

Important American play by Thornton Wilder; uses a narrator to show small town life set against larger issues.

Designer wrote The Art of the Theatre, thought all theatre production elements should be under the control of 1 person

One of the leading Shakespearean tragedy actors who toured Europe because America was too racist.

Flats hinged together to represent a room; often has practical elements like doors & windows

Why was the Federal Theatre Project shut down?

Movement to allow more freedom from large commercial theaters; valuable opportunity for Eugene O’Neil, George S. Kaufman

Which of Stanislavski’s methods included finding what was driving a character throughout a play?

This play by Sophie Treadwell tells the story of a woman trapped in a world that operates like a machine

Early modern director who inspired 20th century "total theatre" that a work should be fully controlled by 1 person

First formal black theatre company in America founded by William Brown and James Hewlett

A __________ or "music drama" has heroes, villains, and a suspenseful plot.

Naturalism can be seen as an extreme form of realism.

Type of seating in Bayreuth Festspielhaus, meant to deemphasize class distinctions and forming a fan-shaped auditorium

This was a major focus in drama in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.

Who is associated with epic theatre?

This playwright is called the founder of modern realism, known for his middle-class social-issue plays.

Brought Stanislavski's methods to the United States; included Harold Clurman and Stella Adler

Best known for his work in Eugene O’Neill plays & for his record-breaking performance as Othello

Actress-manager began career at Charles Street Theatre in Baltimore;popularized regular matinee performances & long runs

1st modern director; rehearsed his actors with scenery &costumes for extensive periods of time; planned crowd scenes

The Federal Theatre Project was...

1 of several theatre riots in this era, at this event the patrons revolted against private boxes @ Covent Garden theatre

Stanislavski - Finding inner truth through actors imagining themselves in similar circumstances to the characters

Member of the Comédie-Française who foreshadowed realism acting with her natural and believable sincerity.

Many theatregoers and critics were scandalized by realism in the theatre because...