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THA 307: Exam 3, Modern Theatre
THA 307: Exam 3, Modern Theatre
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Taboo topics, characters that reflect heredity & environment and conversational language
Surrealism
Absurdism
Futurism
Realism
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I caught sight of a pink dress and a pair of white stockings... I crawled under a pile of weeds
Brecht/Epic Theatre
Sartre/Existentialism
Strindberg/Naturalism
Beckett, Theatre of the Absurd
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Federal Theatre Project
Location of Grotowski's Poor Theatre
America's closest attempt at establishing a National Theatre
Funded Peter Brook's Mahabarata
America's first small theatre
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Credited with developing Naturalism (and mentor to Strindberg)
Konstantin Stanislavski
Adolphe Appia & Gordon Craig
Henrik Ibsen
Emile Zola
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1915-1945: Also reacting to the insanity of war, this group pushed against traditional art, but were pacifists
Surealism
Futurism
Theatre of Cruelty
Dada
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The period we just explored, MODERN THEATRE covers:
1915-1945 (b/t WWI & WW2)
1875-present
1875-1915 (up to WWI)
1945-1947 (Post WWII)
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dwindling audiences, commercial theatre, film and television are challenges facing
Contemporary Theatre
The Federal Theatre Project
Bertolt Brecht
Humanistic Theatre
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Which of the following is NOT true of Mother Courage?
It is an example of theatre between the wars (WWI-WWII)
It was written by Bertolt Brecht
It was written in 1941
It does not directly reflect the time period in which it was written
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A fractured society with multiple approaches to theatre... questioning rather than answering
Contemporary Theatre (1975-present)
Theatre pre WWI
Theatre Post WW2
Theatre b/t WWI & WWII
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Recognized conscious & subconscious thought,... leading to realism & symbolism
1875-present
1915-1945 (b/t WWI & WW2)
1875-1915 (up to WWI)
1945-1947 (Post WWII)
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buzzing... in the ears... not in the skull... dull roar in the skull...
Arthur Miller/ Selective Realism
Brecht/Epic Theatre
Beckett, Theatre of the Absurd
Strindberg/Naturalism
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Mother Courage, as an example of Brechtian Theatre features all EXCEPT:
Historic setting
An Episodic Structure
Multiple locations
Unity of time
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Marked by political unrest and Totalitarianism... leading to socially motivated theatre
1915-1945 (b/t WWI & WW2)
1875-present
1945-1947 (Post WWII)
1875-1915 (up to WWI)
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Which of the following is NOT true of Miss Julie
It is considered Post Modern
It's an example of Naturalism
It was written by August Strindberg
It was written in 1888
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Founder of Realism
Vsevelod Meyerhold
Konstantin Stanislavski
Henrick Ibsen
Emile Zola
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...no, there's no return. I must go on and on until consummation.
Strindberg/Naturalism
Artaud/Theatre of the Absurd
Brecht/Epic Theatre
Camus/Existentialism
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Early Modernism (1875-1915) in America had all of the following except:
Development of Acting Programs
Popularity of Melodrama
Popularity of Realism & Surrealism
Rise of the Theatre Syndicate
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Anti-realist Director interned in a concentration camp and murdered for not producing social Realism
Adolphe Appia
Edward Gordon Craig
Emile Zola
Vsevelod Meyerhold
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Which statement is true
Women did not participate in early modern theatre
Women active in early modern theatre are commonly noted in history texts
Women did not participate in most eras of modern theatre
Women active in theatre (early) are identified with their male counter part
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Theatre of the Absurd
Heightened Realism/ Poetic Realism
What happens in life can not logically be explained... it's futile
Attempt to be as true to real life as possible
Attempt to discover the essential (minimally necessary) elements of theatre
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Man's ability to annihilate the entire human race recognized... leading to Existentialism & Theatre of the Absurd
1945-1947 (Post WWII)
1875-present
1875-1915 (up to WWI)
1915-1945 (b/t WWI & WW2)
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Contemporary Theatre (1975-present) explores:
Existentialism, Theatre of the Absurd, Poor Theatre and Environmental
Expressionism, Futurism, Surrealism & Epic Theatre
Realism & Anti-Realism
All/any form... allowing people to find their own truth and identity
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Brecht's Theatre of Alienation/ The V effect did NOT do which
Develop active, critical audience by bringing attention to theatre devices
Use washes of light and minimal props
Use placards to inform audience about what was coming up
Bring compassion to realistic characters
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Independent Theatres Developed for all of the reasons EXCEPT:
To explore Anti-realistic theatre styles
To circumvent government control of theatre
To facilitate the demand for Musical Theatre
To explore Realism
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Dreamworlds and atmosphere above story telling... focus on the qualities of the human spirit
Futurism
Symbolism/Anti-Realism
Theatre of Cruelty
Realism
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1915-1945: Which of the following idealized war and the developing machine age?
Surealism
Theatre of Cruelty
Dada
Futurism
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The principles of naturalism include all of the following EXCEPT
Faire Frufru
Faire Simple
Faire Vrai
Faire Grand
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1945-1975: Post WWII theatre artists who explored Existentialism
Jerzy Grotowski
Jean Paul Sartre and Albert Camus
Arthur Miller & Tennessee Williams
Peter Brook
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What group of 6 men held the monopoly on theatre in the US beginning in early modern theatre?
The Socialists
The Eclectics
The Syndicate
The Shubert Brothers
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German Expressionist Playwrights:
Camus and Sartre
Appia and Craig
Kaiser and Toller
Marinetti and Artaud
