First Exam
Theatre And Drama 1130 with Shueler at University of Wisconsin - Platteville
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By: Andrea Nettesheim
Textbook:
The Theater Experience Tenth Edition
Created: 2009-03-07
Size: 40 flashcards
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What are the three subcategories of art?
performing arts (theatre, music dance), visual (sculpture, painting, photography, drawing, film, architecture), literary (writing, poetry, novels)
What are the elements of theatre?
audience, performers, space (stage), visual (costumes, scenic design/scenery, lighting, props), script dialogue (involving conflict), director
What are the three types of stages?
Precenium, Thrust, and Arena
With the precenium stage, how many sides are the audience members on?
1 side of stage, 1 direction
With the arena stage, how many sides are the audience members on?
all
What are the 5 elements of drama? Who stated them?
plot, characters, theme, music, spectacle; Aristotle
What was Aristotle a part of?
the poetics
Who are the three famous Greek Playwrights?
Euripedes, Sophicles, and Aeschylus
What did Sophicles introduce?
the 3rd actor
What did Aeschylus introduce?
the 2nd actor
What are the elements of Greek theatre?
seeing place (theatron), parados (exit/entrance ramps), skene
What was an important part of Greek costumes?
masks
What were most Greek plays based on?
mythic sources, specifically 2 epics Illiad and Odyssey
What God was the major Greek festival in honor of?
Dionysus
What did the Dionysus festival make important?
theatre
How many plays did each playwright write in honor of the festival?
4 (3 comedies and 1 satir (comedy))
What did Greek theatre and Elizabethian theatre have in common?
no women were allowed on stage
Where was the Elizabethian theatre located?
outside
How many seating areas did the Elizabethian theatre have?
3 (pit-where stand, gallery-benches, box-wealthy)
What were the main theaters during Shakespeare's time?
the Globe, the Rose, the Bear Garden, the Swan
What was Shakespeare's last play?
The Tempest
What were the 3 focuses of the opening scene in theatre?
situation, relationship, desires
What is the differences between life and stage?
large than life (exaggerated), audience (always observed), doubling (actor plays 2+ characters)
What are the genres of Shakespeare's plays?
tragedies, comedies, histories, and romances
What is an example of a Shakespeare comedy?
Midsummer Night's Dream
What is an example of a Shakespeare tragedy?
Romeo and Juliet
What is an example of a Shakespeare history?
Henry VIII
What is an example of a Shakespeare romance?
Tempest
What theaters today still wear masks?
Japanese, Asian theatre (heavy makeup)
What are two forms of dramatic structure?
climactic, episodic
What is an example of a play with a climactic structure?
null
What is typically associated with climactic structure? Plays?
late point of attack, plot beings late (Oedipus); few actors, few locations (Ibsen, Chekhof), single plot, maybe one subplot
What is typically associated with episodic structure?
large cast, longer time span, may locations, several plots
What two things are associated with film that cannot be displayed easily on stage?
flashback and exposition stage
What are common part of an Elizabethian theater?
platform stage or thrust or 3/4 stage, tiring house, inner-above balconey scenes
What is Stanislavski known for?
founded the Moscow Art Theatre, developed the concentration factor (acting training theory of method-actors focus on themselves and those surrounding them in scenes, need to relax, every character has an objective-keep it in mind)
What is an example of a ritual?
funeral, theatrical-attendees, script-viewing, props, costumes
What is an example of popular entertainment?
spectators (audience), players (performers), court/field (stage), props, costumes
About this deck
By: Andrea Nettesheim
Textbook: The Theater Experience Tenth Edition
Created: 2009-03-07
Size: 40 flashcards
Views: 41
Textbook:
The Theater Experience Tenth EditionCreated: 2009-03-07
Size: 40 flashcards
Views: 41
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