17th
The year King Charles I and Parliament got into a disagreement that ended in war.
What is 1642?
What is five acts?
The fire that destroyed most of London, creating the beginning of restoration theaters?
What is The Great Fire of 1666?
A play meant to be read, but not produced
What is closet drama?
She is one of France's greatest actresses
Who is Sarah Bernhardt?
Religious extremists with very specific views
What is Puritans?
The action on stage must be believable
What is verisimilitude?
The front part of the stage that goes before the curtains
What is apron?
First Theater Riot
What is Astor Place Riot?
A form of theatre that had has a history of being risque theatre
What is Kabuki?
Puritans believe about theatre was...
What is theatre is for low lives and is no good?
The thought that drama must teach and please
What is decorum?
The seats that are middle priced today and was expensive during the 17th - 18th century
What are Box Seats?
The most controversial play during the 19-20th Century by Henrik Ibsen
What is a Doll's House?
The number of years theaters were closed in England during Puritan rule
What is 20 years?
The belief that comedy is to be funny and tragedy is to be sad.
What is no mixing of dramatic styles?
These seats were far in the back and extremely low priced today and in the 17th - 20th Century
What is Balcony?
Ibsen and Strindberg wanted audiences to know that realism is them listening to
What is life itself?
The controversy behind A Doll's House
What is Nora leaving her husband and family breaking social norms?
He was crowned in 1660 and brought theatre back
Who is King Charles II?
Three Unities of Neoclassicism Rules
What is the unity of time, action, and place?
These seats are in the middle of the theatre in front of the stage. They were middle priced in the 17th-18th Century, but are now top dollar.
What is orchestra?
This style demanded that drama avoid the artificuality of convoluted plot and urging a drama of natural, lifelike action
What is naturalism?
Well made play formula
What is exposition, surprises, suspense, climax, and denouement?