Comedy
Tragedy
Misc. Genre
Styles
Musicals
100
This play that we watched uses Parody, making fun of a familiar person, work or idea.
What is Dracula's Boarding House
100
This is what causes the downfall of the tragic character
What is a tragic flaw
100
Beauty and The Beast, The Wiz, Wicked
What is fantasy
100
About a Name would fall into this style of theatre because it presents a realistic story
What is Realism
100
This person designs the dance and sequences of movement for a musical
What is the Choreographer
200
This part of the comedy sequence occurs when something is out of place
What is incongruity
200
This means there is no way to change the outcome of the tragedy
What is inevitability
200
Ten Little Indians, Clue, The Mousetrap
What is "Whodunit"
200
This style of theatre is often shocking because of it's rawness and cruelty
What is Naturalism
200
This style of musical theatre doesn't really have a plot but has multiple song and dance productions
What is a musical revue
300
This character in comedy is usually a dreamer, rogue, blunderer or idealist.
What is the comedic hero
300
This purging of feeling or emotional connection from the audience occurs during a tragic play
What is catharsis
300
A play where one actor writes and performs a play
What is Monodrama
300
This refers to any new style of theatre that is experimental
What is avant-garde
300
Little Shop of Horrors is classified as this type
What is musical comedy
400
This type of comedy relies on physical and slapstick humor.
What is Low Comedy
400
This will always happen in a tragedy
What is death
400
Created for and often starring young people
What is Children's Theatre
400
This form of theatre shows how ridiculous and silly human life can be
What is Theatre of The Absurd
400
These characters may sing and dance but do not act much. Little Shop of Horrors had one.
What is a chorus
500
This "key to laughter" is the build-up to a laugh
What is anticipation
500
Tragedy is based on this, where Comedy is based around situations
What is emotions
500
This type of theatre incorporates all varieties of performance including video, music, dance etc.
What is Performance Art
500
You may get rained on or have characters climbing over you in this form of theatre
What is Theatre of Involvement
500
We call the script of a musical play this
What is the book
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