Theatre History
Very Religious Theatre, Lots of praying and animal sacrifice, Most plays focused on telling the stories of the gods and the journey after life.
What is Greek Theatre?
The middle of the stage.
What is Center Stage?
Takes the play/musical and creates it. Is incharge of putting it on the stage.
Who is the Director?
Comedies - Tragedies - Histories
What are the Shakespeare plays categories?
Iambic pentameter
What Shakespeare's sonnets are written in?
Meaning ‘artful comedy. Plays enfolded Stock Characters and slapstick comedy.
What is Commedia Dell’Arte?
The stage is projection into the auditorium with the audience sitting on three sides.
What is a Thrust stage?
Know for some of the most famous theatre works of all time. We still use them today. Plays like Romeo & Juliet and Hamlet.
Who is William Shakespeare?
Must have Happy endings !!
What are Shakespeare comedy plays?
An unstressed syllable followed by an stressed syllable. duh-DUH
What is an Iamb?
The God of fruitfulness, wine and theatre. Most greek plays where preformed in his Theatre.
Who is Dionysus?
The big curtain that hides the stage from the audience.
What is the Grand Drape?
The American awards of theatre.
What are the Tony Awards?
Everyone dies at the end!
What are Shakespeares tragedies plays?
A stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. DUH - duh
What is a Torchees?
Miracle Plays, Morality Plays, Passion Play and Mystery
What are Medieval Cycle Plays?
Similar to circus tents, they have a central circular arena surrounded by concentric tiered seating.
What are Hippodromes?
Works alongside the director, is in charge of everything that happens backstage. Leads the Design Team.
Who's the Technical Director?
Plays with somber themes and dark endings.
What are Shakespeares tragedies plays?
Instead of ending at the 10th beat of the sonnet, Shakespeare adds one more unstressed syllable?
What is a Feminine Ending?
People who sought to purify the Church of England of Roman Catholic practices. They wrote pamphlets on why the theatre was wrong and got theatre banned.
Who are the Puritans?
a large curtain, often concave, at the back of the stage that can be lit to represent the sky or other backgrounds.
What is the Cyclorama or Cyc ?
Known for Sweeney Todd, Folles and A Little Night Music. Has written 16 musicals and its currently writing another one! His guy never wants to retire!
Who is Stephen Sondheim?
Plays that are not historically accurate.
What are Shakespeares History plays?
A recurring rhythmic pattern of syllables in a line of certain length.
What is a Meter?