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Name one of the UNIT plays.
Tartuffe, The Rover, She Stoops to Conquer, Doll’s House, Trifles, Krapp’s Last Tape, or Master Harold… and the boys
This woman is a young wife and mother who at first seems playful, naive, and dependent on her husband.
Nora Helmer from Doll’s House
Which theater aims to depict life on stage as it is without idealization or exaggeration?
Realism
Aphra Behn paved the way for which group of writers in the centuries that followed?
Women writers and playwrites
What is the term for the invisible wall between the audience and the actors in traditional proscenium theatre?
Name one of the INDEPENDENT plays.
School of Scandal, Woyzeck, Ubu Roi, Riders to the Sea, Miss Julie, The Dutchman, Equus, Boys in the Band, No Exit, Angels in America, or Pipeline
This man is aging and isolated. He spends his rich day listening to old tape recording of his early life to reflect.
Knapp from Krapp’s Last Tape
This type of theater rejected realism in favor of the distorted and dreamlike to focus on the inner emotions of the lead.
Expressionism
Ibsen spent over 27 years in self-imposed exile from Norway. Why did he leave his home country?
Due to the controversy of his plays and the political and criticism they came wiTh.
What is the term for the 17th–18th century English theatrical era known for wit, sexual innuendo, and comedy of manners?
Restoration comedy
On the Modules page you’ll find an actor and director that appears to have a method of their own
Konstantin Stanislavski
This character us fat, round, and clumsy with a big belly that makes him look like a walking sack that craves power and wealth.
King Ubu from Ubu Roi
This theater aims to provoke intellectual engagement and critical thinking in the audience
Epic theater Or Brechtian
In what year did Samuel Beckett win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
1969
What is the name of the actor’s tool Stanislavski developed to help understand a character’s motivation for every line?
Magic If
Name the first 3 Units that we cover in class in order.
Unit 1: French Neoclassicism & The British Restoration
Unit 2: The Eighteenth Century
Unit 3: 1800-1875
This character is desperate for human connection but is also aggressive, sarcastic, and unpredictable. He pushes uncomfortable conversations to reveal his deep loneliness.
Jerry from The Zoo Story
a style of theater that explores the idea that life has no inherent meaning, and that humans are constantly trying—and failing—to find purpose in a chaotic, incomprehensible world.
Absurdism
What is the German term Brecht used for the “Alienation Effect”?
Verfremdungseffekt
What was the name of the avant-garde movement launched in Switzerland during WWI that rejected logic and embraced chaos?
Dadaism
Give the percentage of how much each assignment is worth. Categories include: Playcards, Quizzes, Play Responses, In class participation, and Creative project.
Playcard:10% Quizzes: 10% Play Responses: 10% In Class participation: 20% Research Assignments: 25% and Creative Project: 25%
This character is a corrupt union leader who tries to prevent the worker from striking in his betrayal within the working class.
Fatt from Waiting for Lefty
is a form of performance where the space and the audience are fully integrated into the theatrical experience.
What is Molière’s real name?
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
Who coined the term “Theatre of Cruelty”?
Antonin Arturad