Quote ID
Then isn't there something wrong in a house—in a world—where all dreams, good or bad, must depend death of a man?
Joseph Asagai in A Raisin in the Sun
True or False: The Central Character (ex. Walter in A Raisin in the Sun) is in the play, but does not drive the play's action.
False: The Central Character DOES drive the play's action.
True or False: Fuchs wants you to consider how much tickets cost when asking questions to a play's planet.
False
True or False: A 10-minute play can only scratch the surface of a situation, but still has to cut to the urgent heart of the matter.
True
This stage configuration places the audience on one side of the stage like we saw in The Importance of Being Earnest.
Proscenium
Well then, let him go, even if I must die for it–die for it!--
or else be shoved from this country by force, in dishonor.
I pity the plight you describe in your words, though I don’t pity him!
That man will be hated wherever he is!
Oedipus in Oedipus
This term is defined as the theatrical convention that there is an invisible, imaginary "wall" that separates actors from an audience.
Fourth Wall
These three things over time equal theatre.
Actor + Idea + Audience / Time = Theatre
Threat to Disaster OR Union to Disunion
This type of acting style creates realistic, believable, and every day characters like A Raisin in the Sun.
We live, I regret to say, in an age of surfaces.
Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest
FILL IN THE BLANK: Being quick to anger and threatening those who criticize him is an example of Oedipus's ____
Fatal Flaw
Name the 5 Tips for "How to Read a Play"
The steps are: Title, Character Breakdown, Setting, Playwright, First Image/Central Image/Closing Image.
A Raisin in the Sun is an example of this genre because of its focus on individual choices.
Realism
The cast of the 2024/25 Importance of Being Earnest in London utilized this casting method.
Identity-Conscious Casting: casting that intentionally considers the race, ethnicity, gender identity, etc. of actors and the characters they play
Name the Play: The living room would be a comfortable and well-ordered room if it were not for a number of indestructible contradictions to this state of being. . . We can see that at some time, the furnishings of this room were actually selected with care and love and even hope and brought to this apartment and arranged with taste and pride. That was a long time ago
A Raisin in the Sun
This stage rises in elevation from the front to the back.
Raked Stage
Name Barbara Clayton's Seven Production Elements.
They are Scenery, Acting, Spatial Relationships, Costumes, Lighting, Sound, and Audience.
This convention in Ancient Greek theatre was used to represent the perspective of the community and remind the audience of the background and context of the story.
The Chorus
Imani Perry says, "[This playwright] is telling a story of the limitations of the American Dream as experienced by Black Americans."
Lorraine Hansberry
I kind of want to keep things the way they are. This way, I can go anywhere I like. Yeah! I can travel—south for the winter and north for the summer. And I’ll have kinship. Unity.
Sarah in A Rare Bird
"The amount of women in London who flirt with their own husbands is perfectly scandalous. It looks so bad. It is simply washing one’s own clean linen in public" is an example of this term.
Epigram: inverts traditional platitudes through clever turns of phrase
Name Aristotle's Six Elements of Drama
Aristotle's Six Elements of Drama are Plot, Thought, Character, Language, Music, and Spectacle
The Importance of Being Earnest is an example of this genre, because it mocks the problems and weaknesses of valuing to “keep up appearances.”
Satire
This playwright believes that "man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth."
Oscar Wilde