Vocab
Conventions of Realism
American Modernism
The Hairy Ape (1922)
The Three Theaters
100
Realism
What is the attempt to reproduce faithfully the surface appearance of life, especially that of ordinary people in everyday situations?
100
A Box Set
What has three walls that join in two corners and a ceiling that tilts as if seen in perspective?
100
Eugene O'Neill
Who did modern American drama first come of age with?
100
Yank
Who is the main character in this playwright?
100
only uses male actors
What is classical and Shakespearean theaters?
200
Naturalism
What is a kind of realism in fiction and drama dealing with the more brutal or unpleasant aspects of reality?
200
Drapery Walls
What does a box set replace?
200
Thornton Wilder
Who wrote Our Town (1938) and The Skin of Our Teeth (1942)?
200
A brutish but good-natured engine-stoker on an ocean liner.
Who is Yank?
200
Shakespearean
What theater is written in verse?
300
The theater of Realism
What theater of ______ is a box set used in.
300
Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams.
Which two playwrights emerged who would rival O'Neill in the depth and artistry of their work?
300
A rich young woman calls him a "filthy beast".
What causes him to become depressed and dislocated?
300
Modern Theater
What theater is mostly composed in pros?
400
A Proscenium Arch
What is a gateway standing "in front of the scenery"?
400
Wherever the dramatic situation places them.
Where would actors stand when getting ready to give a main speech?
400
Tennessee Williams
Who made his mark with The Glass Menagerie?
400
At a zoo.
Where did Yank die?
400
Modern Theater
What theater does it not matter what gender you are?
500
The Picture-Frame Stage
What is a structure that holds the action within a proscenium arch?
500
Bring authenticity to his productions of Chekhov's plays and of Maxim Gorky's The Lower Depths.
What did Constantin Stanislavsky's system enable him to do?
500
Death of a Salesman
Which play established Miller's work as a permanent part of America's literary heritage?
500
A gorilla's.
In whose embrace did he die?
500
Shakespearean
What is one of the most difficult kind of theater to act in?
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