Overview of Theater
The Greek god of theater
Who is Dionysus?
The name of the first permanent theater building constructed in London
What is "The Theater"?
This person from Idaho invented television
Who is Philo Farnsworth?
An arrangement of sound and silences into a deliberate shape
What is music?
The King of Rock and Roll
Who is Elvis Presley?
These are the unwritten rules of theater that the audience accepts as "real" even though they know illusions such as special effects are being used
What are theatrical conventions?
This playwright wrote histories, tragedies, and comedies
Who is William Shakespeare?
People feared that this invention could be used to spread propaganda and/or communism
What is television?
A significant sequence of tones working as a unit and often repeated
What is melody?
Actors who wore masks with built-in megaphones to help increase the volume of their dialogue
Who were the ancient Greek actors?
This is a serious play with sad events with an unhappy but meaningful ending (this goes all the way back to ancient Greece)
What is a tragedy?
These theater goers would pay a penny to stand on the ground near the stage
Who were groundlings/penny stinkers?
This type of sound is part of the action we see in a film
What is diegetic sound?
This famous composer added more emotion, drama, and instruments to his symphonies (he also went deaf by the end of his composing career)
Who is Beethoven?
This individual created science fiction movies around 1900 (each frame of film was hand painted to create colorized movies)
Who is Georges Melies?
This stone theater structure was often built into a hillside and featured a skene, paraskene, and orchestra
What is an ancient Greek theater?
This individual sponsored plays because she admired theater and wanted to glorify her family (the Tudors)
Who was Queen Elizabeth I?
This term refers to every element in the frame that contributes to the overall look of a film (in French this phrase means "putting on stage"
What is mise-en-scene?
This music event was part of the counterculture movement
What is Woodstock?
The Queen of Pop
Who is Madonna?
Excessive pride, arrogance, or over-confidence that can lead to a downfall for the protagonist
What is hubris?
This is believed to be the first play that Shakespeare wrote
What is Taming of the Shrew?
The name of the company/technology that was used to produce early colorized movies such as The Wizard of Oz
What is Technicolor?
This musical technique involves playing two or more notes that don't sound good together to create a feeling of unease or discomfort in the audience
What is dissonance?
This company invested $50 million into the development of television in the 1930s
What is RCA?
Ancient Greek theater festival with dramatic competitions (originally held in Athens)
What is the City Dioysia?
This kind of audience was rowdy, showed up whenever they felt like it, and even threw rotting vegetable act actors to express their opinions
Who were Elizabethan era audiences?
This person was the inventor of slapstick comedy
Who is Mack Sennett?
A cultural movement where all things British (fashion, food, music, etc.) became popular in America
What is the British Invasion?
What is farce?
A process where the audience members emotionally empathize with the characters and feel emotionally purged at the end of the play; this process also helps the audience gain a better understanding of right and wrong
What is catharsis?
The number of plays written by William Shakespeare
What is 37 plays?
Daily Double
The year that color TV was first demonstrated on a national TV Broadcast.
The King of Pop
Who is Michael Jackson?
The letters PBS stand for _________
What is Public Broadcasting Station?
The built-in human desire to imitate, act, and pretend
What is the mimetic impulse?
Names of theaters owned by William Shakespeare and his business consultants
What were the Globe and the Blackfriars theaters?
The debate between these two presidential candidates highlighted how body language might impact the audience's perceptions
Who are Kennedy and Nixon?
The architect of rock and roll
Who is Little Richard?
This band leader help spread the popularity of jazz from New Orleans to other parts of the United States
Who is Duke Elllington?
Daily Double
The name of the first known actor
This important book contained an original portrait of Shakespeare and 18 of his plays that were not previously published
What is the First Folio?
Based on your readings, this individual had the idea of having sound match the images being shown onscreen
Who is Sam Warner?
A type of music that seeks to be at the forefront of musical development; these composers deliberately defy and reject older conventions of music
What is Avant Garde music?
The Maltese Falcon is a masterpiece of _____
What is Film Noir?
This plot device in melodrama uses an act of nature to quickly bring the play to an end
What is deus ex machina?
The year that The Theater was relocated to the south bank of the River Thames and renamed The Globe
What is 1599?
The year Sesame Street was created
What is 1969?
A type of music that is complicated, ornate, and that uses counterpoint (JS Bach was one of the best composers of this time)
What is Baroque music?
Vivaldi was famous for composing this type of music
What is Baroque music?