Italy
Germany
Russia
France
Ireland
100
_____ _____ held the conviction that people are not always as they appear.
Who is Luigi Pirandello?
100
While the earlier German drama, even down to Frischlin's time, had always inclined to _______, we now find tragedy more and more in favor.
What is comedy?
100
No ballet did not originate Russia. Russia was the first to transform ballet into a concert dance form.
Did ballet originate in Russia?
100
Written by Sophocles and first performed in the Paris 1944, this tragic play involves law, passion, and vengeance.
Who is Antigone?
100
This person dedicated to retell some ancient tales of Ireland by using poetic drama?
Who is William Butler Yeats?
200
Six characters in Search of an Author and ______ were the most frequently produced of Luigi Piradello's works.
What is Henry IV?
200
From the 1920s through the 1950s, Bertolt Brecht developed _______. Mother Courage, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, and The Good Women of Setzuan are among his plays most often produced in the United States.
What is epic theater?
200
1898 in Moscow, Russia
When and Where was the Moscow Art Theatre founded?
200
The three types of plays that France was most known for during the Renaissance.
What are Morality, Mystery, and Passion?
200
These two people were responsible for establishing theater in Ireland.
Who is William Butler Yeats and Augusta Gregory?
300
Italian stages were made like this to increase the illusion and create a perspective setting.
What are angled stages?
300
His most noted work is The Weavers, a great drama that sets forth a social issue built around a group protagonist.
Who is Gerhart Hauptmann?
300
Method acting is a technique of acting in which an actor aspires to complete emotional identification with a part. Konstantin Stanislavski.
What is Method acting and who created it?
300
Known musical and novel written by Victor Hugo, this theatrical performance involves prostitution, fear, and the stealing of bread.
What is Les Miserables?
300
This was one of Augusta Gregory's most famous play.
What is "Spreading the News and Hyacinth Halvey?
400
Around 1485, Italian rulers financed plays and limitations of them.
What is Roman Theatre?
400
It was not until the second half of the eighteenth century that Germany developed a ___________ ___________ to rival those of France, Spain or England.
What is dramatic literature?
400
"The Sea Gull" "The 3 Sisters" "Uncle Vanya" "The Cherry Orchid"
What were some of Anton Chekhov's most known work?
400
This item broke during most of the plays in France, due to the interactions with the audience.
What is the Fourth Wall?
400
This is one of the finest Irish dramatists.
Who is John Millington Synge?
500
Between the 14th and 16th centuries, this kind of drama was developed in Italy.
What is Renaissance Drama?
500
In Germany, there was a trend toward historic accuracy in costumes and settings, a revolution in theatre architecture, and the introduction of the theatrical form of German _______.
What is romanticism?
500
Imperial School of Ballet in Petersburg in the 1790's.
What was the first ballet company developed?
500
Commonly known as a sound for distaste, this French Ghost sound is a sad but crucial part of theater.
What is Boo or in french "Huer"?
500
This Irish playwright wrote "Dancing at Lughnasa." Lughnasadh or Lughnasa is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of the harvest season. Historically, it was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man.
Who is Brian Friel?
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