This person uses ideas to build story instead of story to build ideas.
Who is a playwright.
100
A type of play that follows a close to real life as possible
What is realism.
100
When an ensemble works together to craft a performance.
What is devised theatre.
100
A ballot initiative in California in 2008 that put banning gay marriage up for vote.
What is proposition 8.
100
Harmond's wife.
Who is Mame Wilks.
200
Most definitions conclude that a play must contain these four:
What is at least 1 character, a set of given circumstances, an idea, a change/growth/shift.
200
In this type of play, the plot is less significant than the messages or the characters, often jumps around in time and uses a hybrid of presentational techniques.
What is non-realism.
200
A frozen picture or statue created by a group to suggest meaning.
What is a tableaux
200
Name the two couples that make up the plaintiff side of the trial.
Who are Kris and Sandy and Paul and Jeff.
200
Justice, racism, freedom, identity and appearance are all examples of what in Radio Golf?
What is theme.
300
What tools does the playwright rely on to create a text (script)?
What is dialogue and action (stage directions).
300
A play that has flashbacks and talking animals would be an example of this type of play:
What is non-realism.
300
When a piece is based on real life data, it moves into the realm of ______________- whether it is created by a group of a singular playwright.
What is Documentary Theater
300
The actual words of the Perry trial transcripts, first-hand observations of the courtroom drama and interviews with the plaintiffs and their families.
What is what the play "8" was based off of.
300
August Wilson learned that "all art is political" from which of the 4 Bs?
Who is Amiri Baraka.
400
The playwright who wrote "Getting Over Grace"
Who is Jaclyn Grogan.
400
Because the characters, scenes and setting in Radio Golf are as close to real life as possible, it is this type of theatre:
What is realism.
400
Type of performance that uses data, news items, often projections to put across its ideas and educate the audience.
What is a Living Newspaper.
400
Does "8" take a pro-proposition 8 stance or an anti-proposition 8 stance?
What is an anti-proposition 8 stance.
400
This is the year that Radio Golf is set
What is 1997.
500
The playwright who wrote "8"
Who is Dustin Lance Black.
500
In what type of play would breaking the 4th wall occur?
What is non-realism.
500
Improv is an example of this type of theatre.
What is devised theatre.
500
"8" is an example of this type of non-traditional theater.
What is documentary theater.
500
How many plays are in August Wilson's Cycle of plays?