Comedy
Types of Theatre
Greek Theatre
Styles of Theatre
Miscellaneous
100
Low Comedy
Bawdy humor Gags Puns Slapstick
100
Commercial
money making, mass appeal, entertainment
100
What was City Dionysia? What did the playwrights have to enter? Who provided the funding?
Greek Festival Three Tragedies and One Satyr Play Choregus
100
Dadaism
absurd, nonsense, sound poetry, cabaret-like theatre
100
Art vs Entertainment
Art doesn't conform, Entertainment reinforces societal ideas Art enlightens, entertainment amuses
200
High Comedy
Political Satire Wit Sophisticated Humor Social Commentary
200
Political
allows the playwright to share his/her personal opinion/political themes
200
Who were the key Greek Playwrights and their contributions?
Thespis: first actor and playwright Aeschylus: father of tragedy, second actor, lessened choir Sophocles: third actor, scenic painting Euripides: realism with characters and costumes, focused on females, reduced chorus Aristophanes: father of old comedy, satire of Athenian life
200
Expressionism
subjective account of a subjective perception
200
What is the plot of The Distance from Here?
(see tutor)
300
Domestic Comedy
Focuses on everyday people Focuses on issues of the home
300
Historical
set in a specific time in the past
300
What is the Greek play structure and how do they correspond with modern structure of a play?
Prologos- Exposition Parados- Rising Action Ode- Climax Episode- Falling Action Exodus- Resolution/Denouement
300
Surrealism
dream-like quality of life
300
Deus Ex Machina
"God of the Machine", a sudden plot reversal in Greek theatre
400
Comedy of Manners
Marital Infidelities Age of Aristocrats and Royalty Hypocrisies of the Upper Class
400
Cultural
about a certain people group: celebrates differences and highlights similarities
400
Ekkyklema
Greek Rolling Platform
400
Romanticism
a sentimental look at life, logic/science are not sufficient to capture human experience
400
Sutext
unspoken, underlying meaning behind what a character says
500
Farce
Fast Paced Wild Complications "Door Slamming" Incredible Coincidences
500
Experimental
pushes the limits, tries new things
500
Cavea
Roman Seating Area
500
Definition and contributing facors to the rise of Realism
problem plays, box sets fourth wall: invisible barrier between the actors and the audience Darwin, Freud, Light Bulb, and Photography led to the rise of realism Henrik Ibsen: father of realism, wrote A Doll's House and Ghosts
500
Ghost Light
the last light left on in a dark theatre for safety's sake
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