REALISM
This shows life as it is.
What is naturalism?
The main acting style and training for realism.
What is Method Acting?
Tourist attraction and cultural hub with "must see" theatre
What is New York?
"Starry Night," "The Bedroom," and "Self-Portrait"
What are paintings by Vincent Van Gogh?
The structure that creates the 4th Wall
What is the proscenium (arch)?
Type of musical theatre that broke Golden Age conventions with non-linear plots, breaking of the 4th wall/audience interactions, and improvisation
What is Experimental Musical?
The first musical to successfully merge music/song, narrative and dance
What is Oklahoma!?
Epic theatre audiences laugh when characters
What is cry?
The foundation of Method Acting
What is imagination?
The juxtaposition of 2 opposing political or social views presented through characters, dialogue and circumstances.
What is dialectic?
Global appeal, new technology, spectacle driven and commercial success
What are mega-musicals?
Dissolves, cuts, special effects, dream sequences
What is expressionism's influence on film?
Complex characters, one setting, series of plot twists/reversals and climax
What is a "well-made play" (or climactic dramatic structure)
Poor Theatre's foundation that relied on actors to use their own bodies and voices to create the theatrical act
What is via negativa?
Most popular between 1940 and 1960.
What is the Golden Age (of Book Musicals)?
"To make the familiar strange"
What is Alienation Effect (A-Effect)?
Influence realism translated to presenting characters as complex individuals whose actions were more important than the plot.
What is psychology?
The director or facilitator of Theatre of the Oppressed that acts as a neutral party.
Who is the Joker?
Music is to rock musicals as __________ is to mega-musicals
What is spectacle?
A pregnant prostitute
What is an example of gestus?