Theatre Firsts
He is frequently regarded as the first modern theatre director
Georg II, the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
aria
bel canto
recitative
tableau
tableau
A pre-Romantic movement in German literature, this three-word term is usually translated as “storm and stress”
Sturm und Drang
An Octoroon
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
This Serbian-born artist staged a performance at MoMA where she sat silently for hours across from strangers, inviting them to share in a powerful live encounter
Marina Abramović
This actress, theatre producer, and manager is often credited as the first to introduce the box set
Madame Vestris
Act Without Words I
Einstein on the Beach
Mabou Mines Dollhouse
Table Top Shakespeare
Act Without Words I
These two related movements both emerged in the late 19th century and sought to portray real life onstage
realism & naturalism
The Rhinegold
Richard Wagner
Brazilian practitioner Augusto Boal developed this theatre that aims to empower marginalized communities and encourage social and political change
Theatre of the Oppressed
This philosophical and artistic movement that preceded and later influenced the development of theatre of the absurd argued that existence precedes essence
existentialism
Karen Finley
Holly Hughes
Tim Miller
Heiner Müller
Heiner Müller
The non-critical practice of "color-blind casting" has been replaced by this broader casting practice that may refer to casting differently in regards to body shape, sex, gender, and/or disability as well as ethnicity and skin color
nontraditional casting
or inclusive casting
The Threepenny Opera (2)
Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill
He is a leading Singaporean director known for creating works that feature a range of master artists from different theatrical traditions
Ong Keng Sen
These two types of kabuki that predated yaro (men's) kabuki were outlawed in the 17th century
Women's (onna) kabuki and young boy's (wakashu) kabuki
commentaries
diaries
letters
newspapers
records of business dealings
commentaries
Environmental, site-specific, promenade, and interactive are all examples of this larger theatrical style
immersive theatre
The Love Suicides at Sonezaki
Chikamatsu Monzaemon
This Nigerian poet and playwright blended Yoruba traditions with Western dramatic forms to confront colonialism and postcolonial identity
Wole Soyinka
This type of company, which performed only one play and specialized in long runs, overtook repertory companies in popularity in the 19th century
combination company
Oskar Kokoschka
Maurice Maeterlinck
Friedrich Schiller
August Strindberg
Friedrich Schiller
This significant essay by Arthur Miller harkened back to 18th-century bourgeois tragedy
"Tragedy and the Common Man"
Information for Foreigners
Griselda Gambaro
This Polish theatre director developed "poor theatre," a performance style that eliminated elaborate sets and costumes to focus on the actor–audience relationship
Jerzy Grotowski