Theatre Practitioners
A theatre practitioner who focused on Realism and created the "Inside Out" and "Magic If" approach.
Who is Konstantin Stanislavsky?
A Japanese approach to theatre that aims to create "Yugen" in order to evoke an emotional state/mood.
What is Noh/No?
A book about Roman architecture and theatres, which has no illustrations, yet become the primary source of Greek/Roman theatre buildings/staging practices.
What is De Architectura?
A set type where everything is flown from the grid up above/fly rail, bringing in new worlds by bringing in/taking away different drops.
What is a Wing and Drop?
A Play meant to be read, not staged.
What is a Closet Drama?
A theatre practitioner who created "Poor Theatre", eliminating all but the basic elements of theatre and allowing the actor to "sacrifice" themselves for the audience through secular ritual.
Who is Jerzy Growtowski?
A Japanese approach to theatre that aims to be eccentric/extraordinary, in order to outstep the bounds of common sense.
What is Kabuki?
Types of plays widely read within Spain, England, and France, which served as models for dramatists, especially Shakespeare.
What were Italian plays?
A list of everything every actor wears on stage in every scene of a production.
What is a costume plot?
A term used to describe protective wear needed in construction shops, such as gloves, eyewear, and ear protection.
What is PPE?
A theatre practitioner well known for "Theatre for Social Change" in which actors use "Invisible Theatre" and "Forum Theatre" as a tool to change society.
Who is Augusto Boal?
A Japanese approach to theatre that focuses on a form of storytelling to music embodied by puppets on stage.
What is Bunraku?
A historical figure who restored British theatre after an 18 year interruption by the Puritans.
Who is Charles II?
The most ideal wood for building flats for theatrical productions.
What is Lauan Wood?
A form of English drama in which the dominant motive is revenge.
What is a Revenge Tragedy?
A theatre practitioner who created "The Method", where actors relive emotional/personal memory in order to communicate authentic emotion on stage.
Who is Lee Strasberg?
A Chinese approach to theatre considered "music drama", otherwise known as Chinese Opera.
What is Xiqu?
The first woman in England to make a living through her writing.
Who is Aphra Behn?
The strongest shape to use when constructing theatrical sets (and all structures in general)
What is a triangle?
Theatre which goes through the process of collaboratively creating a new work without a pre-existing script where the collaborators are also performers.
What is Devised Theatre?
A theatre practitioner who, instead of focusing on introspection and personal memories in their technique, focused on communion and connection with a scene partner.
Who is Stanford Meisner?
An Indian approach to theatre with the goal of creating "Rasa", which is an aesthetic experience.
What is Sanskrit?
Classical Aristotelian Ideals where a plays action takes place in one day, within one plot, in one location, and centers around one story.
What are the Unites?
The most common type of rigging knots used in technical theatre.
What are clove hitch/boleyn knots?
The oldest surviving proscenium theatre.
What is Teatro Farnes, Parma?