Playwrights
Shakespeare
The Stage
Theatre Theorist
Roles
100
Plays are based the African American experience and have a slight undertone of homosexuality
Who is Tennessee Williams
100
rhythmic pattern and sentence structure
What is iambic pentameter
100
the most common configuration of a theatre space
What is a proscenium
100
Believes the power of breaking the fourth wall
Who is Bercht
100
helps to bring the vision of the playwright to life
What is a director
200
Their play only had a year run on Broadway before it was banned due to content and themes
Who is Lillian Hellman
200
two star-crossed lovers who must hide their tragic love story from their feuding families
What is Romeo and Juliet
200
area above the stage where the lights are hung and set flies in and out
What is the grid
200
Mainly dwells the theatre of the oppressed and believes in the use of improv
Who is Boal
200
has full control over both the actors and the stage, makes sure the the play runs smoothly
What is a stage manager
300
Contemporary Political British Playwright
Who is Simon Stephens
300
Brother and sister swap places
What is Twelfth Night
300
area in which a band or group of musicians might sit during a performance
What is the pit
300
Believes that the Audience needs to be fully aware as to what is happening on stage and must have an emotional connection for the play to have meaning. also loved the theatre of cruelty
Who is Artuad
300
helps brings the the words on the paper to life
What is an actor
400
Their play invokes both inner turmoil and the realization of accepting ones death in the middle of the AIDS crisis
Who is Tony Kushner
400
Often referred to as the Scottish play as speaking its name in a theatre whilst a production is occurring is thought to be bad luck
What is Macbeth
400
side of the stage that actors wait in before coming on stage
What is the wings
400
has six characteristics for what a play is composed of
Who is Aristotle
400
historical facts checker, promoter,and helps guide the director in their vision to whether or not they go off the track
What is a dramaturg
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