The English public theatre most associated with Shakespeare and the Lord Chamberlain’s Men.
What is the Globe Theatre.
100
Tartuffe
Who is Molière.
100
Elmire persuades him to hide under a table in order to discover Tartuffe’s hypocrisy for himself.
Who is Orgon (Tartuffe).
100
He was largely responsible for the creation of the Académie française due to his financial incentives for authors adhering to Neoclassicism.
Who is Cardinal Richelieu.
100
Pierre Corneille, Lope de Vega, Sebastiano Serlio, William Shakespeare
Who is Sebastiano Serlio.
200
Kathakali is traditionally performed in open grounds outside or in special theatres built inside these other structures.
What are Hindu temples.
200
Fuenteovejuna
Who is Lope de Vega.
200
The Commendador who is ultimately put to death by the village of Fuenteovejuna.
Who is Fernán Gómez de Guzmán (Fuenteovejuna).
200
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing coined the term “dramaturgy” in this appropriately titled work that he wrote when working as the world’s first dramaturg for the Hamburg National Theatre.
What is Hamburg Dramaturgy.
200
3 acts, decorum, purity of form, verisimilitude
What is 3 acts.
300
Meaning “courtyard,” this is the term for open-air theatres of the Spanish Golden Age.
What are corrales.
300
The Conscious Lovers
Who is Richard Steele.
300
He and Krishna journey to the heavenly abode to retrieve Brahmin’s children from Vishnu.
Who is Arjuna (The Progeny of Krishna).
300
The individual responsible for issuing licenses and overseeing stage censorship in England.
Who is the Master of Revels.
300
Capitano, Dottore, Innamoroto, Pantalone
What is Innamoroto.
400
The oldest surviving theatre from the Italian Renaissance.
What is the Teatro Olimpico.
400
The Pedant
Who is Flaminio Scala.
400
He arrives in Elsinore shortly after the deaths of the king, queen, and prince.
Who is Fortinbras (Hamlet).
400
He wrote a scathing attack against Pierre Corneille for his failure to adhere to neoclassical ideals.
Who is Georges de Scudéry.
400
jingxi, kunqu, yangge, zaju
What is yangge.
500
Theatres in Renaissance France, e.g., the Théâtre du Marais, were commonly converted from these preexisting structures.
What are tennis courts.
500
The Peony Pavilion
Who is Tang Xianzu.
500
The young scholar who Bridal Du Liniang first encounters in a dream.
Who is Liu Mengmei (The Peony Pavilion).
500
He published his Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage in 1698.