Types of Theatres
This traditional theatre has an arch that frames the stage.
What is a proscenium theatre?
This term is a traditional way of doing things in the theatre.
What are conventions?
These are the two main types of Greek drama.
What are comedy and tragedy?
This type of conflict is between two characters.
What is man vs. man?
This theatre has seating on all sides of the performers.
What is theatre in the round?
This is the set of circumstances a character or characters find themselves in.
What is situation?
This is the historical period in which Shakespeare wrote his plays.
What is the Elizabethan Era?
This type of conflict could describe a person's struggle to survive in the wild.
What is man vs. nature?
This type of stage is usually minimalist and painted a solid color.
What is a blackbox theatre?
This is drama's most important ingredient: the struggle between two opposing forces.
What is conflict?
This theory suggests that drama originated from jester like characters or the desire to play.
What is clowning/ludic theory?
This type of conflict describes an internal struggle that a character faces.
What is man vs. self?
This type of theatre has audience members on three sides.
What is a thrust theatre?
This is live theatre performed in front of a live audience.
What is legitimate theatre?
This theory suggests that theatre originated from stories that were retold?
What are myths/rituals?
This type of conflict could describe a character trying to change a law.
What is man vs. society?
This type of theatre can be literally anywhere! Some common examples include restaurants and parks.
What is a site-specific theatre?
This is feeling "in" or understanding a character's emotions.
What is empathy?
This theory suggests that drama originated from the human impulse to imitate?
What is the mimetic theory?
This type of conflict could describe a character who is trying to escape a bear.
What is man vs. nature?