Italian Ren
Commedia dell'arte companies had how many performers?
10
What theatrical production element used in English Renaissance drama allowed for fluid transfer of setting and times in the plays?
Religious plays written in the last half of the sixteenth century for the festival of Corpus Christi came to be known as what?
auto sacramentales
True or False: Women could become shareholders of French theatre companies.
True
Before Alecia, there was Joe. Before Joe, there was KJ. Before KJ, there was who?
Kim (Bartling)
Define humanism in the Renaissance period
The focus on people rather than gods in literature and the arts
The two categories of theatres in this era were public and ___________.
private
This Spanish golden age playwright wrote hundreds of plays in episodic form with the goal of pleasing the audience
Lope de Vega
True or False: French theatres made room for wealthy nobles to sit on the stage itself, a custom that made performing easier for the actors
False
What play from the Spanish Golden Age did USF produce in the last 10 years? Hint: Morgan Holien was in it!
Life is a Dream
The earliest operas were based in Greek ___________ and ancient history.
mythology
True or False: Throughout the Elizabethan period, the monarchy loosened its control over theatre.
False - the monarchy tightened its control
This Spanish golden age playwright wrote over one hundred plays, varied in style, but many about love and honor and some about violent family situations.
Pedro Calderon
Why did Renaissance theatre arrive later in France than in other European countries?
France experienced a civil war between Catholics and Protestants
How many seats are there total in Meredith auditorium?
Between 700 - 750
True or False: The extensive growth in trade in Renaissance Italy resulted in a merchant class who patronized the arts.
True
outside of city limits
Though little is known about them, ____________ playwrights during the Spanish golden age became historically signficiant.
female
This playwright wrote Tartuffe and was considered a superb comic performer
Molière
What was the name of USF's one-night-only homecoming show that mimicked a cabaret? It ran for a total of 4 years under Joe's direction.
Cougaret
Neoclassical rules included
- no onstage violence
- no chorus
- no soliloquies
English Renaissance drama, including Shakespeare's works, are ___________ in form.
episodic
True or False: Golden age Spanish drama were staged with elaborate scenery.
False
How did French proscenium-arch theatre buildings differ slightly from those of the Italian Renaissance?
the seating was different - it was an undivided gallery with bleacher-like seating
How was Jones theatre originally used?
As a classroom! The blackboard was the front of the room.