Ancient Greece
No Fear Shakespeare
Rhythm and Blues
Warm Yourself
Way of the Samuari
100
Is considered the Greek god of Theatre and is often associated with wine and grapes.
Who is Dionysus
100
This type of writing using a mathematical formula to calculate the stressed and unstressed syllabus within the lines of text
What is the Iambic Pentameter
100
Was a movement that spanned the 1920's. It was considered to be a rebirth of African American arts. The Movement also included the new African-American cultural expressions across the urban areas in the Northeast and Midwest United States
What is the Harlem Renaissance
100
Actors are given roughly how long to warm up each night before Curtain call?
What is 15-25 minutes
100
Are male actors who impersonate women in Japanese Kabuki Theatre
What is Onnagatta or Oyama
200
This character ended up killing their father, marrying their mother and then ripping out their own eyes once he realized he was the cause of the curse on Thebes
Who is Oedipus
200
These pair of star crossed lovers took their lives since their love was considered forbidden
Who are Romeo and Juliet
200
Was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form called jazz poetry, and is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance
Who is Langston Hughes
200
This type of warm-up consist on releasing tension within the body, in order for the actor to become more focused on their work.
What is Opening up the Voice
200
This type of Japanese Theater consist of the use of puppets to depict the story and the vocalist skills are selected more based on correct pronunciation over aesthetic sound quality
What is Bunraku
300
This area of the stage is known as the "Dancing Place"
What is the Orchestra
300
Shakespeare used this type of Monologue to express what a character was thinking, by having the character break the 4th wall and talk to the audiance
What is an Aside
300
She was the first black woman to write a play performed on Broadway. Her best known work, the play "A Raisin in the Sun," highlights the lives of Black Americans living under racial segregation in Chicago.
Who is Lorraine Hansberry
300
This type of warm consist of tongue twisters and up is often used to help with clarity in the voice so that the audience can fully understand each word you are saying.
What is Articulation
300
This type of Japanese theater is known for using special mask to depict the characters and is considered the oldest form of Japanese Theater
What is Noh
400
He is considered to be the 1st actor in Western Society since he stepped out of the Chorus to portray the roles that were depicted within the Hymns being sung.
Who is Thespis
400
This play was written with the inspiration of Shakespeare's passing son, who's main character shares a commonly close name to his dearly departed
What is Hamlet
400
This major world event caused the Black Theater Movement to become a theater of protest due to the misplaced level of fear and resentment. The Civil Rights movement became a result of this event.
What Was the Cold War
400
This type of warm up focuses on the Intensification and Prolongation
What is Resonance
400
This type of Japanese theater uses lots of trap doors and acrobatic tricks to amaze the audience during the show
What is Kabuki
500
This ancient Greek playwright is known for focusing on the psychological aspects of his characters especially the mind set of the Woman perspective.
Who is Euripides
500
Shakespeare often performed in this "round" type of theater before it was burnt down. Eventually, the theater was reconstructed and is still in use today
What is the Globe Theater
500
This playwright won the Pulitzer Prize for his play Fences, in addition to his other notable work. He also wrote the 10 cycle plays where he has recurring characters, though the plays were not written in chronological order
Who is August Wison
500
This muscle is used in breathing to expand the breath and to support the volume of your voice
What is the Diaphragm
500
Kumadori is the painted faced of Japanese Kabuki Theater. Aragato dramas are intense, and deal primarily with the expression of anger, of which there are two types in Yin/Yang symbology: the positive, extroverted “Yang” type and the negative, introverted “Yin” type. This color is considered to be used by the Yin and is often seen on such characters as Ghost, Demons, and evil aristrocrates
What is Blue