Overview of Theater
The Greek god of theater
Who is Dionysus?
The name of the first permanent theater building constructed in London
What is "The Theater"?
This person from Idaho invented television
Who is Philo Farnsworth?
An arrangement of sound and silences into a deliberate shape
What is music?
These are the unwritten rules of theater that the audience accepts as "real" even though they know illusions such as special effects are being used
What are theatrical conventions?
This playwright wrote histories, tragedies, and comedies
Who is William Shakespeare?
People feared that this invention could be used to spread propaganda
What is television?
A significant sequence of tones working as a unit and often repeated
What is melody?
This is a serious play with sad events with an unhappy but meaningful ending (this goes all the way back to ancient Greece)
What is a tragedy?
These theater goes would pay a penny to stand on the ground near that stage
Who were groundlings/penny stinkers?
This type of sound is part of the action we see in a film
What is diegetic sound?
This famous composer added more emotion, drama, and instruments to his symphonies (he also went deaf by the end of his composing career)
Who is Beethoven?
This stone theater structure was often built into a hillside and featured a skene, paraskene, and orchestra
What is an ancient Greek theater?
This individual sponsored plays because she admired theater and wanted to glorify her family (the Tudors)
Who was Queen Elizabeth I?
This term refers to every element in the frame that contributes to the overall look of a film (in French this phrase means "putting on stage"
What is mise-en-scene?
This music event was part of the counterculture movement
What is Woodstock?
Excessive pride, arrogance, or over-confidence that can lead to a downfall for the protagonist
What is hubris?
This is believed to be the first play that Shakespeare wrote
What is Taming of the Shrew?
This character places obstacles in the path of the protagonist
Who is the antagonist?
This musical technique involves playing two or more notes that don't sound good together to create a feeling of unease or discomfort in the audience
What is dissonance?
Ancient Greek theater festival with dramatic competitions (originally held in Athens)
What is the City Dioysia?
This kind of audience was rowdy, showed up whenever they felt like it, and even threw rotting vegetable act actors to express their opinions
Who were Elizabethan era audiences?
This person was the inventor of slapstick comedy
Who is Mack Sennett?
A cultural movement where all things British (fashion, food, music, etc.) became popular in America
What is the British Invasion?
A process where the audience members emotionally empathize with the characters and feel emotionally purged at the end of the play; this process also helps the audience gain a better understanding of right and wrong
What is catharsis?
The number of plays written by William Shakespeare
What is 37 plays?
The King of Pop
Who is Michael Jackson?
The built-in human desire to imitate, act, and pretend
What is the mimetic impulse?
The number of words that William Shakespeare invented, adapted or reintroduced to the English language
What is "1700"?
This television show set during the Korean war won acclaim for its ability to entertain and inform people
What is M*A*S*H?
The architect of rock and roll
Who is Little Richard?
This important book contained an original portrait of Shakespeare and 18 of his plays that were not previously published
What is the First Folio?
This individual had the idea of having sound match the images being shown onscreen
Who is Sam Warner?
A type of music that seeks to be at the forefront of musical development; these composers deliberately defy and reject older conventions of music
What is Avant Garde music?
This plot device in melodrama uses an act of nature to quickly bring the play to an end
What is deus ex machina?
The year that The Theater was relocated to the south bank of the River Thames and renamed The Globe
What is 1599?
The year Sesame Street was created
What is 1969?
A type of music that is complicated, ornate, and that uses counterpoint (JS Bach was one of the best composers of this time)
What is Baroque music?