History
GREEK HISTORY:
name the god of theatre
name the first actor
Dionysus
Thespis
Magic word to stop everything
HOLD
Name a book musical.
Name a JUKEBOX musical.
(Mrs. Jenkins will approve)
What types of plays did Shakespeare write?
Tragedies, Comedies, Histories
term for the actions leading from exposition to climax is called:
rising action
BUNRAKU:
what color did puppeteers wear?
how were the puppets constructed?
black
full body with arms and legs, no strings, multiple puppeteers, wooden faces
Difference between glow tape and spike tape
glow tape glows and is used to be able to see spike tape and other spaces in the dark
spike tape is marking where something will be, either an actor or set piece
What was the 1st musical?
What is the LONGEST RUNNING musical?
The Black Crook
The Phantom of the Opera
The form Shakespeare wrote in and how many beats?
iambic pentameter, 10 syllables
the final resolution of conflict in a plot is called:
denouement
RENAISSANCE
What are Groundlings?
where was Shakespeare born?
the people who stood on the ground to watch the shows (peasants)
Stratford upon Avon
what tools do you need at an audition
BONUS: what is the introduction of your audition called?
headshot and resume
SLATE!
Name the 3 unities of theatre.
1 action (plotline), 1 setting, within 24 hours
In A Midsummer Night's Dream, how do the Athenians fall under the spell?
BONUS: What are the four Athenian's names?
a magical purple flower
Hermia, Helena, Demetrius, Lysander
Difference between a monologue and soliloquy
Monologue- in front of others
soliloquy- solo onstage
MEDIEVAL
why was theatre revived in medieval times?
BONUS: what did they perform on?
theatre was dying out because of the church...then it resurfaced because the church needed it. the population was very illiterate, the Bible was also only written in Latin. Used theatre in the vernacular to spread their gospel.
performed on pageant wagons.
Name the 3 types of theatres
BONUS! Name the additional names of 2 of them (5 in total)
proscenium, 3/4 (thrust), arena (in the round)
What is an 11 o clock number?
Why was it called 11 o clock?
It is usually the penultimate number of a show, and it is right before the final resolution, where the characters are leading up to the finale. Either a soul bearer or toe tapper (solo or group)
Shows used to be at 8pm, so 11 was around when this number would occur.
How does Benedick get tricked into admitting he has feelings for Beatrice?
AND: Who tells Hamlet to avenge his death?
he overhears a conversation from his friends
The ghost of his father
Every character has:
Name a show with both a historical AND cultural context
(Mrs. Jenkins will approve)
DEMONSTRATE all of the following:
- ALL OF THE ACTOR POSITIONS
- cross
-counter cross
-cheat out
-upstaging
(Mrs. Jenkins will approve)
Who choreographed West Side Story?
BONUS: Who choreographed Chicago?
Jerome Robbins
Bob Fosse
How did Shakespeare show that Hamlet was going mad?
BONUS: What is the famous line that shows this, and how does it do so?
he breaks iambic pentameter
To be or not to be that is the question (11 syllables, not 10)
Name an example of a monologue and an example of a soliloquy
(Mrs. Jenkins will say if it is true)