This refers to an aesthetic movement & influence on theatre that by definition, defies definition. It mixes "high" & "low" art, questions the notion of a canon, and often uses pastiche in expression.
What is postmodernism?
100
This theatre convention is enabled by the proscenium arch and suggests a separation between the audience and actors, by which the actors perform as though they do not realize the audience is present.
What is the fourth wall?
100
This type of play that uses a climactic plot structure revolves around a secret that is usually revealed through a material object during an obligatory scene.
What is the well-made play.
100
This person is know for his tragedy of the common man.
Who is Arthur Miller
100
This is the spatial arrangement in which the audience surrounds the performance on 3 sides.
What is thrust staging?
200
This discipline emerged from NYU (where it it focused on roles we play in everyday life) and Northwestern (where the focus was on the portrayal of works of literature). It has opened up notions of what we study in theatre.
What is Performance Studies?
200
This is an actor's speech that is directed to the audience.
What is an aside?
200
This type of structure usually contains subplots, spans longer periods of time, involves many characters, and features many settings.
What is episodic plot structure?
200
In class, we discussed the play THE LONDON MERCHANT, and talked about how apprentices went to see this play every year around Christmas time. What type of play is it?
What is Bourgeois drama?
200
This transformation of part of NYC that led to what many people call the "Disneyfication" of Times Square.
What is the 42nd Street Development Project?
300
Felner divides performance into these 2 types of "traditions." We discussed them in terms of Diana Taylor's notion of the archive and the repertoire.
What is performance tradition and written-based tradition.
300
This person wanted to break audiences from passively consuming theatre (which he referred to as "culinary"), and instead force audiences to think.
Who is Bertolt Brecht?
300
Much of what we believe/understand about climactic plot structure is based on the writings of this man.
Who is Aristotle?
300
This genre uses slapstick and physical comedy.
What is farce?
300
This type of staging removes boundaries between audience and performers so that the audience and performers "share" the space.
What is environmental staging?
400
One of the "universals" of theatre (according to your textbook), this term refers to the notion that theatre is fleeting.
What is ephemeral?
400
This term describes a type of theatre that encourages social change. It is derived from the words "agitation" and "propaganda."
What is agitprop?
400
ALMOST, MAINE follows this type of plot structure, which is often made up of multiple short vignettes, often thematically related.
What is serial structure?
400
This word refers to the notion of "truth-seeming."
What is verisimilitude?
400
This term refers to a space that is not intended to be a performance space, but which serves as a performance space for a particular show. This choice of space usually enhances the messages communicated in the show.
What is found space?
500
This term refers to the "rules" of conduct and understood and accepted communication codes in a specific culture or society's theatre.
What are conventions?
500
The development of this technology helped to shape Western notions of acceptable audience behavior.
What is electric (controlled) lighting?
500
This type of character can verge onto stereotypes, so they must be approached with caution. Additionally, this character type is often used in comedy.
What is stock character?
500
This genre of theatre is usually attributed to George Bernard Shaw and is used to question social and cultural institutions. MAJOR BARBARA is an example.
What is Comedy of Ideas?
500
This type of theatre is flexible and allows for many different types of staging.