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Theatre Basics
Structural Analysis
The Playwright
The Actor
100
Storytelling was one origin of theatre, name the other.
Ritual.
100

Expressed as a strong verb, what the protagonist is trying to do throughout the play


Main Action
100
Where can a playwright's idea for a play come from?
Anywhere! From family life, to people they see on the street, their imagination, etc...
100
Which theatre practitioner started the first acting system and focused on given circumstances and acting truthfully? 
Stanislavsky
200
What elements do you need for theatre to be theatre?
Actors, Place, Audience, Script
200

What is the turning point in the play where the protagonist makes a choice that determines the ending of the story?

Major Crisis
200

Who wrote The Tempest?

William Shakespeare
200
Their acting system is known as "The Method," which places a lot of emphasis on emotional memory. 
Lee Strasberg
300
Name some theatre conventions we discussed (things that happen in the theatre that don't happen in everyday life, but we accept in the theatre)

The Mask, Actors, Eastern vs Western Theatre, Time, Place

300
Major Complication 

An obstacle caused by someone other than the protagonist 


300

Who wrote A Raisin in the Sun? 

Lorraine Hansberry
300

Wants actors to “get out of head,” uses the repetition exercise so actors respond naturally 


Sanford Meisner
400
Name a theatre style we studied in class.
Realism, Expressionism, Romanticism, Naturalism...
400

What is the single moment the protagonist does something that resolves the main action?

Major Structural Climax
400
What are the given circumstances of a play?
Who/What/Where/When
400

Focused on sociological aspects and imagination 

Stella Adler
500
Name Aristotle's 6 elements of drama. 
Character, Plot, Diction, Theme, Music, Spectacle
500

What is the term for the emotional high point for the audience?


Major emotional clima
500
What is a dramaturg? 
A person who researches and helps in the accuracy of the production.
500
Michael Chekhov

Studied at the Moscow Art Theatre, their approach is external and more physical.