Chronologically First
A Doll's House
Miss Julie
The Threepenny Opera
A Doll's House (1879)
This movement looks to nature for inspiration and seeks to embody universal conflicts
Romanticism
Because of his foundational work in the artistic style, he is referred to as the “father of realism”
Henrik Ibsen
Eugène Ionesco
theatre of the absurd
Inspired by the work of Stanislavsky, the Group Theatre developed this acting technique, which relies on the use of emotional memory
the Method
vaudeville
blackface
minstrelsy
melodrama
blackface (Middle Ages)
This artistic and philosophical movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries was concerned primarily with rejecting the ideology of realism
modernism
The "Preface to Cromwell," written by this playwright and author, became the manifesto for the Romantic movement
Victor Hugo
Bertolt Brecht
English actor, director, and designer Edward Gordon Craig used this term to theorize the ideal performer
the über-marionette
Astor Place Riot
Hernani Riots
Old Price Riots
Playboy Riots
Old Price Riots (1809)
This critical lens focuses on the legacy and consequences of the control and exploitation of people and their lands
postcolonialism
This black minstrel show and vaudeville performer became one of the most popular U.S. American entertainers of the early 20th century
Bert Williams
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
dramaturgy
André Breton expelled this important figure in 20th century theatre from the Surrealist Revolution
Antonin Artaud
gesamtkunstwerk
regietheater
verfremdungseffekt
gesamtkunstwerk (1827, 1849)
This movement is characterized by its criticism of objective truth, narratives, rationality, and definitions of art
postmodernism
Charles Kean’s elaborate Shakespearean revivals increased the popularity of this movement, which sought to faithfully recreate the past
antiquarianism
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
Futurism
Director Elia Kazan coined this term for the theatrical style that dominated mid-20th century U.S. American modern drama
poetic realism
Regional Theatre Movement
Experimental Theatre Movement
Little Theatre Movement
Little Theatre Movement (early 20th century)
This movement seeks to endow works with mystical resonances in an effort to unlock the secret codes of the universe
Symbolism
He established the Black Arts Repertory Theatre in Harlem, which in turn inspired the growth of the Black Arts Movement
Amiri Baraka
Hugo Ball
Dadaism
This Irish playwright, critic, and social reformer argued that every societal issue may be the subject matter of a play
George Bernard Shaw