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commedia dell' arte
greek theatre
musical theatre
acting areas and body positions
types of stages
100
a character of learning-- pompous and fraudulent
Who is i'l dottore or the doctor
100
made fun of public figures such as socrates in his play "the clouds"
Who is Aristophanes
100
composed music for phantom of the opera
who is andrew lloyd webber
100
when you are closest to the audience
What is downstage
100
a stage constructed so that the audience can sit on all sides *theatre-in-the-round*
What is arena stage
200
another name for commedia dell' arte
What is italian comedy
200
triangular prisms which could be pivoted to reveal three different backgrounds
What is periaktoi
200
Variety shows popular later 1800's through 1930's
What is vaudeville
200
your back is to the audience
What is full back
200
any stage not classified as proscenium, arena or thrust
What is flexible staging
300
special rehearsed routines that could be inserted into the plays at convenient points to heighten comedy
What is lazzi
300
actors changed costumes in the _____, in front of which was a raised platform called the proskenion
What is skene
300
coreographed west side story in 1957
Who is Jerome Robbins
300
five different angles describing the actors position
What is body positions
300
a four sided stage built like a box with one side cut away, enabling the audience to view the play as if it were in a picture frame
What is proscenium stage
400
wears a black mask and patchwork costume
Who is arlecchino
400
crane like machine by which an actor playing the part of a god and riding in a large basket could be lowered onto the stage from above
What is deus ex machina or god from the machine
400
hired by Florenz zeigfeld for his follies in 1912 , first african americanto "headline" in major "White" production. Died in 1922.
Who is bert williams
400
apron location
Where is past grand drape
400
the area where the players perform; usually a raised platform
What is stage
500
the most famous writers to use the stock characters in commedia
who is william shakespheare and moliere
500
the youngest, most modern, and least popular of the three writers of tragedy
Who is Euripedes
500
considered to mark the end of the "golden era" of book musicals
What is fiddler on the roof
500
top right corner of a stage to an actor
What is upstage left
500
extends into the seating area; the audience sits on three sides of the stage
What is thrust stage