Show:
TERMINOLOGY "N/O"
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
THE DUKE
Calderon de la Barca
EUGENE IONESCO
100
Approach to lighting that requires lanterns to be placed according to where light would occur in nature.
What is naturalism?
100
Shaw's work was greatly influenced by this man.
Who is Henrik Ibsen?
100
He was dubbed the first modern director in theatre.
Who is the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen?
100
Although known for his ability to write both comic and tragic dramas, he was most skilled with this genre.
What is tragic drama?
100
He was credited with this.
What is creating The Theatre of the Absurd?
200
Light filter that can be used to decrease the intensity of light without altering its color.
What is neutral density filter?
200
While Shaw wrote mostly comedies, his plays always contained these characteristics.
What is social or political propaganda?
200
George the II influenced many theatrical pioneers, including this man.
Who is Constantin Stanislavski?
200
Calderon de la Barca drew his material from this.
What is the stories and culture of his native land.
200
Ionesco's work rejected these two commonly employed characteristics.
What are logical plots and standard character development?
300
Used to decrease background noise, maintaining a specific sound level by muting or increasing a signal in response to the noise level.
What is noise gate?
300
His primary reason for writing.
What is to sway the masses to his way of thinking.
300
George the II used to avoid this when staging a play.
What is setting anything in the center.
300
Of the hundreds of plays credited to Calderon de la Barca only this many have been proven authentic.
What is 181?
300
Ionesco's plays were described as this.
What is comic portrayals of the absurdities of reality?
400
Refers to the side of the stage opposite of the side from which prompts are received.
What is opposite prompt?
400
Shaw spoke out for these two issues.
What is women's rights and equality of income.
400
George the II preferred this in his stage designs.
What is stage props that were real instead of drawn or created?
400
Calderon de la Barca's work often featured these three characteristics.
What is supernatural themes, grim humor and innovative plots?
400
Ionesco's rebuttal to critics.
What is "I am trying to revitalize language and communication by saying things in a new way?"
500
Term used to refer to an actor who must use a script during a scene.
What is on the book?
500
When awarded the Nobel Prize in 1925 for literature, he did this.
What is he accepted the award but not the money associated with it.
500
In order to create the most effective stage production, the Duke felt it was necessary to perform these tasks.
What is observe all movements on stage from visual and acoustic perspectives of various audience positions?
500
Much of Calderon de la Barca's work was greatly influenced by this.
What is his religious belief of Catholicism?
500
Critic who coined the term "Theatre of the Absurd", to describe Ionesco's work.
Who is Martin Esslin?