Tragedies
Performance Space
Theatre History
Genres
The Actor
100
himself,nature,supernatural,man,society
What are the different types of conflict?
100
the audience sits here
What is the house?
100
comedy and tragedy
What are the 2 highest forms of theatre?
100
Dreamgirls, Chicago,Oklahoma!
What are types of musicals?
100
a clear reason to do something, the THING that moves a character to act or respond
What is motivation?
200
usually a person of noble greatness;their downfalls are a result of their choices;usually arrogant and overconfident
What are the characteristics of a tragic hero?
200
this type of stage has an audience on all four sides
What is an arena stage?
200
exposition, plot,rising action,climax,falling action, denouement
What are the different parts of a play?
200
in this genre two or more actors create a performance by reading a script based on a literary work
What is reader's theatre?
200
to study question and critically understand a character's purpose and intentions.
What is a character analysis?
300
a character trait that leads one to his/her own downfall or detruction
What is a tragic flaw?
300
technical, blocking and dress
What are the different types of rehearsals?
300
Much Ado about Nothing, Winter's Tail, King Lear
What are plays written by Shakespeare?
300
developing and portraying a personality through thought action, dialogue costume and makeup
What is characterization?
300
to summon up and reflect upon personal memories, feelings and experiences to help with characterization
What is emotional recall?
400
the tragic hero in this play seeks revenge for his father's death
What is Hamlet?
400
thrust, proscenium,in-the-round
What are the 3 different types of stages?
400
makeup, lights, sound, set construction
What are elements of technical theatre?
400
the ability to use sight, sound, touch and smell to recall emotions and movements
What is sensory memory
400
the village idiot, the heroic coward, the sidekick, the oddball
What are examples of stock characters?
500
a group of actors that recite dialogue or sing in unison. Sometimes they envolve movement.
What is a chorus?
500
these two terms (words) came along as a result of the shape of the Greek Stage
What are upstage and downstage?
500
the major award for theatre actors
What is a Tony?
500
in these plays the director wants the actors to dress, talk and mimic the emotions the way they REALLY are
What is realism?
500
skin color, likes, dislikes, fears, favorites, race, colors,walk, accent
What are some character traits?