Theatre History Final

explain one theory for how the very first theatre event/performance might have began. (theory for the origins of theatre)

"Ritual Theory", "story telling theory"; look in your notes for details hoe

give two examples from "Medea" that illustrates why Euripides was not popular in his lifetime

'...each man loves himself more than his neighbor"; "the gods will accomplish what no one would hope for... gods find a way to go against all expectation and do what they want"

how many acts in neo-classical plays

5

was a Greek writer who left us the only existing (extant) trilogy

Aeschylus

was a greek writer credited with adding the second speaking actor

Aeschylus

Ubumuntu Arts Festival

Africa

Greek character who should have remembered that some mothers love their daughters more than their husbands

Agamemnon

greek writer who used the concept of "happy idea" in his plays

Aristophanes

Guild of professional greek performers

Artists of Dionysus

The name of a spanish religious play

Autosacrementale

japanese puppet theatre

Bunraku

The Spanish Golden Age ended with his death

Calderon de la Barca

the chalk circle

China

Wrote The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus

Christopher Marlowe

Most famous greek dramatic competition

City Dionysia

made a sketch of the swan theatre

Dewitt

Art form from which Greek tragedy evolved

Dithyrambs

Device used to reveal dead characters

Ekkyklema

Greek writer who was not very popular during his lifetime

Euripides

cardinal richileau

France

in their comedies, romans liked to laugh at..

Greeks

who wrote that the purpose of drama is to "delight and edify"?

Horace

who was the first known female playwright

Hrosvitha

Excessive pride, usually a character's tragic flaw, is also known as

Hubris

Kathkali

India

Zeami

Japan

according to Aristotle's definition, who do you think is the tragic hero(ine) of "Antigone" and why

Kreon; check notes for explanation

what is the name for the comic schtik/funny business in Comedia Del'Arte

Lazzi

Who wrote "Fuente Ovejuna"

Lope de Vega

roman equivalent of the Greek's City Dionysia

Ludi Romani

Greek character who murdered four people

Medea

was a greek writer best nown for comedies that use stock/stereotyped characters

Menander

Greek character who should have stopped investigating when people warned him to stop.

Oedipus

"paradox of vision" in Oedipus

Oedipus and Tiresias, check notes for more explanation

three sided revolving scenic device

Periaktoi

Kept a diary/journal about his Elizabethan theatre

Philip Henslowe

Who wrote "Le Cid"

Pierre Corneille

the oldest surviving form of theatre to rise out of the ashes after the church took over

Quem Quaertus trop

Three ways Roman life was different from/similar to greek life

R and G were war-focused; R and G polytheistic religion; R republic turned Empire

list three differences between greek and roman theatre structures

R free-standing G built into hillside; R had curtain called "auleum"; R had vomitorium

What Character type, in french neo-classical theatre, is considered the voice of reason, speaking for the playwright

Raissoneur

An Indian term for experiencing emotional release in performance

Rasa

Vomitorium

Rome

two aspects of African culture that are considered highly theatrical

Rwanda dances, pende masks, bamana puppets, rites of passage ceremonies, prep for hunting ceremonies

italian renaissance architect who also designed scenery

Sebastiano Serlio

who was known as a Roman playwright of closet dramas?

Seneca

Greek writer who had a big influence on Freud's Oedipus Complex

Sophocles

What was the first theatre with a proscenium arch

Teatro Farnese

first known playwright from Africa

Terence

Who made sure that neo-classical principles were upheld in art

The French Academy

Who wrote a play about Don Juan

Tirso de Molina

Who developed the chariot-and-pole system for changing scenery

Torelli

another term for non-latin

Vernacular

term for "appearance of the truth"

Versimilitude

the name given for comic servants for Comedia Del'arte

Zannis

what is a "happy idea"? what specifically is a "happy idea" in Aristophane's "Lysistrata"?

a silly solution to a problem often used in Greek Comedies. in "Lysistrata", no sex until the war is over

main goal/lesson in Agamemnon, explain

anti-war message/no winners/ revenge not a way to seek justice, check notes for more hoe

who could go to shows at the globe

anyone

Theories of Neo-classicism were based on the writing of which two Ancient Greek and Roman philosophers?

aristotle and horace

what does decorum refer to

character

ways in which medieval cycle plays were presented

day-long festival, pageant wagons, guilds responsible for individual plays

device used to reveal gods

deus ex machina

shakespeare could be considered a neo-classical plays.

false

what two countries were main practitioners of neo-classicism

france and italy

three things that helped make italy the cradle of the renaissance

global trade center; center of church (owns libraries = knowledge); classic roman ruins in Rome; center of education

two impressions about chinese theatre that you got from watching "fairwell, my concubine"

highly valued/respected among citizens; training programs often brutal (teachers gained reputation creating stars); extremely physically demanding; job of actor onstage was highly coveted/admired

The Mahabarata

india

public outdoor theatres evolved from

inn courtyards

commedia dell'arte

italy

learned comedies

italy

serlio

italy

teatro olympico

italy

List 4 examples from Moliere film that relates to tartuffe or facts about moliere/ french theatre

lord in "moliere" under table like Orgon in tartuffe; 2 young lovers that were almost prevented from marriage; both moliere and tartuffe had affair w lords wife;

Granted license for performance of Elizabethan plays

master of revels

the title of the person in charge of coordinating the elements of the medieval play cycles, much like today's director or producer

master of secrets

What type of medieval play is Everyman? two lessons its trying to teach

morality play; death comes to all, fellowship

neo-classicism =

new classicism

what type of play is atsumori? two lessons one should take away from it

noh theatre; equality ( don't envy those above you they could one day be equal or below), unity (opposites or opposites but the same)

describe two reasons why it is difficult to study early, traditional african practices were life

non-written languages in content; colonial powers dismissed several cultural traditions

why is thepsis considered the first actor? what exactly did he do?

one of the first in the ritual to step up and speak/perform as one of the figures in social/religious practice

led to a strong sense of community among a peoples scattered around the world

panafricanism

explain 4 examples from tartuffe that make it a neo-classical drama

play is separated in 5 acts; Deus Ex Machina is present when king becomes "voice of reason"; cleante as confidante + voice of reason; clear decorum among characters; versimilitude was present because of clear appearance of truth

describe the Le Cid controversy

play written by Pierre Corneille; 1635 appointed to "company of five". play had odd themes (i.e. killing of fathers). George de Scudery openly attacked play (violated neo-classical rules and lacked versimilitude). Jean Chapelain wrote academy's decision, P.C. elected to Academy in 1647.

What were Aristotle's six elements of drama

plot, character, thought, diction, music, spectacle

greek term for city-state

polis

name at least 2 reasons why so much theatre was produced during the spanish golden age

religious beliefs were undivided; 1469 Spain was unified; king was all-powerful; Spanish armada held the most power at sea

Typically followed performance of greek trilogy

satyr play

Actors in Elizabethan England earned something like a stable income by becoming:

shareholders

calderon

spain

corrales

spain

inquisition

spain

lope de vega

spain

What was the popular sport in France that led to the renovation of new theaters

tennis

the discovery of this first set of theatre ruins eventually led to the construction of the new globe

the rose

name the three unities

time, place, action

three unities described by Aristotle? what made them unities?

time- one time frame; place- one setting; action- one basic story; all coexist with each other. they must occur together. cannot be separate entitities

to integrate dance, singing, and acting in the performance

total theatre

what play does Shakespeare start writing at the end of the movie

twelfth night

Nicholas Udall, Thomas Kyd and Christopher Marlowe were all members of what club or organization?

university wits