Theatre Quiz #4

Which 2004 musical featured puppets?

Avenue Q

Postmodern directors are noted for deconstructing...

Classic Dramas

Which multimillion-dollar entertainment organization recently began producing Broadway musicals?

Disney

Which production is generally accepted as marking the end of the "golden era" of the book musical?

Fiddler on the Roof

Which type of performance is defined as a light, comic story interspersed with popular music? Often connected to contemporary people and events, this form emerged in the United States in the 1920s.

Musical Comedy

Which production is typically seen as marking the beginning of the "golden era" of the American musical?

Oklahoma!

Which western theatre forms influenced theatre in Asia?

Realism and departures from realism

In 1968, this was the first play to bring gay life to the attention of mainstream audiences.

The Boys in the Band

T/F Production originating in Israel and Palestine have been performed in the United States.

True

What is evidence that globalization has affected contemporary theatre?

1. Theatre artists stage their works with artists from other countries 2. Popular works from one country tour other countries

Who was NOT an early feminist playwright writing before the 20th century?

Beth Henley

When a musical is based around an idea rather than a story, it is called a...

Concept Musical

Which was at the heart of works by South African playwright Athol Fugard?

Concern for political and social equality

Which theatre company is heavily associated with Chicano theatre and the civil rights movements of the 1960s?

El Teatro Campesino

Which of the following is likely NOT a topic of political theatre?

Gun Rights

Which actor in the African Grove Theater-a black company founded in New York by African American William Brown-was the first to play Othello?

James Hewlett

Which Cuban American dramatist's work led to the emergence of Cuban American theatre?

Maria Irene Fornes

Who directed A Chorus Line in 1975?

Michael Bennett

Which type of performance is defined as a drama that features a romantic story set in a far-off locale with little basis in everyday life? Although the majority of the drama is set to music, some portions are spoken by performers.

Operetta

Which landmark musical by George and Ira Gershwin focused on the black community of "Catfish Row" with the songs "Summertime" and "Bess, You Is My Woman Now?"

Porgy & Bess

Which type of performance presents sketches and vignettes alternating with musical numbers? With no single storyline, this form sometimes revolves around a common theme rather than a traditional plot.

Revue

What musical used a Mel Brooks film as its foundation, proving the potential connections between film and theatre? ******

The Producers

A play that presented actual women's stories of intimacy, vulnerability, and sexual affirmation was...

The Vagina Monologues

Which theatre was founded in New York during the 1820-1821 season by William Brown and featured African American performers?

the African Grove Theater

Which gov't-funded initiative during the Depression significantly changed black theatre in the 1930s?

the Federal Theatre Project

Which of the following is a famous postmodernist theatre group?

the Wooster Group

T/F Politics have had a minimal effect on theatre in the Middle East.

False

Which of the following theoretical works was written by the renowned Brazilian playwright, director, and theorist Augusto Boal?

Theatre of the Oppressed

Performance art, although not a specific diversity movement, is a means to an end for several performers. Which are important antecedents in the development of the performance art style?

1. Theories of Antonin Artaud and Jerzy Grotowski 2. Avant-garde experiments of the early 20th century such as dada and surrealism

Which play is the most important post-WWII era production in relation to the African American experience?

A Raisin in the Sun

In 1898, Bob Cole and William Johnson wrote, produced, and directed the first black musical. What was the name of the musical?

A Trip to Coontown

Oklahoma! was considered a landmark production because it integrated dance, music, and lyrics into the entire piece. The choreographer for the production was...

Agnes de Mille

T/F Because of censorship and governmental repression, theatre has not developed in Latin America.

False

T/F Postmodernism is an approach to drama that strives to achieve a correct interpretation of a play through extensive background research and intense bibliographic rigor.

False

T/F The idea of a national theatre that represents the country as a whole is found in many European countries but is most evident in the United States with the National Theatre in Washington D.C.

False

T/F Theatre activities in the Middle East have not been influenced by western theatre.

False

In the second half of the 20th century, 3 branches of theatre emerged in Japan. Which of the following is NOT a branch that emerged?

Grotowski's "poor theatre"

Which is NOT connected to Andrew Lloyd Webber?

Les Miserables

Which of the following periods was considered to be the "golden era" of the American musical?

Mid-1940s through the mid-1960s

In 1927, the landmark musical Showboat opened. The controversial musical featured an interracial romance and eliminated the chorus line of girls that had always been considered indispensable. The team that created the musical is...

Oscar Hammerstein & Jerome Kern

Nuyorican is a term usually connected to...

Puerto Rican in New York

There have been several influences on theatre in English-speaking Africa. Which as NOT been an influence?

Television and Film

In approaching global theatre, 3 points should be kept in mind. Which is NOT one of those points?

Theatre of the West did not cross-pollinate with Asian theatre practices

Which of the following are 2 active components of European and British theatre?

Traditional and establishment and alternative

T/F African American or black theatre is a good example of theatre that reflects the diversity of American culture.

True

T/F After the death of Mao and the opening of China to the west, there has been an exchange of theatre practices between the 2 regions.

True

T/F Asian American theatre continues to thrive, as emerging playwrights Philip Kan Gotanda and Young Jean Lee are adding a more contemporary perspective to the already established works of David Henry Hwang and Tisa Chang.

True

T/F Both German and Italian contemporary dramatists have seen their works produced in the United States. They have attracted attention because their works question the traditional values of western society. ******

True

T/F In Portuguese-speaking Africa, missionaries used religious dramas to help spread Catholicism.

True

T/F Lillian Hellman's play The Children's Hour presents what is presumed to be a lesbian relationship between 2 schoolteachers.

True

T/F Spiderwoman Theatre is categorized as both a Native American theatre company and a feminist theatre company.

True

Which 1970s production written by Luis Valdez served as a milestone in the history of Hispanic theatre?

Zoot Suit

T/F There was a significant decrease in the production of political dramas during the period of the Vietnam War.

False

Early African societies had traditional performances that were connected to rituals. Which performance elements were connected to these rituals?

1. Music and Song 2. Dance 3. Costumes

T/F Unlike in Britain and numerous European countries, in the United States there is a long tradition of significant support for theatre from the gov't.

False

Which musical form had its beginnings in Italy around 1600?

Opera

Which type of performance is defined as a drama set entirely to music?

Opera