finals Flashcards

1
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who ended theater in roman empire but later resurrected it educate people in religion

A

church

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2
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the first of many … or … was the quoem queritas

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playlets

tropes

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3
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quoem queritas is … for …

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latin

whom do you seek here

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4
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what were the first tropes about

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easter

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5
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what were tropes performed on

A

mansions

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6
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what was the area around mansions

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plains

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7
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what were the three types of liturgical plays

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mystery: jesus
miracle: saints
moral : everyman right and wrong

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8
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wagons would move along streets and on each wagon was a different scene…. what was this called

A

cycle play

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9
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what was the most famous cycle play

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second shepherd

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10
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commedia del arte was from …and was performed by … who would have to …

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italy
traveling troupes
improvise

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courtly dramas were exclusive to … and were performed on a permanent stage with a …

A

wealthy

proscenium arch

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12
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what killed courtly drama

A

opera

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13
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spanish renaissance introduced … actors and …characters

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women

iconic

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14
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who came to power and cut ties with the church and made theater not controlled by it

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henry 8

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15
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… led to greater literacy

A

movable type

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16
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inn keepers hired performers to entertain guests was …

A

inn yards

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17
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this queen came after henry 8 and encouraged theater

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queen elizabeth 1

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18
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what was the birth, coronation, and death of elizabeth 1

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1533
1558
1603

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19
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who built the first theater

A

richard burbage

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20
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was murder and bloodshed showed on stage

A

yes

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21
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what was Shakespeare’s theater

A

globe

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22
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actors of globe had …

A

shares

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23
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what kind of stage was the globe

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thrust

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24
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the globe held ....
... stood in the pit
... seating was more expensive
... were sold
no ... and ...
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3000
groundlings
gallery
refreshments
potty and intermission
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plays were not performed on ... in globe
sundays
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black was for ... red was for ... white was for ...
tragedy comedy comedy
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when was the globe destroyed
1613 fire
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... indicated the setting in globe
simple hand props
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female roles were played by ... in globe
boys
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who closed theater down in 1644
cromwell
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soliloquy vs aside
sol: actor thinking aloud aside: audience hears it not actors
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who was the greatest Elizabethan actor
richard burbage
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who wrote dr faustus
marlowe
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who was the first poet laureate
ben johnson
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there were no ... laws so playwrights used ... code
copyright | honor
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Elizabethan used 5 act from
romans
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what is a collection of Shakespeare's work
first folio
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when and where was shake born and who did he marry and his death
1564 stratford upon avon anne hathaway 1616
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the ... led to a hero's downfall in tragedy histories focused on ... history comedies are meant to be
tragic flaw english funny
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what means in the middle
in media res
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shakepseare wrote in ... which was .../...
iambic pentameter | unstressed/stressed
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who reopened theater in 1658 and began the restoration
charles 2
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where did charles 2 stay during cromwell's reign
france
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2 types of restoration plays
heroic tragedies | comedy of manners
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heroic tragedies were ...
unrealistic
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comedy of manners made fun of ...
rich people
47
did women play female roles in resotration
yes
48
what was the stage in restoration
proscenium
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what was the seating in restoration
pit with benches gallery/balcony private boxes
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restoration used more ... props and scenery than elizabethans
elaborate
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3 types of plays in 1800s
romantic melodrama well made
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romantic plays were ... melodramas had good ... and ... well made plays focus on ...
unrealistic action, special effects structure
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classical acting is ... and relies on ... method acting is ... and relies on ... meisner acting is ... and relies on ...
internal, imagination internal, experience external, relationship with others
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realism was influenced by ...
darwin and marx
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realism used ...
religion politics economics
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... scenes were tightly connected in realism
long
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who invented naturalism
emil zola
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slice of life is ...
looking into a window
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... scenes without clear ...
shorter | connection
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what was the difference between realism and naturalism
structure
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opera is .../...
italian | classical
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operetta is .../...
british | pop music
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minstrel shows were .../.../...
american variety type racist
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... is variety entertainment with songs, dances, animals, comics
vaudeville
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who made vaudeville
tony pastor
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what killed vaudeville
tv and movies
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when did american musical comedy start and who made it
1920s | Gershwin and cole porter
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what developed plot and character in musical
song
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1930s depression makes musicals ...
serious dramatic social relevance
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when was golden age of musical
40s-50s
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4 function of light
visibility plausibility composition mood
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4 properties of light
intensity color distribution movement
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how is movement accomplished in light
follow spot
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... change light color
gel
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... project shapes in light
gobos
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... control distribution of light
barn doors
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... shine up and are downstage
footlights
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... or profile lanterns are very accurate lights that light actors and acting areas
lekos
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... have no focus capacity and light background area
scoop
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... is box shaped with minimal focus capacity and light scnery
fresnel