Midterm Exam Spring 2019 Flashcards
Author of Life of Edward II of England
Written by Bertolt Brecht in 1924
Author of The God of Vengeance
Sholom Ash
When was The God of Vengeance written?
1920s
Original Language of The God of Vengeance
Yiddish
What was the most controversial thing about The God Of Vengeance?
Blasphemy
Who talks about a god of vengeance?
Yekel
What weather event represents eroticism in the play?
Rain
What business are Yekel and his wife running in the basement?
Brothel
A law saying that any theater presenting an act of “sexual perversity” onstage could be shut down for a year; caused God of Vengeance to be raided and actors jailed
Wales Padlock Law
Who wrote Indecent?
Written by Paula Vogel, co-created with director Rebecca Taichman
Who wrote Bent?
Martin Sherman
Who are the major characters in Bent?
Max and Rudy
Where does Bent take place?
Nazi Germany
What does a pink triangle represent?
Homosexuality in concentration camps
In Bent, why does Max want Nazi officers to think he is Jewish?
Jews were treated (marginally) better than gay men in the concentration camps.
What is the practical joke the duke plays on marescalco?
The woman he is forced to marry is actually a page boy in disguise
What does Marescalco mean?
Horse Trainer
What is the real identity of the woman Marescalco is forced to marry?
A page boy in disguise
Who wrote il marescalco?
Pietro Aretino
Who are the major characters in il marescalco?
The Duke and marescalco
Who are the four main characters in The Life of Edward II of England?
Main characters: King Edward, Gaveston, Queen Anne, and Mortimer
basic plot of Life of Edward II of England
Edward’s “favorite”, Gaveston, returns from exile, and as Edward becomes infatuated/obsessed with him it affects how he rules England and turns all his peers against his companionship with Gaveston. The nobility kill Gaveston, Edward declares war against his nobility, the scholar Mortimer joins the side of the nobility and also has an affair with Edward’s wife, Queen Anne. Ultimately, the war drags on until Mortimer, and Anne as an accomplice, order for Edward’s murder, only for his son, Edward III, to take the throne and avenge his father’s death by killing Mortimer and sending his mother to prison.
Basic plot points of Indecent?
A small theatre company tracks the creation of Sholom Asch’s The God of Vengeance, recalling how many people advised him to burn the play and not release it. When the play is translated to English and performed on Broadway, featuring the first kiss between two women on a Broadway stage, the entire cast is arrested
Who are the main characters of Indecent?
the play is truly an ensemble play, but if there had to be a main character, it would be Lemml, the stage manager
Who wrote Edward II, and when (the first one)?
Christopher Marlowe, 1594 (Renaissance)
What is sodomy, and what is the other example in Edward II besides ~the gay~?
Anything that is not procreative; i.e. fellatio, adultery…what the queen, Isabelle, was doing with Mortimer is in the same category as what the king and Gaveston could have been doing
What is the implied murder method of Edward II?
Hot poker up his butt; “punishment fit the crime”
What is the reason the other characters in the play cite for Edward II being a bad ruler?
His “looseness,” which they call “unnatural”…they call him “wanton” and “like-brained”
An example of denouement in Edward II
Edward III gaining throne
In a period that lacks vocabulary for same-sex desires, how do we know it is present?
Codes…VERTICAL STRUCTURE!!!
An example of vertical structure in Edward II
Greek references to classic rulers having same-sex relationships
who wrote A Lady and a Woman?
Shirlene Holmes in 1990
when/where is A Lady and a Woman set?
1890s/ Flora’s inn located in New Orleans
what type of structure is it when a scene starts and ends in a very similar way?
circular structure
What’s a bulldagger?
slang for a masculine lesbian
Amen.
Awoman!
Who wrote The Children’s Hour? When?
Lillian Hellman in 1934
Who are the main characters in A Lady and a Woman?
Biddie, who’s 4’8 and Miss Flora who’s 6’0
Who are the main character’s in The children’s hour?
Martha Dobie and Karen Wright
who spreads the lie that they saw Martha and Karen kissing in the children’s hour?
Mary Tilford
other than lesbianism, what’s the main theme of The Children’s Hour?
Lies and Deceit
What do the school girls overhear Mrs. Mortar call Martha in The Children’s Hour?
“unnatural”
Who wrote Hir?
Taylor Mac
Who wrote Fun Home?
Music by Jeanie Tesori, Lyrics and Book by Lisa Kron
In Hir, what is Isaac’s mother’s name?
Paige Connor
In Hir, what is Isaac’s father’s name?
Arnold Connor
What is wrong with Arnold Connor in Hir?
He has been disabled by a recent stroke
Who returns home in Hir?
Isaac Connor
What is Isaac’s nickname is Hir?
I
What is Isaac’s brother’s name in Hir?
Max Connor
What pronouns does Max go by in Hir?
Ze and Hir
When was Hir written?
2015
What is the name of the exhibit Paige and Max go to in Hir?
Partially Meeting the Partial: An Examination of Engagement in Regards to the Damaged or Unfinished Work
What is the play within the play of Hir?
The puppet show
What is Fun Home based on?
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Fun Home is presented through the eyes of which character?
Alison Bechdel
What are the ages of the three Alisons in Fun Home?
10, 20, and 43
What is Alison’s father’s name in Fun Home?
Bruce Bechdel
What is Alison’s mother’s name in Fun Home?
Helen Bechdel
What are Alison’s siblings names in Fun Home?
Christian and John Bechdel
What is the name of Bruce Bechdel’s former student, boy toy, “help” around the house in Fun Home?
Roy
Where was the Fun Home world premeire?
The Public Theatre
How did Bruce Bechdel die in Fun Home?
He was hit by a truck
What is the name of middle Alison’s love interest in Fun Home?
Joan
