Modern Drama

Question 1

Realism

Answer 1

19th century movement bring theatre to an accurate representation of life
Most influential movement in modern theatre

Question 2

Henrik Ibsen

Answer 2

who wrote A Doll’s House, is known as the father of modern drama.

Question 3

Antirealism

Answer 3

Rejected theatrical realism

Question 4

Theatre of the absurd

Answer 4

Antirealism
Post ww2
Futile existence

Question 5

Epic theatre

Answer 5

aims to disconnect the audience from play and teach them and will them into action
Breaks 4th wall
Ironic acting
Obvious transitions
Actors speaking w auidence members
DESTROYS REALISM

Question 6

Nonrealism

Answer 6

-early 20th century
-Aim to show reality differently by using different story techniques
Making thing have more meaning

Question 7

Symbolism ( nonrealism)

Answer 7

First movement of nonrealism
Objects, people, places represented bigger ideas and universal truths (Grace birth sunrise sunsets)

Question 8

Expressionism (nonrealism)

Answer 8

-Early 20th century portrayed of
- struggles ofmankind
-modern world
-failure of social values
-Play often looked
-Apocalyptic/dystopian tone
-Central character= Savior/hero

-Scenery greatly distorted to deliver strong feelings and ideas to audience

Question 9

Examples of expressionism

Answer 9

Government, business, military, sexism,, failures of societal systems

Mrzero man woman=very basic names

Question 10

Timeline of modern drama

Answer 10

Realism nonrealism expressionism

Question 11

qualities of play
CISS
RGPC (rich goey creame puffs)
ICE

Answer 11

Credibility=logical flow
Intrigue/Suspense= Audience curious
Speakability=Diagloue makes sense
Stageability=Diagolue written effectively for stage
Richness=in-depth characters and play
Gravity= impacted audience
Pertinence=relates to audience
Compression= condensing story

Intensity= delivers impact
Celebration
Economy=Restricted Playwright’s expertise

Question 12

Musical theatre is also called

Answer 12

Musical play

Question 13

Opera

Answer 13

-Italian
-intermezzi many spectacles
Opera more popular than plays

Question 14

Operatas (20th century musicals)

Answer 14

-20th
-every class can go!
-less formal tone
-relatable to every class!

Question 15

Broadway

Answer 15

-often like operettas combined
- vauldervilee absurdity and comical

Question 16

Oklahoma

Answer 16

• every song advance the auidence
• changed musical theatre to have the song be interated and be part of the story

Question 17

HAIR

Answer 17

First rock musical
METAL HAIR

Question 18

What are the play that empasized the narrative plot and are called concept musicals

Answer 18

Pippin, a chorus line, and Chicago

Question 19

Mega musicals

Answer 19

Huge musicals
Cats, Misérables, the Phantom of the opera, and miss Sagion
- bring back their production costs

Question 20

90s slightly smaller but still succesful

Answer 20

Sunset Boulevard and red

Question 21

2000s

Answer 21

The 2000s brought a resurgence of musical comedies reminiscent of earlier decades like Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Producers, and Hairspray.

Question 22

Family friendly -1
Edgy rock musical -1
Orginals- 3
Hostpry and mythology-2

Answer 22

Maltida
Spring Awakening
Come From Away, Next to normal,
In the heights
Hamiliton
Hadestown

Question 23

2 most important tools of a play

Answer 23

Diagloue and physical action

Question 24

The core of every play is

Answer 24

Action