Quiz - Oct 23rd

Question 1

Languages in Switzerland

Answer 1

Romansch, German, French, Italian (- making it hard to narrow down theatre because there isn’t a common language.)

Question 2

Max Frisch

Answer 2

• From Zurich
• Architect
• Served as a border guard during WWII
• “Now They Are Singing Again”
• Basic Themes: Humans do not learn from their experiences.
• “Biedermann und die Brandstifter” or “Firebugs” (in English).
  
  • Basically about how slowly things can start/creep up (Nazi takeover, Fascism, etc)

Question 3

Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Answer 3

• “The Visit” (which he wanted to be a comedy)

- “The Physicists”

Question 4

Peter Handke

Answer 4

• Austria
• “Offending the Audience”
• Lived in Berlin during WWII as a child
• “Kaspar”
  
  • based on a true story about a young guy who had been caged his whole life and then one day was dumped in a town somewhere who ended up being stabbed to death when he was 21.

Question 5

Elfriede Jelineck

Answer 5

• “What Happened After Nora Left Her Husband”
• won Nobel Prize
• Very controversial in Austria

Question 6

Frank Wedekind

Answer 6

• “Spring Awakening” (the play)

- German

Question 7

Karl Kraus

Answer 7

• German
• “Bauhaus”
  
  • founded by Walter Gropius
  • Avant-garde/Experimental Theatre

Question 8

Leopold Jessner

Answer 8

• Avant Garde director
• “Jessnertreppen”
  
  • “Jessner’s steps”
  • term renamed after him referencing the use of steps in his productions

Question 9

Erwin Piscator

Answer 9

• director

- Arthur Miller and Tenn Williams studied under him in NY. (T.W. was not a big fan)

Question 10

Odön von Horváth

Answer 10

-21 plays and a novel