Test 1 Flashcards
Must move very rapidly in an episodic manner and is believable only for the moment
Farce
Treats its subject in a lighter vein even though it might be a serious one
Comedy
There may be an emotion of pity but it boarders on sintimentality
Melodrama
The incidents must be absolutely honest without the elements of chance. what should happen must happen.
Tragedy
The characters are more loosely drawn than in tragedy, which makes it easier for the audience to identify with the characters, thus creating a strong empathic response.
melodrama
In the final analysis the protagonist must meet defeat
tragedy
Has as its object riotous laughter and escape
farce
is dominated by situation rather than character and calls for little or no thought
farce
What are Goethe’s three questions?
Is it worth doing?
What is the artist trying to do?
How well has he or she done it?
The different categories of Professional theatre are
broadway, off-broadway, Regional Repertory, (most) dinner theatres
Broadway theatres are dominated by?
unions
The latin word auditorium means?q
hearing place
The greek word theatron means?
seeing place
Stage actors and stage manager
Actors Equity Association (AEA)
Film actors
Screen Actors Guild (sag)
Vocalists
The American guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)
Magicians, Jugglers, Comedians
The American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA)
Extras for television
Screen Extras Guild (SEG)
Designers and Painters
United Scenic Artists (USA)
Playwrights, Lyricists, Composers and Librettists
Dramatists Guild of the Authors League of America (DG)
Directors and choreographers
The Directors Guild of America (DGA)
Stagehands, Scenic carpenters, stage lighting people
International alliance for Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE)
A _____ is a person who evaluates knowledgeably and fairly from a defined set of standards
Critic
A _____ bases his evaluation on personal reaction
Reviewer
What are the different types of plays?
Comedy, tragedy, farce, satire, melodrama
who is the character that stands on opposition to the leading character of the play
antagonist
who is the leading character or hero of play
protagonist
See something uplifting and teach a valuable lesson.
See something that advocates parts of life they personally approve.
Demands only nice clean plays be presented
Moralists
Desire only to be amused and choose only lighter plays and musicals.
Forget about their cares and worries.
Audience highly intelligent but members lack intellectual depth in their choices
Escapists
Want to see art for arts sake
The theatre should belong to them, the self professed intellectuals.
Plays that are popular with mass audiences is a sure sign of mediocrity.
Artsakists
First awarded in 1918, administered by Columbia University for a distinguished play by an American author dealing with an American Theme
Pulitzer Prize
First awarded in 1936 as an alternative to the (Pulitzer)
original categories: best american play, best foreign play, best musical
NY Drama Critics Circle award
First awarded in 1947 for Broadway plays, voted on by peers, best play, best musical, technical awards, numerous categories.
Tonies
All My Sons was written by
Arthur Miller
Where does the title of the play All My Sons come from?
Joe making reference to Larry’s perception of all the boys in the service
What convinces Kate that larry is dead?
Kate reading the letter from Larry to Ann
Theatre recreates, reproduces or represents
Mimetic
Each performance is a distinct work of art
temporal
It is a combination of all artforms
Synthesis
From one production to the next the only thing that remains constant is the script
interpretive
name two other plays by the author of All My Sons
The Crucible, Death of a Salesman
Who was Arthur Miller’s second wife?
Marylin Monroe
