Theater FINAL Flashcards
Forms of Into The Heat Of The Night
novel, film, tv show, play
What influences Into The Heat of The Night
Civil rights movement
“Social problem play”
Murder mystery
Why does Virgil get chased by KKK?
He left the cop car bc the cop didn’t go on the same exact route
Who built the set?
Built by staff carpenters
Why is back of set unfinished?
it doesn’t need to have a finished looking back
What gun does Into the Heat of the Night use?
Dummy gun
Dummy gun
fake gun (solid barrel, no space for bullet)
Orchestra pit
Floor in front of stage can be lowered to accommodate orchestra
Whistling superstition
don’t whistle bc the sailor who handle the ropes could miss a cue
Ghost superstition
leave seats open for ghosts
Why is theatre spiritual?
Exchange of energy between actors/audience
Keeping a dead playwright’s voice “alive”
Theatre “magic” and making the invisible visible
Seeing and believing what isn’t there
ghost light
light that stays on 24/7
Eleonora Duse
Italian Actress, had a very unusual way of acting where she tried to literally become the characters she played
Japanese theater
Noh
Chinese theater
Huge cast & spectacle
Russian theatre
Highly realistic
How does music in Brecht plays sound?
It sounds very authoritative and harsh, tells the story
Why does Ireland produce so many playwrights?
The Irish have a rich language/way of speaking that encourages creativity
Who is Harper (Angels in USA)
Lies to her husband about being prego
What is the vibe of the ending of Angels in USA?
Satisfying, not an end but a beginning
Real characters in Angels in USA
ronald reagan,
roy cohn,
rosenbergs
What kind of show is Angels in USA?
Postmodern theater/Fantasia
Postmodern theater/Fantasia
Mixture of styles
Who says “In you that journey is”
The Rabbi at Louis’ grandma’s funeral
Elements of Theater in Angels
Plot- Narrative/interweaving plots, epic
Characters-not related/related/overlapping
Theme- hopeless/hopeful
Language- classical/contemporary
Music- religious/secular
Spectacle- domestic/supernatural
Light before electricity
Sunlight
Candles
Oil Lamps
Gas light
Limelight
Electricity
What was the worst theater fire in history?
Iroquois Theatre Fire, Chicago, 1903
Lighting Plot
Map of where lights physically go in theater
Lights
Insturments
Ancient greece
Tragedy
Romans
Comedy
Dark Ages
Morality & Mystery plays
Renaissance
Shakespeare
English Restoration
Comedy of manners
18th Century
Melodrama
Modern Theater
Realism
Post-modern
1945-present
Two parts of rehersal
In rehearsal room and onstage (aka pre-tech and tech)
In rehearsal room
Blocking, costume fittings, calling “line”
Onstage
Walkthroughs, tech, props, curtain call
Curtain Call
Bows
Regional Theater
Anything outside broadway
Actors Equity Association
Actor’s union, protects from exploitation, health insurance, salary minimums
Royalties
fees paid to playwright for rights to perform show
Funding not-for-profit theater
Grants
Donations
endowment
