Theatre History Exam #3 Part #2 Flashcards
Tewfik Al-Hakim
Egyptian Playwright
Wrote “The Tree Climber”
Inspector tries to figure out what happened to a woman, no one helps him
Ama Ata Aidoo
Female playwright from Ghana
Wrote “The Dilemma of a Ghost”
Slaves in Ghana try to return home but cannot because they are slaves
“Litter the Stage”
John Kani
South African Star, played othello with a white woman
Zake Mokae
South African Star
Antol Fugard
Wrote plays with mixed races, “The Blood Knot”
John Pepper Clark
Wrote “Song of A Goat”, modern tragedy
Egungan Duro Ladipo
Actor, director and Playwright
Participated in Yoruba Opera
Wrote “Eda”
Soyinka
imprisoned
Wrote “Madmen and Specialists” about the insanity of the government in Nigeria
Won a nobel peace prize
Theatre 47
Regional theatre created by Margo Jones
Alley Theatre
Regional Theatre created by Nina Vance
Arena Stage
Regional Theatre created by Zelda Fichandler
NEA
National Endowment for the Arts, created by Roger Stevens and Nancy Hanks
Mary Wollstone Craft
Wrote Avindication of the Rights of Women
Rachel Crothers
Feminist, “He and She”
Susan Glaspell
Feminist “the verge”
Sophie Treadwell
Feminist “Machinal”
Lillian Hellman
Feminist, “the childrens hour”
Caryl Churchill
Wrote “Cloud Nine” Rejection of traditional structure
Megan Terry
Wrote “Babes in the Bighouse”, women in prison, transformational acting switching characters without costume changes
Spiderwoman Theatre
Native American Theatre, did a production of “Lysistrta Numbah”
Omaha Magic Theatre
Created by Schidman, Terry, and Kimberlain did a production of “Angel Face”
Maria Irene Fornes
Playwright and Director
Did a production of “Fefu and her Friends”, all the scenes are happening simultaneously
