Theatre History Exam #3 Part #2

Question 1

Tewfik Al-Hakim

Answer 1

Egyptian Playwright
Wrote “The Tree Climber”
Inspector tries to figure out what happened to a woman, no one helps him

Question 2

Ama Ata Aidoo

Answer 2

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”

Question 3

John Kani

Answer 3

South African Star, played othello with a white woman

Question 4

Zake Mokae

Answer 4

South African Star

Question 5

Antol Fugard

Answer 5

Wrote plays with mixed races, “The Blood Knot”

Question 6

John Pepper Clark

Answer 6

Wrote “Song of A Goat”, modern tragedy

Question 7

Egungan Duro Ladipo

Answer 7

Actor, director and Playwright
Participated in Yoruba Opera
Wrote “Eda”

Question 8

Soyinka

Answer 8

imprisoned
Wrote “Madmen and Specialists” about the insanity of the government in Nigeria
Won a nobel peace prize

Question 9

Theatre 47

Answer 9

Regional theatre created by Margo Jones

Question 10

Alley Theatre

Answer 10

Regional Theatre created by Nina Vance

Question 11

Arena Stage

Answer 11

Regional Theatre created by Zelda Fichandler

Question 12

NEA

Answer 12

National Endowment for the Arts, created by Roger Stevens and Nancy Hanks

Question 13

Mary Wollstone Craft

Answer 13

Wrote Avindication of the Rights of Women

Question 14

Rachel Crothers

Answer 14

Feminist, “He and She”

Question 15

Susan Glaspell

Answer 15

Feminist “the verge”

Question 16

Sophie Treadwell

Answer 16

Feminist “Machinal”

Question 17

Lillian Hellman

Answer 17

Feminist, “the childrens hour”

Question 18

Caryl Churchill

Answer 18

Wrote “Cloud Nine” Rejection of traditional structure

Question 19

Megan Terry

Answer 19

Wrote “Babes in the Bighouse”, women in prison, transformational acting switching characters without costume changes

Question 20

Spiderwoman Theatre

Answer 20

Native American Theatre, did a production of “Lysistrta Numbah”

Question 21

Omaha Magic Theatre

Answer 21

Created by Schidman, Terry, and Kimberlain did a production of “Angel Face”

Question 22

Maria Irene Fornes

Answer 22

Playwright and Director

Did a production of “Fefu and her Friends”, all the scenes are happening simultaneously