Theatre/ Theatre Types

Question 1

protagonist

Answer 1

The main character of a play

Question 2

tragedy(genre)

Answer 2

a serious drama or other literary work in which conflict between a protagonist and a superior force (often fate) concludes in disaster for the protagonist.

Question 3

comedy(genere)

Answer 3

a genre of complex qualities involving humor. Comedy may or may not involve laughter and may or may not end “happily.”

Question 4

melodrama(genre)

Answer 4

a genre characterized by stereotyped characters, implausible plots, and an emphasis on spectacle.

Question 5

performance art

Answer 5

a theatrical-type performance that combines elements from fields in the humanities and the arts

Question 6

script

Answer 6

a written document which contains the words of a play

Question 7

arena theatre/theatre-in-the-round,

Answer 7

puts the audience around the playing area on all sides.

Question 8

Thrust/three-quarter theatre

Answer 8

has the audience on three sides of the playing area. This was typical of Elizabethan or Shakespearean theatre.

Question 9

The proscenium theatre

Answer 9

places the audience on only one side, viewing the action through a frame.