THR AND POLITICS

Question 1

Government Supported Thr

Answer 1

partons in the Ren and 17th c.

• court the, Louis 14th, controlling of arts
• Royal Theatre

Question 2

National Theatre

Answer 2

Supported by government to an extent, uses tax dollars

Question 3

England Nat. Thr’s

Answer 3

1. the National
2. Royal Shakes. CO.
3. English Stage Co.

Question 4

U.S.

Answer 4

no national theatre

• NEA: grants, budget very low
• Federal Thr Project (during depression, part of WPA in 1935, gov. employs 10.000 thr jobs and all sorts of thr
• Living Newspaper=series of plays by F.T.P., fictional vignettes, historical quotes focus on social issues
• Union rights musical THE CRADLE WILL ROCK, opera style Brechtian

Question 5

Commercial Thr

Answer 5

(18th, 19th, 20th c. in U.S. particularly)

• melodrama, musical,s realism, o’neill, Albee, Williams
• makes money
• Bway-90% of shows come from other places
• producers are for profit on Bway

Question 6

Equity Bway Tour

Answer 6

• most money actor can make
• producer’s hold off on rights for long time to tour because Bway and National tours make so much
• Bway is considered 500 seats and up and in the the district in NYC

Question 7

Off Bway

Answer 7

under 500 seats, designated area, 1950’s

Question 8

Off off Bway

Answer 8

different lower union

Question 9

Non-profit (not for profit) Thr

Answer 9

• still pro
• if show makes money, goes to organization but stockholders don’t get it
• actors paid not producers not…?
• must have mission statement and agenda

Question 10

Regional

Answer 10

• most non for profit
• actors paid
• sponsors, corps, contributors

Question 11

Ameteur

Answer 11

Community the, actors want to act for love of it