cst 130 exam 2

the popularity of melodramaomanticism was, in part, a reaction against the french neoclassical rules. (T/F)

action occurred over many months or years (Neo or Rom)

unity place (Neo or Rom)

multiple and complex plots and subplots (Neo or Rom)

nothing mysterious or supernatural (Neo or Rom)

historical accuracy in setting and costumes (Neo or Rom)

variety takes precedence (Neo or Rom)

poetic justice was not upheld in melodrama (T/F)

supernatural spectacle is a major appeal in melodrama (T/F)

with the invention of the _____ numerous theatrical productions went on tour with costumes, sets, props, and actors.

a gas table was manned by three to five people. (T/F)

The realistic scenery and spectacle of melodrama was abandoned in theatre when what art/entertainment form developed it better?

Realism and naturalism embraced social conditions such as poverty, disease, and prostitution as topics for plays. (T/F)

like melodrama, realism/naturalism advocated an absolute moral truth. (T/F)

the work of directors Wagner and George II of Saxe-Meingen influenced the development of a _____ production.

_____ was the director who distinguished the everyday world of the audience from the ideal world of the stage by darkening the theatre

Symbolists were forced to create their own independent theatres because no established theatres wanted to produce their type of theatre (T/F)

_____ replaced flat, painted scenery with three dimensional structures (platforms, stairs, etc. ) and advocated the use of light at various angles

Theatre history became important when _____ advocated doing a play in the style of when it was written

the United States government's first financial support of theatre came from_____

the living newspaper still continues today (T/F)

the _____ was founded in 1931 by former students of the American Laboratory Theatre

Brecht's concept of _____ involves distancing the audience from the stage events so it can view them critically

Brecht employed several conventions to remind the audience that it was in a theatre. lighting instruments were hidden/masked was not one of them (T/F)

Brecht did not see theatre as a place to _____ one's problems but rather as a place to _____ problems that are to be solved outside the theatre

Antoni Artaud called his theatre

Artaud advocated that theatre only be performed in spaces designed specifically for theatre (T/F)

Absurdism was a term given by critic Martin Esslin to describe work created by artists such as Eugene Ionesco, Jean Genet, and Samuel Becket (T/F)

the actors studio was for inexperienced actors (T/F)

played Stanely Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire and helped increase awareness of the actor's studio.

two major playwrights of the post WWII period

by using the method, actors seemed too absorbed in other actors and not enough in themselves (T/F)

prior to wwII live theatre was confined mostly to _____ or to touring productions that originated in _____

around 1950, theatrical found out-of-the-way buildings where low productions costs permitted them to offer short runs of plays not likely to appeal to broadway audiences. this marked the beginning of _____

by the 1960s, off-broadway became so successful that theatrical unions insisted on stricter working conditions and higher wages which drove up production costs and resulted in the development of _____

polish director Jerzy Grotowski called groups that had limited resources and had to perform wherever they could_____

Jerzy Grotowski concluded that only two elements are essential in theatre. they are _____ and _____

Director Jerzy Grotowski believed that actor training was unimportant (T/F)

list names of american playwrights that emerged after the post WWII

_____ wrote A Raisin in the Sun which was the first play by an African American woman to be presented on broadway

Amira Baraka was against developing a black aesthetic and a seperatist black theatre devoted to the credo "By us, about us, for us" (T/F)

the first play to be known to be staged was performed by Spanish soldiers near San Antonio in 1958 (T/F)

despite its presence prior to this time, Latino theatre didn't make an impression on the American consciousness/awareness until the 1960s (T/F)

_____ was the first Latino playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize for Anna in the Tropics and was mentored by multi-Obie winning playwright _____

_____ is the best known Asian American playwright and won the tony award for their play M. Butterfly

_____ marked the beginning of american musical theatre, attracted audiences with its young women in tights and form fitting bodices, and was the first show to run for over a year

story was highly important in late 1800s musicals (T/F)

known for America the Beautiful and White Christmas

George Walker and Bert Williams's 1903 musical In Dahomey was the first all-black musical on broadway (T/F)

in the 1920s, the success of the show _____ helped desegregate theatre and was the first black musical to play in white theatres across the United States

True/false The popularity of melodramaomanticism was, in part, a reaction against the French neoclassical rules

Place an N (neoclassical) or R (romantic) in blank to indicate whether the quality/aspect is associated more with Neoclassical or Romantic drama

All of the following are true of melodrama EXCEPT:

All of the following are major appeals of melodrama EXCEPt:

The use of horseback riding, treadmills, and water tanks are all examples of _______________ used in melodrama.

With the invention of the _________ numerous theatrical productions went on tour with costumes, sets, props, and actors (fill in blank)

During the Industrial revolution , stage lighting changed from candle and oil to gas. As a result, all of the following occurred EXCEPT:

The realistic scenery and spectacle of melodrama was abandoned in theatre when what art/entertainment form developed and did it better? ________ (fill in the blank)

True/False Realism and naturalism embraces social conditions and such as poverty, disease, and prostitution's topics for plays.

True/False Like melodrama, realism/naturalism advocated and absolute moral truth.

All of the following were elements leading to the emergence of the director EXCEPT:

The work of directors Wagner and George || of Saxe-meingen influenced the development of a ________ production.

——————— was the director who distinguished the everyday world of the audience from the ideal world of the stage by darkening the theatre.

Which if the following is true of symbolists and their theatrical productions?

True/False symbolistes were forced to create their own independent theaters because no established theaters wanted to produce their type of theatre

__________ replaced flat, painted scenery with three dimensional structures (platforms, stairs, etc) and advocated the use of light at various angles (name artist)

Theatre history became important when _________ advocated doing a play in the style of when it was written (theatre artist)

The US governments first financial support of théâtre came from?

Which of the following is NOT true of the living Newspaper form?

The _______ was founded in 1931 by. Former student of the American laboratory theatre, was modeled on the Moscow Art theatre and had Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler, and Elia KaAn as même vers

Brechts concept of ______ involves distancing the audience from the stage events so it can view them critically.

Brecht employed several conventions to remind the audience that it was in a theatre. All of the following were used to call attention to the theatres means EXCEPT:

Brecht did not see theatre as a place to _____ Inès problems but rather as a place to _____ problème that are then to be so over outside the theatre

Antonin Artaud called his theatre the Theatre of_____ Bc It's ultimate purpose was to break down the audiences defenses, drag surprised impulses to the surface.

True/False Atruad advocated that only theatre can be performed in spaces designated specifically for theatrical productions

True/false absurdism was a term given by the critic Martin Esslin to describe works by artists.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Actors studio in NY

_____ briefly associated with the actors studio and increased awareness of the studios work after playing Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams A Streetcar named Desire

Which of the following is NOT true of the "the method"

The two major American Playwrights of the post-world war || period were

Prior to WW2 life theatre was c firmed mostly. To ______ or time touring production that originated in ______

Around 1950 theatre groups found out of the way buildings where low production costs permitted them to offer short runs of plays not likely to Appeal to broadway audiences.This marked the beginning of ______ ?

Which of the following statements is true of Off Broadway?

Production costs and resulted in the development of ____________?

Which of the following made decentralization of American theatre possible ?

Polish director Jerzy Grotowski called groups that had limited resources and had to perform wherever they could______

Jerzy Grotowski concluded that only two elements are essential in theatre. They are ____ and ______

True/False Director Jerzy Grotowski believed that actor training was unimportant

Circle the names of the new generation of American Playwrights that emerged after the post WW2 decentralization and subsidization

______ wrote a Raisin in the sun which was the first play by an African American woman to be presented on Broadway

Loraine Hansberry, George C Wolfe, Susan Parks, and August Wilson were all respected______ artists

True/False Amiri Baraka was avaient developing a black aesthetic and a separatist black theatre devoted to the credo "By us, about us, for us"

Which of the following is NOT true of Latino Theatre in the United States?

True/False despite It's presence prior to tthis time, Latino theatre didn't make an impression on the American Consciousness/awareness until the 1960s

_____ was the first Latino Playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize for Anna in the topics and was mentioned by multi-Obie winning playwright ______

When Asian Americans were initially depicted by white dramatists, they were usually reduced to several stereotypes. List three

____ best known Asian American playwright

Which of the following is/was NOT A Native American group?

True/False The spider woman Theater, Clan House Theater and Coatlicue Theatre Company presented works that concerned the Native American experience

True/False Along the most active of alternative theatre groups is women's theatre

True/False Today the number of women holding positions as directors and head of theatres is quite large

____ has won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama

Beginning in the 1980s ____ health crisis generated numerous gay plays. Specifically about Gay men

Matt Crowley's play _____ was the first play on broadway specifically about gay men.

True/False Richard Greenberg, Naomi Lizuku, Allegra Hudes all reposent diversity of contemporary playwrights

____marked the beginning of American musical theatre, and attracted audiences with young women in form fitting outfits and first show to run for a year

Which of the following statements is NOT true of late 1800s musicals?

____began his career in the 1910s and 1920s became one of the great songwriters of the 20th century best known for "White Christmas"

True/False George Walker and avery Williams 1903 musical in Dahomey was the. First all-black musical on Broadway

In the 1920/ the success of the show ____ helped desegregate theatre and was the first black musical to play in white theaters in the US

_____ music by Jerome Kern and book lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein marked the birth of modern musical because it integrated a cohesive story

Which of the following is NOT A reason why the 1930s was a challenging time for musicals

_____ Incorporated éléments of Jazz Broadway and had entire cast of African American singers

Brothers George and Ira Gershwin were true too musical talent of the ____

By the 1940s ______ had become distinctively American and Americas most significant contribution to world theatre

______ were the leaders of the Golden Age of musicals and their first collaboration, _________ marks the beginning of the Golden Age

Oklahoma! Marked a new standard of excelled for the _____ musicals wherein the songs and dances are a logical extension of the dramatic action and in hush the characters stories engage the audience on an emotional level.

The musical _____ Marks the end of the Golden Age and had roc music a limited story a simple setting nudity and obscene language

True/False the concept musical downplays narrative and focuses on a central issue event or theme

Sondheim, Fosse, and Bennet all had highly successful concept musicals put an S F or B to indicate the Artist associated with the musical

_____ is the most commercially successful musical writer of the post Golden Age

Évita, Cata and Phantom of the opera are examples of mega musicals which of the following is not?

True/False in the 1980s British mega musicals dominated over traditional American musicals

By the mid 1990s several factors helped to revitalize the American musical and Broadway. Which of the following is not a Factor

_____ has been a huge broadway succès for Disney and was directed by _____ who also deigned the costumes masks and puppets.

The producers, Hairspray, and Thoroughly Modern Millie are all musicals based on?

Shows that revolve around previously released popular songs are called ______ musicals

In 2016 _____ the musical about the life of one of America's founding fathers and written and composed by Lin Manuel Miranda.