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what must there be for theatre to happen?
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Actors and audiences coming together at the same time and place
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what are the 6 essential parallels between theatre and life?
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actors = humanity
simulation = reality rehearsal = learning improvisation = spontaneity stage = world audiences = society |
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what are the 5 expectations of audiences
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1)expect plays to be related to life experiences
2)expect the familiar 3)expect to collect response 4)audiences must make preparations for attending a play and observe certain unwritten rules of decorum 5)the audience, or spectator, is central to the theatrical event |
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greek word that means "seeing place"
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theatron
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the great societies first nurtured theatre as a means of gathering citizens together for what 3 purposes?
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1)to celebrate civic accomplishments
2)warn of personal errors 3)ridicule society's fools |
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the four greek playwrights whose works survive?
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1)Aeschylus 2)Sophocles 3)Euripides 4)Aristoplanes
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4 major theatres listed under the title "WEstern Theatre"
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Greek, medieval, Elizabethan, and Proscenium
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main characteristic of Bunraku that sets it apart from most theatre styles?
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puppets
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for what have playwrights expressed concern since the beginning of the greek festivals?
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human condition
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an early example of a Latin playlet performed by priests to teach Christian doctrine and encourage good moral behavior
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Quem Quaeritis
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what did Jerry Grotowski found in Opole in 1959
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Polish Laboratory Theatre
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what aspect of normal theatre does Alternative or "Environmental" theatre reject?
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conditional seating
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Peter Schumann's group takes its name from what two constant elements of their work?
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puppets and bread
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who founded the living theatre
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Julian Beck and Judith Malina
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a musical form featuring songs, dances, comedy sketches and elaborate productions numbers is called what?
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revue
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what was roger and hammerstein's first musical partnership>
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Oklahoma!
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On what Shakespeare play is West Side Story based?
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Laurents
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who are the 2 englishmen who, in the 1980s, brought larger than life British musicals to New York stages?
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Sir Cameron Mackintosh & Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber
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who popularized the concept musical?
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Stephen Sondheim
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4 aspects of audience viewpoint
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1)human significance 2)social significance 3)aesthetic significance 4)entertainment
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3 traditional questions of a critic
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1)what is the playwright trying to do 2)how well is he or she done it 3) was it worth doing
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4 true talents that theatre criticism combines
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1)artistic sensibilities 2)written ability 3) performance insights 4)knowledge of theatre past and present
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writing of aristotle that has lasting dramatic criticism value
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poetics
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