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Humanism & the "Renaissance Man"
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philosopher, artist, athlete
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Renaissance= ?
what does the name mean |
REBIRTH
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humours= what?
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liquids linked to an organ and a bodily fluid. affects mood
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Queen Elizabeth- what era? why was she impt?
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Renaissance Queen. reigned 50 yrs!!
Great patron of the arts reresented the Era of Stability; both Religious and Political created church of england- forced religious peace; aka no religious plays |
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renaissance theatre:
private vs public theatres |
PUBLIC:
Outdoors Relatively cheap - $ Large (up to 1500) Censored (Master of the Revels) ex: Globe Theater PRIVATE: Indoors Pricier - $$$ Smaller (up to 700) Less Censorship Blackfriars Theater |
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who started the Globe theatre reconstruction?
time period? how long did it take to rebuild it? |
Sam Wanamaker
1980's 30+ years |
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who were the writers of the Renaissance?
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Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe (Dr Faustaus) |
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what was the Shakespeare consipiracy?
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that the man who was called Shakespeare was not the writer of all these plays.
had too large of a vocab (more words than in the bible) |
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The Cult of Shakespeare
what is it? what are the people called? |
its an IDEA not an acutal cult:
shakespeare was: Most quoted author in the western canon... AND One of the most produced playwrights of all time.. Bardolater: A person who idolizes Shakespeare (aka - "The Bard") |
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what are the rules of stage combat?
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Safety First
Good partnering Create the illusion of violence (willing suspension of disbelief put into action!) |
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Social Drama Characteristics?
example? |
Characteristics:
Individual vs. Society Social Ills Question of Morality waiting for lefty- focuses on nyc cab drives |
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Realism
what was going on in the world during this time? iconoclasts? what is the time period? who is realism aimed towards? real life ex? |
the industrial rev was going on
iconoclasts: Marx, Freud, Darwin time period: mid 19th century aimed toward: middle class, deals w social problems and questions ex: the show "House" |
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what is the 4th wall?
what type of theatre is this related to? |
imaginary invisible wall in front of the stage
3 sides to a set, with the 4th wall being invisible forming a barrier to the audience part of REALISM |
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Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) - who he be?
what he write? |
the "Father of Realism
"A Doll House" |
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Dada movement was considered what?
what is it? |
a mockery of high art
Chance and silliness Meaningless words and actions |
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Bertolt Brecht & the Berliner Ensemble: part of what movement?
what distinguishes him? |
He pioneered Epic Theatre
no emotional involvement, only wanted critical, intelligent engagement |
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what is the Alienation Effect?
who did it? |
its eliminates illusion, no props, one type of light, no backstage curtains.
wants audience to just watch the story. NO empathy... bc social change will only happen if audience becomes "critically involved" Bertolt Brecht |
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Melodrama and poetic justice:
what is it? ex? |
there's a clear cut morality
lots of action and spectacle ex Uncle Toms Cabin |
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AgitProp (Agitational Propaganda)
what time period? part of what group? ex? |
1930's
Federal theatre project Living newspapers |
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The Federal Theatre Project
whats special about it? |
only federal theatre troop
only lasted for 4 yrs |
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Luis Valdez
who is he? |
the father of "chicano theatre"
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Actos
what is it? what play has a lot of them? |
supposed to inspire audience to social action
supposed to hint at a solution and express what people are feeling los vendidos |
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Anna Deavere Smith
why impt? |
created On the Road: A Search for American Character
interviews people after major social event (like LA riots) and uses actual words for the people in the play. she plays all the characters |
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Moisés Kaufman & the Tectonic Theatre Company
what did they produce? |
The laramie Project
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Richard Wagner
why notable? what were his ideals? |
impt director
developed Gesamtkunstwerk (Complete/Total Art Work) thought of the idea of the "Master Artist" - created and composed everything on stage 2 Innovations: Fan-shaped auditorium (more democratic- no box seats) Darkened auditorium (no longer can audience members be seen by others- only focused on the stage) |
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Georg II - Duke of Saxe Meiningen
who is he? what's he known fo? what were his innovations? |
1st director!!!!
known for interesting Crowd Scenes Innovations: 3-D sets and Acting "styles" |
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director responsibilities?
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Coordinate the production team
(Designers, Dramaturg, Stage Manager) Production Concept (Director's approach to the play and Execution of the central theme/idea) |
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Inside-Out or Representational Acting
what is it? who did it? |
Emotion first
Physicalization emerges naturally from the emotions Problem: Can be inconsistent Konstantine Stanislavski (Method Acting) |
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ex for
Obstacle: Tactic: Objective: |
obstacle: you want to go to a party
tactic: blackmail, guilt trip objective: going to the party -tactic is an employed strategy to get what you want objective: going to the party |
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Outside-In or Presentational Acting
what is it? what's an example? problem? |
Physical first
Emotions appear to emerge from the physicalization Technical Approach requires extensive training Problem: Can appear mechanical Example: When Harry Met Sally Blue man group stomp |
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the magic IF
who came up with it |
allows actor to ask themselves what would i do "if" ...
more stable than emotional recall konstantine stanislavski |
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Bill Irwin
who is he? |
Famous physical actor (Outside in acting)
"The Clown Prince" |
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Fords theatre?
wha happan there? |
John Wilkes Booth killed Pres Lincoln
during Our American Cousin in 1865 |
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what was special about JOhn Wilkes Booth?
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he was an actor
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"Stage Yankee"
what is it? where did it originate? |
someone loyal kind caring and work really hard... qualities that make up an AMERICAN!
"what a national american character should be!" originated w Royall Tyler's The Contrast (1787) |
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"Stage Yankee"
what is it? where did it originate? |
someone loyal kind caring and work really hard... qualities that make up an AMERICAN!
"what a national american character should be!" originated w Royall Tyler's The Contrast (1787) |
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The Astor Place Riot
who was it btwn? |
Edwin Forrest (1806-1872)
American Actor Bowery Boys- his crew vs William Charles Macready (1793-1873) English Actor |
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Vaudeville =
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clean, family entertainment for the middle class
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Dime Museums
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given rise to freak shows and ripleys
carnie-ish |
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William Macready
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popular english actor w the upper class
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Edwin Forrest
who was he and who was he popular with? |
quintessential american actor, popular with the middle class
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burlesque
what is it? who was the pioneer? |
middle class popular show, involves some skin
pioneer: Lydia Thompson and the British Blondes |
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who were the BIG FOUR playwrights of early american theatre and what did they write?
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Thorton Wilder- "Our Town" (very minimalist, a lot of pressure on the actors)
Eugene O'Neill- Long Days Journey Into Night (1942) (depraved, negative look at world) Tennessee Williams- The Glass Menagerie (1945) A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) (put his own life a lot in his plays) Arthur Miller- Death of a Salesman (1949) The Crucible (1953) "Tragedy and the Common Man" (1949) |
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how did tennessee williams die?
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choked on a bottle cap :(
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why did performance art arise?
who were noted performance artists? (4) |
Is dissatisfied with Realism
-Blurs the line between actor and audience -Uses the body as a form of art -Is often not text-based exs: 1. yoko ono (Cut Piece) 2. Chris Burden (Shoot) 3. Annie Sprinkle (Public Cervix Announcement) 4. Coco Fusco and Guillermo Gómez-Peña (Undiscovered Amerindians (1992)) |
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NEA =
NEA4= |
National Endowment for the Arts
Karen Finley Holly Hughes John Fleck Tim Miller |
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what are some stage combat weapons?
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Unarmed
Broadsword Quarterstaff Rapier & Dagger Sword & Shield Smallsword Knife Firearms |
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whats a knap?
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sound the body makes when it hits something
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what were minstrel shows important for?
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they were instrumental in the creation of musical
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what was the very first musical?
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the black crook in 1866
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what was special about the black crook?
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first musical, combined parisian dancers, faust, singers etc.
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what was special about the black crook?
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first musical, combined parisian dancers, faust, singers etc.
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operas vs operettas vs musicals
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Operas = entirely sung through
Operettas = performed by singers who act Musicals = performed by actors who sing |
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Integrated or Book Musical
vs Concept or Fragmented Musical |
began w OKLAHOMA- written by rogers and hammerstein
emphasis on plot and character development -the term "book" refers to plot, meant to refocus audience on plot -usually ended happy -focus on theme or idea in stead of plot and character -idea takes precedence -ex= HAIR -tend to be dark and have dark endings |
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stephen sondheim
what he do? |
wrote assassins
good example of a concept musical (where ideas and themes are primary- instead of plots and characters) |
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David Merrick
who is he and why is he impt? |
he was an original HUGE broadway producer
did shows like: Hello Dolly! Gypsy 42nd Street known as the "abominal showman" -invited people w the same name as big show critics and put their responses to the show in the newspaper |
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Cameron Mackintosh
who is he and why is he relevant? |
broadway producer
produced: Les Miserables Phantom of the Opera Miss Saigon Cats Mary Poppins |
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Andrew lloyd Webber
who he be? |
composer of music for many broadway shows: in particularly cats
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who is Julie Taymore?
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director of the Lion King
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whats the seat number in broadway vs off broadway vs off-off broadway?
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Number of Seats available:
Broadway - 500 or more Off-Broadway - 100-499 Off-Off Broadway - 99 seats or less |
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why do a lot of great plays begin "off-broadway?"
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bc it has greater ability to be artistic and experimental
8 of the last 9 Pulitzer Prize-winning plays began Off-Broadway can do shows that are more intimate (perhaps different stage shape) |
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The Fantasticks
what is it? how long did it run? |
- a show that ran on "off-broadway"
-very intimate show- NOT spectacle oriented - ran for 42 years |
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Hrosvitha
why impt? |
first female dramatist, German descent
her name means "strong voice" |
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Hrosvitha
why impt? |
first female dramatist, German descent
her name means "strong voice" |
