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Theatre History Review for Final Exam

Theatre History Review for Final Exam. May 16 th and 17 th. Today you will rehearse with me on stage Each group will receive 8 minutes each day When you are on stage – listen and be respectful When you are not on stage, keep your voices low

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Theatre History Review for Final Exam

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  1. Theatre History Review for Final Exam

  2. May 16th and 17th • Today you will rehearse with me on stage • Each group will receive 8 minutes each day • When you are on stage – listen and be respectful • When you are not on stage, keep your voices low • You may talk as long as you do not disrupt the rehearsal on stage • Your group may work on any aspect of your presentation while you are waiting on your rehearsal.

  3. Performance • Costume – what will you wear? • Masks – do you need them? • Where will you perform? Create your type of performing space – the stage • Translate • How to pronounce words • Narrator • Research play • What happens before – introduce • What happens after – conclusion • Even if you read, you need to be familiar with your script • Time it • Presentation outlined

  4. #1 Who is credited with the birth of theatre? • Ancient Asians • Ancient Greeks • Americans • English

  5. #2 • The Greeks are credited with starting theatre to honor the god: • Dionysis • Osiris • Zeus • Thespis

  6. #3 The chorus member who stepped away from the chorus and engaged in dialog with them was ______________, the first actor. • Dionysis • Osiris • Zeus • Thespis

  7. #4 All of the acting in Greek plays was done by: • Officials • Men • Women • Slaves

  8. #5 Plays that were written to teach basic principles (right versus wrong) are called _____________ plays. • Miracle • Passion • Morality • Masque

  9. #6 Named after the queen who ruled for a great part of it, the __________ period saw a rebirth of great comedy and drama. • Elizabethan • Victorian • Georgian • Italian

  10. #7 During the Elizabethan period, __________ were prevented from acting for the fear that it would cause immorality. • Women • Criminals • Servants • Noblemen

  11. #8 A poor man who wanted to attend a play by Marlowe, Jonson, or Shakespeare could stand in the ‘pit,’ the area in front of the stage. The people in this area were called: • Penny Men • Groundlings • Standers • Pitters

  12. #9 The Commedia dell’arte performances did not include which of the following: • Scripts • Plots • Sub-Plots • Stock Characters

  13. #10 The commedia dell’arte plays were performed by traveling: • Companies • Lazzi • Burle • Zanni

  14. #11 In commedia dell’arte beautiful young lovers were called: • Pantalone • Il Capitano • Innamoratas • Fontesca

  15. #12 The Japanese theatre style that uses masks is called: • Kabuki • Noh • Bunraku • None of the above

  16. #13 Performances based on the story of the Resurrection were originally performed by • Servants • Actresses • Priests and Monks • All of the above

  17. #14 What is one name of a type of historical Japanese theatre? • Melodrama • Pantomime • Kabuki • Commedia

  18. #15 • Women could perform on stage during this time period • Early Elizabethan • Ancient Greece • Italian Renaissance • Medieval

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