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1
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who ended theater in roman empire but later resurrected it educate people in religion

A

church

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2
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the first of many … or … was the quoem queritas

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playlets

tropes

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3
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quoem queritas is … for …

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latin

whom do you seek here

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4
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what were the first tropes about

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easter

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5
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what were tropes performed on

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mansions

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6
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what was the area around mansions

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plains

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7
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what were the three types of liturgical plays

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mystery: jesus
miracle: saints
moral : everyman right and wrong

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8
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wagons would move along streets and on each wagon was a different scene…. what was this called

A

cycle play

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9
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what was the most famous cycle play

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second shepherd

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10
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commedia del arte was from …and was performed by … who would have to …

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italy
traveling troupes
improvise

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11
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courtly dramas were exclusive to … and were performed on a permanent stage with a …

A

wealthy

proscenium arch

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12
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what killed courtly drama

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opera

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13
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spanish renaissance introduced … actors and …characters

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women

iconic

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14
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who came to power and cut ties with the church and made theater not controlled by it

A

henry 8

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15
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… led to greater literacy

A

movable type

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16
Q

inn keepers hired performers to entertain guests was …

A

inn yards

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17
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this queen came after henry 8 and encouraged theater

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queen elizabeth 1

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18
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what was the birth, coronation, and death of elizabeth 1

A

1533
1558
1603

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19
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who built the first theater

A

richard burbage

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20
Q

was murder and bloodshed showed on stage

A

yes

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21
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what was Shakespeare’s theater

A

globe

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22
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actors of globe had …

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shares

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23
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what kind of stage was the globe

A

thrust

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24
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the globe held ....
... stood in the pit
... seating was more expensive
... were sold
no ... and ...
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3000
groundlings
gallery
refreshments
potty and intermission
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25
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plays were not performed on … in globe

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sundays

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26
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black was for …
red was for …
white was for …

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tragedy
comedy
comedy

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27
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when was the globe destroyed

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1613 fire

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28
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… indicated the setting in globe

A

simple hand props

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29
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female roles were played by … in globe

A

boys

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30
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who closed theater down in 1644

A

cromwell

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31
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soliloquy vs aside

A

sol: actor thinking aloud
aside: audience hears it not actors

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32
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who was the greatest Elizabethan actor

A

richard burbage

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33
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who wrote dr faustus

A

marlowe

34
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who was the first poet laureate

A

ben johnson

35
Q

there were no … laws so playwrights used … code

A

copyright

honor

36
Q

Elizabethan used 5 act from

A

romans

37
Q

what is a collection of Shakespeare’s work

A

first folio

38
Q

when and where was shake born and who did he marry and his death

A

1564
stratford upon avon
anne hathaway
1616

39
Q

the … led to a hero’s downfall in tragedy
histories focused on … history
comedies are meant to be

A

tragic flaw
english
funny

40
Q

what means in the middle

A

in media res

41
Q

shakepseare wrote in … which was …/…

A

iambic pentameter

unstressed/stressed

42
Q

who reopened theater in 1658 and began the restoration

A

charles 2

43
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where did charles 2 stay during cromwell’s reign

A

france

44
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2 types of restoration plays

A

heroic tragedies

comedy of manners

45
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heroic tragedies were …

A

unrealistic

46
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comedy of manners made fun of …

A

rich people

47
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did women play female roles in resotration

A

yes

48
Q

what was the stage in restoration

A

proscenium

49
Q

what was the seating in restoration

A

pit with benches
gallery/balcony
private boxes

50
Q

restoration used more … props and scenery than elizabethans

A

elaborate

51
Q

3 types of plays in 1800s

A

romantic
melodrama
well made

52
Q

romantic plays were …
melodramas had good … and …
well made plays focus on …

A

unrealistic
action, special effects
structure

53
Q

classical acting is … and relies on …
method acting is … and relies on …
meisner acting is … and relies on …

A

internal, imagination
internal, experience
external, relationship with others

54
Q

realism was influenced by …

A

darwin and marx

55
Q

realism used …

A

religion
politics
economics

56
Q

… scenes were tightly connected in realism

A

long

57
Q

who invented naturalism

A

emil zola

58
Q

slice of life is …

A

looking into a window

59
Q

… scenes without clear …

A

shorter

connection

60
Q

what was the difference between realism and naturalism

A

structure

61
Q

opera is …/…

A

italian

classical

62
Q

operetta is …/…

A

british

pop music

63
Q

minstrel shows were …/…/…

A

american
variety type
racist

64
Q

… is variety entertainment with songs, dances, animals, comics

A

vaudeville

65
Q

who made vaudeville

A

tony pastor

66
Q

what killed vaudeville

A

tv and movies

67
Q

when did american musical comedy start and who made it

A

1920s

Gershwin and cole porter

68
Q

what developed plot and character in musical

A

song

69
Q

1930s depression makes musicals …

A

serious
dramatic
social relevance

70
Q

when was golden age of musical

A

40s-50s

71
Q

4 function of light

A

visibility
plausibility
composition
mood

72
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4 properties of light

A

intensity
color
distribution
movement

73
Q

how is movement accomplished in light

A

follow spot

74
Q

… change light color

A

gel

75
Q

… project shapes in light

A

gobos

76
Q

… control distribution of light

A

barn doors

77
Q

… shine up and are downstage

A

footlights

78
Q

… or profile lanterns are very accurate lights that light actors and acting areas

A

lekos

79
Q

… have no focus capacity and light background area

A

scoop

80
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… is box shaped with minimal focus capacity and light scnery

A

fresnel

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