THAR 281 1st Edition Lecture 13Outline of Last Lecture: American TheatreI. American Theatre:a. Show Boatb. OKLAHOMA!II. NON-Commercial Theatre:a. Provincetown Playhouseb. Eugene O’ Neilc. Robert Edmund JonesIII. WPA- Works Progress AdministrationIV. The Group TheatreV. African American Theatrea. Porgy and BessVI. American Postwar Playwrights (post WWII)a. Arthur Millerb. Tennessee WilliamsOutline of Current Lecture: Test Review- Reactions against Realism- Epic Theatre- Classical American TheatreCurrent Lecture:Reactions against Realismthe characteristics of symbolist drama: - depict the inner light-Express the inexpressible- suggestive- no plot action- lyric drama- Ceremonial & evocative- uses poetry- uses musicThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- uses metaphorsList the characteristics of his theatrical experiments: - action in the audience- left houselights on- actors in the audienceWhat is an “etude”? - Shooting a bow, a series of poses, or actions put together. Several dif. physical movements create one etude.What purpose does a constructivist setting serve? - Creates shape without substance, makes the actors and set become one large machine, one giant apparatus.Epic Theatre Erwin Piscator:- Heightened theatricality. First person who relates the idea of epic theatre, he started it. Gave us proletarian drama, and started using multimedia in live performances.- his techniques: o - projectiono - filmo - marionetteso - cartoono - treadmillsProletarian drama? o Political drama, meant to bring about social change. Episodic form. Dramatizes current events, drama for the people.Brechtian techniques used in the National Theatre’s production of Mother - Courage? - Left some of the back stage lights on. Stage crew were part of the play and dressed in normal street clothes. Sound effects done by man on stage.Classic'American'Theatre''Which two musicals are considered to be landmarks in the movement away from musical comedies to the integrated musical? - Showboat & OklahomaGroup Theatre: Independent theatre goal was to produce socially revalent drama, 1st theatre in America to startteaching stanslvoski.First African-American theatre: Porgy and