THEA 1030 1st Edition Final Exam Study Guide French Academy They impose a set of rules that all art has to appear to Classical regularity restraint and moderation o Regularity is everything o We should not follow emotions but act with restraint o We should be moderate French Academy must approve art in order for it to be shown Rules of Drama 1 All Drama Must Possess Verisimilitude Verisimilitude means True to Life This rule eliminates Ghosts Chorus Masks The no female actors rule that was heavily followed at first Appearance of Gods 2 Drama Must Maintain the Three Unities of Time All plays must logically take place with a 24 hour time span Place Only one location Action Only one main plot no subplots 3 No Mixing of Genres Comedy and Tragedy are separate form Theatre Reflects New Point of View New Middle Class Morality o Called Poetic Justice This is the belief that the wicked will be punished and the good rewarded England Social Satire Ballad Opera Comedy social situations Brings about change Sentimental Comedy Comedy of Manners Supports Poetic Justice David Garrick 1717 1779 3 Rehearsal Rules 1 Be on time 2 Know your lines 3 Don t be drunk 19th Century Industrial Age Growth of Urban cities Increase in popularity of theatre Theatre becomes Escapist entertainment Greatest Show on Earth P T Barnum and Bailey Circus First multi focus event Audience chooses entertainment Power of emotion Cirque Du Soceic Contemporary Circus Animals Replaced with people Role of Director comes into Focus Director Emergence of Richard Wagner o First modern director o Promptbook o Gesamtkunstwerk SPELLING THIS CORRECTLY WILL BE A BONUS ON THE FINAL Total theatre Totally integrated Integration of all production elements Sound Costumes Lighting Set Acting Movement African American Theatre 1800s Theatre is populated with the stereotypical black servant Reflects the diversity of the American culture Theatre fosters change social awareness The Minstrel Show Performance style began in the 1830 s First performed by white actors in black face These shows parodied black music and dance Incorporated colorful characters rousing songs and dark comedy Black actors begin performing in these shows after the civil war o This was the only acting outlet for them o This was a way for them to become famous Three Popular Characters 1 Jim Crow a A stereotypical carefree slave 2 Zip Coon a A freed black attempting to put on airs i Acting above his social status 3 Mr Tambo a A joyous musician 1900 s New Social Awareness Important Playwrights I Trouble in Mind a 1956 by Alice Chidress b First play written by an African American woman to be produced on broadway II A Raisin in the Sun III Dutchman 1970 s The development of the black audience on broadway The milestone is the result of The Wiz The Wiz 1975 Show wins the Tony Award for best new musical and is celebrated as a spectacle event Introduced the idea of spectacle on stage Very large spectacle production Visual achievement Africanisms in Wilson s Work 1 Ancestor Veneration a The belief that the living can still communicate with the dead b The relationship still lives on after the death c Death does not stop the relationship from living or existing 2 Oral Story Telling a Passed from generation to generation b Knowing where you come from helps you move on to the future W c Reminiscing d Keeping the family alive 3 Music a The use or presence of music b Music was survival Defuses tense situations with music Willie Boy 4 Spirituality a Traditional religion mixed with some other religion Traditional religion will not bring the play to resolution an end Avery the pastor in the play blessing the house would not work because it was traditional religion Berniece had to play the piano to make everything stop Musical Theatre Words Phrases to Know Composer writes the music for the playwright Lyricist writes the words lyrics for the music Libretto The words and the lyrics Like a script but for the music Choreographer teaches dancers the dance routines Music Director teaches the music to the actors and conducts the orchestra Showboat 1927 First American play Production is known for eliminating the chorus line and integrates songs into the plot o Eliminates artificial chorus line o The chorus and songs actually had something to do with the story play 572 performances Oklahoma 1943 2 212 performances Seamlessly fitting together the music story lyrics and dance into a unified whole Opening Number Establishing Number What does the opening number establish in Oklahoma Curly s personality main character The setting Time of Day 1950 s The golden age of the book musical o Focuses on telling a clear logical story with logical progression Playwrights The King I 1951 My Fair Lady 1956 Westside Story 1957 First revival was in 2009 First bilingual production on Broadway Setting was NYC Retelling of Romeo Juliet 1960 s New Forms Protest of the draft for the Vietnam Playwright Hair Opened in 1968 and runs for 1 742 performances The first rock musical All about challenging the accepted notion of what theatre is supposed to be There is no formulized plot Aquarius song from the play o Top ten hit from Hair Revived but short lived It felt more like a parody of the original play U of M First university to get permission to perform Hair 1970 s New Development Chicago 1975 o Ran for 898 performances o Women paint themselves as the victims in the media o Longest running Broadway revival o Concept musical o Choreographed by Bob Fosse My style of dance is a result of my faults Downward movement towards the earth Lots of hats A Chorus Line 1975 Ran for 6 137 performances Peak of the concept musical o The choreographer became the director o Brings the dance to for front and we focus on telling the dancer s story The show is structured as a Broadway audition CATS 1982 7 485 performances 2nd longest running Broadway show in history The Phantom of the Opera 1988 Longest running Broadway show in theatre history Stephen Sondheim An American Exception Popular because of the artistic content Represents artistry Sweeney Todd o All actors had to be able to play an instrument o High concept show Into the Woods o Not as successful as the original o Scary retelling of fairy tales 1990 s Corporate Musical Disney Beauty and the Beast was their first The Lion King o Greatest artistic achievement for Disney o 3rd longest running Broadway musical o Ticket prices skyrocketed