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THAR 281 1st EditionExam #3 Study Guide Lectures: 17 - 24Lecture 17 (April 4)•Realistic plays often tackle subjects that are taboo and deal with hypocrisy.•The independent theatres wanted nothing to do with early realism. False•One of Anton Chekhov’s most famous works, the Sea Gull, was a dismal failure in its first public performance in Russia.•Naturalist plays often focus on the sordid and seamy part of life.•Realism was more aesthetically pleasing and more influential as a move-ment?•What type of Realism heightens certain details while omitting others? Se-lective Realism•Realistic plays have been the dominant style of theatre in the 20th cen-tury.•Realistic plays usually involve complex characters.•Audiences immediately accepted realistic plays in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. False•Chekhov developed “tragicomedy,” that characterized much of modern drama.Lecture 19 (April 9)•Futurism idealized technology and war.•Presenting the unpresentable is a feature of Symbolism.•The use of dream imagery is a feature of Surrealism.•Belief in different artistic mediums being used at once is feature of which theatrical movement? Futurism•Suggestive scenery and sounds were used in Symbolism•Language as anarchy is a feature of Dada•Included men and women in the movement: Futurism•Surrealism was influenced by the writing of Freud•Symbolism believed that Realism can’t encompass things beyond every-day existence•Epic Theatre believed that stage elements should be visible to the audi-ence•Includes plots where nothing seems to happen: Theatre of the Absurd•Presentation of dramatic action through the eyes of the protagonist: Ex-pressionism•Existentialism believed that God does not exist, or was not the center of meaning.•Epic Theatre used gestus.•Believes in an acceptance of responsibility for our actions: Existentialism•Uses eyes to reflect the soul trapped in a mechanized shell: Expression-ism•In Theatre of the Absurd, characters fail to communicate.•Existentialism is a philosophy as well as a drama.•Believes that human existence is nonsensical: Theatre of the Absurd•Allows and encourages the audience to think without emotional manipula-tion: Epic TheatreLecture 22 (April 16)•Hair is considered to be the breakthrough for rock music.•From the 50s into the 60s, Broadway musicals fell out of step with popularculture.•Which musical is described as using a non-traditional storyline and dance as storytelling? West Side Story•The musical “A Chorus Line” started as Workshops.•It is noted that what we look back on as “hit” musicals were:•often walked out on by the first audiences•changed after out-of-town previews•The recent corporate influence of Broadway is often attributed to the suc-cess of Disney.•Many believe that the end of the golden age of traditional musicals hap-pened when rock music and the civil rights movement changed American culture.•What was the name of Jonathan Larson’s rock opera about artists in New York’s lower east side? Rent•Are London shows or Broadway shows more successful and often less ex-pensive to produce? London Shows•What was the centerpiece of the 70s campaign to bring more tourists to New York? ads using actors singing “ I love New York ” Lecture 24 (April 21)•Postmodernism is an approach to drama that strives to achieve a correct interpretation of a classical play through extensive research and strict ad-herence to only one style - FALSE•Non-text based theatre means the text was not written by a dramatist, improvisation, and there is a scenario created by a director or an ensem-ble.•Postmodernism is not just a theatrical condition, but how we live and cre-ate in the current age.•The word “agitprop”, short for agitation propaganda, is often applied to plays that have a strong political or social agenda.•Which contemporary theatre form sometimes involves a director “decon-structing” a text? Postmodernist theatre•Augusto Boal was a Brazilian playwright noted for his theoretical work on Neoclassicism - FALSE•What were the two forms of theatre that Boal experimented with? invisibletheatre and forum theatre•El Teatro Campesino is one of the major theatres to arise in Chicano the-atre.•El Teatro Campesino was best known for its actos, short performances that called for better lives of workers.•Augusto Boal’s technique of “forum theatre” includes scenes where the protagonist tries to overcome oppression relevant to the


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