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THEA 200
FALL, 2020
NAME:____________________________________________DATE:__________________________
- Who wrote How I Learned to Drive?
- After WWII, this was the dominant approach to acting and directing
- This playwright/actor creates solo performances by using her interviews with people who are or were involved in actual events
- Marsha Norman
- Wendy Wasserstein
- Paula Vogel
- Lynn Nottage
- Modified Realism
- Psychological Exploration
- Character Realism
- Psychological Realism
- Marina Abromovic
- Lynn Nottage
- Julie Taymor
- Anna Deveare Smith
4. Why were musicals so popular in the US after WWII?
- Musicals combined singing and dancing
- Musicals usually have great sets and costumes
- Musicals were optimistic and had patriotic themes that appealed to American audiences
- All of the above
- Performance art is often performed by an individual artist. It makes a statement and relies on THIS
- A clear artist’s statement
- Financial support from the community
- Audience interaction and participation
- A large open space
- Ellen Stewart founded this Off-Off Broadway theatre
- What opera is the musical RENT based on?
- Who directed the first production of A Raisin in the Sun on Broadway?
- August Wilson
- Sidney Poitier
- Lloyd Richards
- George C. Wolfe
- La Traviata
- Turandot
- La Scala
- La Boheme
9. In 1965, federal funding for the arts in the US began with the establishment of this organization
- Actor’s Equity
- National Endowment for the Arts
- National Arts Council
- None of the above
- The leader of the Poor Theatre Movement and the Polish Laboratory Theatre was
- Samuel Beckett
- Joseph Chaikin
- David Rabe
- Jerzy Grotowski
11. This approach to theatrical production, set design, became popular after WWII
a. Psychological Realism
b. Minimalism
c. Modified Realism
d. None of the above
12. What 1960’s musical brought nudity and obscenity to Broadway
- Annie Get Your Gun
- Damn Yankees
- Hair
- None of the above
13. Melding categories and breaking boundaries in theatre and other art forms
Is called
- Absurdism
- Expressionism
- Postmodernism
- Existentialism
14. Angels in America was written by
- Paula Vogel
- David Rabe
- Wendy Wasserstein
- Tony Kushner
15. Who wrote Towards a Poor Theatre?
- Samuel Beckett
- Joseph Chaikin
- David Rabe
- None of the above
16. The American theatre decentralized and moved away from New York to large cities across the country. These professional, non-profit theatres are called
a. Community Theatres
b. Little Theatres
c. Regional Theatres
d. Pop Up Theatres
17. Who wrote RENT?
a. Stephen Schwartz
b. Stephen Sondheim
c. Julie Taymor
d. Jonathan Larson
18. Who wrote A Raisin in the Sun?
a. Paula Vogel
b. Lynn Nottage
c. Lorraine Hansberry
d. Suzan Lori Parks
19. Which playwright wrote a play for each decade of the twentieth century that explored the lives of African Americans?
a. Lloyd Richards
b. Amiri Baraka
c. Lynn Nottage
d. August Wilson
20. Amiri Baraka wrote which of the following plays
a. Fences
b. Fairview
c. Dutchman
d. Slave Play
21. What is the name of The Living Theatre’s most popular play?
a. Paradise Alley
b. Paradise Island
c. Paradise Now
d. Paradise When?
22. Who wrote Waiting for Godot?
a. Tom Stoppard
b. Jean Paul Sartre
c. Albert Camus
d. Samuel Beckett
23. How many seats does an Off-Off Broadway theatre have?
a. Up to 499
b. 350
c. 99 or less
d. None of the above
24. Which American playwright wrote A Streetcar Named Desire?
a. Edward Albee
b. Lorraine Hansberry
c. Tennessee Williams
d. None of the above
25. This actor/solo performer wrote and performed Latin History for Morons
a. Eric Bogosian
b. Spalding Gray
c. John Leguizamo
d. None of the above
26.) What brought about the symbolist movement? What was the most important aspect of production for the symbolists in theatre?
27.) What was the benefit of theatre decentralization? When theatre moved away from Broadway to other cities across the country what was the desired result?
28.) What is “theatre anarchy”?
BONUS ( 10 points)
Theatres have been closed across the country for almost a year. Broadway is tentatively scheduled to start performances again in May, 2021. Other theatres are experimenting with virtual performances. In your opinion, what will be the future of live theatre? How will theatre change when COVID eventually gets under our control?
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