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He is the Greek god of theatre |
Dionysus |
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An annual Athenian civic/religious festival in honor of Dionysus at which dramas were first performed (possibly by Thespis in 534 B.C.E). The five-day event consisted of sacrificial rituals, competitions in dithyrambs, tragedies, and comedies. |
City of Dionysia |
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The choral performance sung in honor of Dionysus that translates to "double birth."
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Dithyramb
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For Aristotle, tragedy should lead to this purgation of the feelings of pity and fear.
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catharsis |
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The moment of insightful recognition for the tragic hero.
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Anagnorisis
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Those who stood in the pit of the playhouse to watch the play
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Groundlings |
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The theatre company that Shakespeare and Richard Burbage belonged to that was under the patronage of Queen Elizabeth.
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The Chamberlain's Men
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Like the Greek skene, this provided a place for actors to change costume in the Elizabethan playhouse.
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The Tiring House
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The first printing of Shakespeare's collected plays.
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The First Folio |
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This historical era, defined by King Charles II’s return to the throne, also marked the first time women acted English stage.
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The English Restoration
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This ancient Greek is considered the first actor.
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Thespis |
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his Norwegian playwright is considered the father of realism in the theatre.
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Henrik Ibsen
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he first African-American woman to have a play produced on Broadway.
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Lorraine Hansberry
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The first African American actress to win an Oscar.
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Hattie McDaniel
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He wrote The Pittsburgh Cycle, ten plays that chronicle the African American experience in the 20th century
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August Wilson
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Song, dance, and jokes told by white actors in blackface that promoted racist stereotypes.
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Minstrel Shows
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An actor’s pattern of large movements across the stage, including entrances and exits. |
Blocking |
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s phrase describing an audience’s buy into the world of the play
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Willing Suspension of Disbelief
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MVP stands for this when talking about actor training
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-Mental, Vocal, Physical |
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Bertolt Brecht’s verfremdungseffekt.
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Distancing Effect
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The dancing place in the Greek amphitheater.
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Orchestra
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The term meaning the dismantling of a production after the show closes.
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Strike
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This convention represents the invisible divide between actors and audience.
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4th Wall
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Theatrum mundi
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“The World as Theatre”
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This is a flexible performance space with no pre-defined stage configuration.
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Black Box
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The convention where important information about the past is revealed through character dialogue. |
Exposition (Backstory)
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A central idea that unifies all elements of the production and makes it unique.
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The Production Concept
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This actress-manager was performing onstage when President Lincoln was assassinated.
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Laura Keene
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The 4 pillars of Constantin Stanislavski’s acting system.
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-Circle of Attention -Given Circumstances -Emotional Memory |
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This trope from the Middle Ages translates to “Whom Do You Seek?”
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Quem Quaeritis?
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The roots of theatre can be found in religious ritual celebrating the death and resurrection divine figures such as theses from 3 historical periods: Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Greek, and the Middle Ages.
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Osiris, Dionysus, and Jesus Christ
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This French word means resolution, when talking about plot. |
Denoument
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This creates a "picture frame" effect on the stage. |
Proscenium Stage
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6 Components of a Play |
Plot, Characters, Thought (Theme), Diction, Music, Spectacle
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