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Spring 2016 Final Test Review

Horizontales
An early revolt against realism, although many of the leading realistic playwrights often incorporated elements of this style within their work
Founded by Strasberg and Clurman, often credited with helping establish Stanislavski's technique in America.
Name of the riots that broke out because of conflict between fans of William Macready and Edwin Forrest
The theatre founded by Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko
Acting theory which emphasized external physical training and performance style. It suggested the actor's body should be trained to operate like a machine.
English realist playwright who used humor as a tool in examining social problems
Designed sets for Wagner and was the first 19th century designer to develop a theory of anti-realistic staging.
In his work such as A Dream Play and The Ghost Sonata this Swedish playwright broke from realism.
A duke whose personal acting troupe revolutionized direction and the notion of unity on stage
This Texas woman is credited with helping usher in the repertory movement in 20th century American theatre
This early non-realistic designer was noted for his use of the unit set and the grandiose scale of his work.
The term for the invisible barrier between the audience and the performers in realism, naturalism and melodrama.
Most famous play, The Inspector General, is seen as a bridge between romanticism and early realism
Modern director/designer who brought Asian production techniques to the contemporary Broadway stage
Got his start with the African Grove theatre, but had to move to Europe to find true respect and fame.
His work is first presented by the independent theatre called the Provinceton Playhouse.
A popular theatrical form of the 19th cent. that originated as being parodies of serious plays and popular plays of the day, although by the early 20th century had incorporated comedians and strippers
Groups in the audience who were paid to applaud the work of particular playwrights and actors
This novel technique of painting setting on a long cloth which can be unrolled across the stage by turning spools was popular in melodramas
19th cent. acting theorist who felt emotions could best be displayed by studying and recreating several preestablished gestures and body movements
His choreography and distinctive style dominated late 20th century theatrical dance.
Verticales
An element of Stanislavski's technique that requires an actor to put themselves in the characters circumstance
20th cent. British actor considered one of the great Shakespeareans
This three dimensional arrangement of hinged flats slowly replace wing and shutter and pole and chariot style presentations
Term for a theatre artist who uses techniques from a wide range of art forms, such as circus, dance, commedia, and expose all the technical devices for making theatre when creating their own productions
Associated with epic theatre. He uses some of the theatricalists of the late 19th cent. to rceate emotional distance for his audience.
His Death of a Salesman helps establish selected realism as one of the dominate styles of 20th century playwriting
20th cent. genre that felt life defies logical explanation, often using non traditional plot structures such as circular plots to emphasize the futility of relationships and human interaction.
Nonliterary entertainment that involved black face and caricature, and was composed of a combination of songs, skits and dance
Dramatic style that grew out of the storm and stress movement which rejected neoclassical rules and was often more interested in creating mood and atmosphere in an epic plot structure. Hernani being a good example of this style
His belief in a "masterwork" and some of his production innovations aimed at "total theatre" helped advance the development of the modern director.
Architectural feature that began to replace boxes and galleries in late 19th cent. theatres
His book on costume history helped theatre designers move towards historical accuracy during the 19th cent.
Defined as being "slice of life" theatre, often focused on the lowest elements of society
Prime example of this genre is Uncle Tom's Cabin
A term used to describe some stage directors
His work at the Theatre Libre revolutionized French theatre both in the development of ensemble acting and in innovations in stage lighting.
Term applied to plays that build mechanically to climactic moments by using contrived devices such as foreshadowing, lost letters.
Often credited as being the founder of relaism