Exam 17: Modern Theatre

A realistic play that has lyrical language is called...

One of the first theatres to have box sets was the Olympic Theatre in...

Realism and its development are most closely associated with the development of what other art form?

Which of Ibsen's plays is the first one to spark controversy around his embracing of realism as a style of playwriting?

A permanent,professional theatre that is located away from New York City is called...

Which of Chekhov's plays was the first one produced by the Moscow Art Theatre in 1898 and initiated the new style of acting advocated by Stanislavsky that would later become the dominant form of acting for most theatre and film today?

Which type of theatre,founded by Antonin Artaud,agitates the masses,attacks the spectators' sensibilities,and purges people of their destructive tendencies?

Some realistic plays simply point out the problem but without offering a solution.These plays are called...

Before Stanislavsky,most acting on the European and North American stages was declamatory and presentational.After Darwin,Freud,and Ibsen,the style of acting needed to change and Stanislavsky ushered in that change.What is Stanislavsky-style acting,and how did the work of Darwin,Freud,and Ibsen influence his approach?

Which type of theatre flourished in lofts,basements,coffeehouses,storefronts,and cafes in New York City?

The idea of "art for art's sake" is associated most closely with which late nineteenth century British playwright?

Avant-garde theatre was born in reaction to dwindling theatre audiences brought about by the invention of…

The nineteenth century was a time of tremendous change throughout Europe and North America.The style of theatre known as realism was the product of these changes.What were the dominant changes that characterized the nineteenth century theatre and resulted in the development of realism as the dominant theatrical style from the late nineteenth into the twentieth century?

What type of realistic sets often depicted real rooms with the fourth wall removed so that the audience could sit in the dark and spy on the characters?

Unstructured theatrical events staged on street corners,at bus stops,and virtually anywhere people gathered were known as…

Which Russian playwright was famous for writing The Cherry Orchard?

Which of the following individuals did not have a great effect on the creation of realism?

What German philosopher and social scientist had a great effect on realism?

One of the most popular playwrights of the first half of the twentieth century who wrote high comedies and thought-provoking plays and was the author of Pygmalion is...

What word is used to describe any work of art that is experimental,innovative,or unconventional?