Exam 17: Modern Theatre

Who was the first black female playwright to be produced on Broadway?

Facing a cold,hostile universe,playwrights of this "ism" felt that what happens in life cannot be explained logically,that human existence is futile,that relationships are ineffective,language is imprecise and that traditional structures of plays fail to reflect the ridiculousness,meaninglessness,anxiety,and chaos of the world.

__________ began in Germany as a reaction to the Impressionist art of painters such as Monet,Renoir,and Cezanne.

Which "ism" was an extreme form of realism,sometimes called "slice of life"?

This philosophy teaches that humans have free will,but that there are no alibis,no gods to thank,no devils to blame,no original sin to account for our situation and that existence precedes essence.

Bertolt Brecht wanted the audience to be both conscious and critical during a performance.He called his technique of accomplishing this...

Which "ism" might be described as a subjective account of a subjective perception?

Maxim Gorky's The Lower Depths is an example of what style of theatre?

By the late nineteenth century,the Broadway theatre district was known as "The Great White Way" thanks to the invention of the…

Which playwright is often called the father of realism?

Which American playwright is famous for writing the expressionistic play The Hairy Ape?

Which type of modern performance mixes theatre,visual arts,music,dance,gesture,and ritual?