Outline
#1 - World Theatre I
INTRODUCTION and RITUAL
World
Theatre
Theatre
in Everyday Life
Culture
and Theatre
1. Prohibitions
Against Theatre
The
Origins of Theatre
Imitation
Storytelling
Shaman
2. Ritual
Origins of Theatre.
Masks
in the Theatre
3. Theatre
and Ritual (Similarities and Differences)
4. The
Abydos Ritual of Egypt
AFRICAN THEATRE
Cultural
Background
African
World View
Religion
and Ritual
Dogon
5. Differences
between European and African forms
Colonialism
and The Independence Movement
Developmental
Theatre
African
Theatre and Drama
West
Africa
Nigeria
Afikpo
(Okumkpa plays)
Igbo
(Odo Festival)
Egungen
Festivals
Yoruba
Opera (or Traveling Theatre)
Hubert Ogunde
6. Wole
Soyinka (1934 - )
Death
and the King's Horseman
The Strong Breed 1964
The
Lion and the Jewel 1964
Ghana
Concert Parties
Mohammed
Ben Abdallah
The
Slaves
Verdict
of the Cobra
The
Witch of Mopti
Sierra
Leone
Storytelling among the Mende peoples
Senegal
Négritude
Ivory
Coast
Bernard Dadié and The Folklore & Cultural
Center
Mali
Bamana Youth Theatre
North
Africa
Egypt
Tawfiq
al Hakim
People
of the Cave 1935
Algeria
Kateb Yacine
East
Africa
Kenya
7. Ngugi
wa Thiong'o
The Black Hermit, 1963
The
Trial of Dedan Kimathi,
1976
The
Trial of Dedan Kimathi 1975
I Will Marry When I Want, 1977
Tanzania
Penina Muhando Mlama
Central
Africa
Zambia
Chikwakwa Theatre
Zimbabwe
Pungwe
Botswana
Popular Theatre Campaign
South
Africa
Township
Musicals
People's
Experimental Theatre
Collaborations:
Sizwe Bansi is Dead and The Island by Athol Fugard, Winston Ntshona, John Kani
Woza Albert! by Barney Simon, Mbongeni Ngema, Percy Mtwa
GREEK THEATRE
Cultural
Background
Greek
Religion
8. -
Dionysus
Democracy
Personal
Freedom
Greek
Art
Greek
Concept of Beauty
Greek
Architecture
Greek
Sculpture
Greek
Theatre
Origins
9. Thespis
Dithyramb
10. The
City Dionysia
Archon
Choregos
Satyr
Play
Theatrical
Conventions:
11. Acting
Style
12. Chorus
(Music and Dance)
13.
Masks
and Costumes
Theatre
Architecture:
The
Theatre of Dionysus (Classical 499-336 BC)
14. Orchestra,
Skene, Theatron
Pinakes
Periaktoi
Ekkyklema
Mechane
Paradoi
Hellenistic
Theatre
Greek
Drama
15. Aeschylus
(523-456 BC): The Oresteia
16. Sophocles
(496-406 BC): Antigone
17. Euripides
(480-406 BC)
18. Aristophanes
(448-380 BC)
19. Menander
(342-291 BC)
20. Aristotle's
Poetics (335-323 BC)
Outline
#2 - World Theatre I
ROMAN
THEATRE
Cultural
Background
Pater
Familias (Head of the Family)
Roman
Religion
-
Christian Opposition to the Theatre
Roman
Law
Roman
Art and Sculpture vs. Greek
Roman
Theatre
Etruscan
Origins
1. Atellan
Farce (Fabula Atellana)
Roman
Festivals
Dominus
Gregis
2. Roman
Mimes
3. Pantomime
Acting
Style
Theatre
Architecture:
4. Scaena
Frons
Pulpitum
Vomitoria
Periaktoi
Auleum
Siparium
Roman
Drama
5. Plautus
(254-184 BC): Menaechmi (c.
165BC)
6. Terence
(195-149 BC)
7. Seneca
(5-65 AD)
8. Horace
(65-8 BC): Ars Poetica (19BC)
MEDIEVAL
THEATRE
Cultural
Background
Byzantium
The
Rise of Islam
Feudalism
9. The
Catholic Church
10. -
Corpus Christi
-
The Gothic Cathedral
Medieval
Theatre
11. The
Liturgical Drama
-
Tropes
Vernacular
Religious Drama
12. -
Mystery or Cycle Plays
-
Confraternities (Guilds)
13. Platea
and Mansion Staging
14. Processional
and/or Stationary Stages
Pageant
Masters
Secular
theatre:
15. Farce
16. Chambers
of Rhetoric
Tableaux
Vivants
Interlude
Street
Pageants
Tournaments
Medieval
Drama
17. Hroswitha
(9th - 10th century)
18. Second
Shepherd's Play (Wakefield Cycle)
Miracle
Plays
19. Morality
Plays
Everyman 1500
20. Decline
of Medieval Drama
Outline
#3 - World Theatre I
ASIAN
THEATRE
Cultural
Background
Asian
Religion and the Arts
-
Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam
Importance
of Dance in Drama
1. Shared
Literatures:
The
Mahabharata
The
Ramayana
Aesthetic
Differences East and West
Indian
Theatre
Hinduism
2. Sanskrit
Drama
The
Little Clay Cart by Bhasa
(2nd-3rd century A.D.)
Shakuntula by Kalidasa (5th century A.D.)
3. Natya
Sastra (c. 200 BC - 200 AD)
-
Rasa
Dance
Dramas
-
Chhau mask dances
-
Kathakali
Chinese
Theatre
Confucianism
The
Pear Garden, 714 A.D.
Theatre
of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)
4. -
The Romance of the Western Chamber
by Wang Shifu (13th Century)
Theatre
of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
-
Lute Song by Gao Ming (14th
century)
Ch¹ing
Drama (1644-1911)
Peach Blossom Fan by
Kung Shang-jen (1699)
5. Chinese (Peking or Beijing) Opera
-
Staging and Performance Practices
-
Character Roles
Chinese
Theatre in the 20th Century
Japanese
Theatre
Shinto
and Zen Buddhism
The
Japanese Tea Ceremony
6. Noh
Drama
Origins
Kan'ami
(1333-1384)
Zeami
Motokiyo (1363-1443)
The
Kadensho
7. The
Noh Stage
Hashigakari
8. Masks
and Costumes
9. Shite,
Waki, and Tsure
10. Bunraku
(Puppet Theatre)
11. Chikamatsu
Monzaemon
12. Kabuki
13. Origins
(Okuni of Izumo)
Development
of Kabuki
Producing
Kabuki
Hanamichi
14. Onnagata
Theatre
of Thailand
15. Khon
Plays
Cambodian
Theatre
Royal
Cambodian Ballet
Performance in Indonesia
16. Javanese
Shadow Puppets
ASIAN-AMERICAN THEATRE
Immigration
Patterns
The
Asian Stereotypes
Teahouse
of the August Moon
King
and I
Flower
Drum Song
17. The
East West Players, L.A.
The
Pan-Asian Theatre, N.Y.
Asian-American
Dramatists
Wakako
Yamauchi - The Music Lesson, And The Soul Shall Dance
18. Philip
Kan Gotanda - The Wash
19. David
Henry Hwang - Golden Child, M. Butterfly
20. Velina
Hasu Houston - Tea
Alice Tuan - Last of the Suns, Dim Sums, Crown Goose
Diana
Son - Boy, R.A.W.
(Because I'm a Woman)
Outline
#4 - World Theatre I
THEATRE OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
Cultural
Background
The
Growth of Nationalism
Origins
of Capitalism
1. The
Renaissance Man (and Woman)
Humanism
Perspective
Painting
Italian
Theatre
2. Intermezzi
3. Opera:
The
Camerata (Florence)
The
New Stagecraft:
4. Proscenium
Arch
5. Sebastiano
Serlio (1475-1554) - Architettura
1537
Scene
Shifting
Niccolo
Sabbattini (1574-1654)
6. Giacomo
Torelli (1608-1678) - Chariot and Pole
Special
Effects and Stage Lighting
7. Teatro
Olympico 1580-1584
8. Teatro
Farnese 1618
9. Commedia
Dell'Arte
Male
and Female Performers
Capitano,
Dottore,
Pantalone,
Innamorati
(lovers),
Harlequin
Slapstick
& Lazzi
Italian
Drama
10. Niccolo
Machiavelli (1469-1527), The Mandrake (Manadragola) 1520
11. The
Neoclassical Ideal
Lodovico
Castelvetro (1505-1571)
Verisimilitude
The
Three Unities
THE SPANISH GOLDEN AGE and HISPANIC-AMERICAN
Cultural
Background
The
Moorish Occupation (9th - 15th centuries)
Spanish
Theatre
12. Autos
Sacramentales
Carros
13. Corrales
Gradas
Patio
Cazuela
Aposentos
Cazuela
Patio
Zarzuela
Spanish Drama
14. Lope
de Vega (1562-1635): Fuenteovejuna
(c. 1613)
15. Tirso
de Molina (1569-1648): The Trickster of Seville (c. 1616)
16. Calderon
de la Barca (1600-1681): Life is a Dream (1635)
Hispanic-American Theatre
Pre-Columbian Theatre
Aztec
and Mayan Ritual
17. Rabinal
Achi (Quiche)
Colonial
Theatre
18. The
Moors and the Christians
El
sacrificio de Isaac (The Sacrifice of Isaac)
19th
- 20th Century
La
Compania Espanola de la Familia Estrella (The Estrella Company)
The
Mexican Revolution 1910-1920
Types:
Drama, Zarzuela, Comedia, Revista, Variedades
Los
Angeles Theatres:
Teatro
Hidalgo 1911-1934
Los
Angeles Playwrights:
Adalberto
Elias Gonzalez
Gabriel
Navarro
Performers:
19. La
Chata Noloesca 1903 - 1979
The
Decline of Theatre in 30s
The
Carpas (Tent Theatres)
The
Pelado
Chicano
Theatre
El
Teatro Campesino (The Farmworker's Theatre)
20. Luis
Valdez
Las
dos caras del patroncito (The Two Faces of the Boss) 1965
The
Teatro Movement
Teatro
de la Esperanza 1969: Guadalupe 1974
Contemporary
Chicano/Chicana Playwrights:
Milcha
Sanchez Scott
Maria
Irene Fornes
Cherrie
Moraga
Octavio
Solis: Man of the Flesh 1991
Luis
Alfaro: Electricidad
2005
Outline
#5 - World Theatre I
THE THEATRE OF THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE
Cultural
Background
1. Puritan
Opposition to the Theatre
2. Government
Regulation of the Theatre
Defeat
of the Spanish Armada 1588
3. Master
of the Revels 1572
Elizabeth
I (reigned 1558-1603)
James
I (1603-1625)
Charles
I (1625-1649)
Elizabethan
Theatre
Acting
Companies:
4. Lord
Chamberlain's Men 1594 - King's Men 1603
The
Lord Admiral's Men - Prince Henry's Men 1603 - Queen Anne's Men 1604
5. Philip
Henslowe
6. Performance
Style
7. The
Public Theatres
The
Theatre 1576 (James Burbage)
8. Johannes de Witt's drawing of the Swan, 1596
9. The
Globe Theatre (1599, 1613, and 1997)
Audience
Seating
Tiring
House
The
Heavens
10. The
Private Theatres
Blackfriars
11. Inigo
Jones (1573-1652)
Elizabethan
Drama
12. The
University Wits
13. Thomas
Kyd (1557-1595), The Spanish Tragedy 1587
14. Christopher
Marlowe (1564-1593), Dr. Faustus
1588
15. William
Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Stratford-upon-Avon
16. Histories
-
Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Richard III
17. Comedies
-
Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, As You Like It,
Taming
of the Shrew
18. Tragedies
-
Romeo & Juliet, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Othello,
King Lear, Macbeth
19. Ben
Jonson (1572-1637)
20. Jacobean
Drama
STUDY
GUIDES
1. Prohibitions
Against Theatre
What
have been the main reasons for Prohibitions Against Theatre throughout history?
Describe
examples of times when theatre was banned and how it was prevented.
Are
there any examples of prohibitions against theatre in modern times?
2. Ritual
Origins of Theatre
Why
do some scholars believe that theatre grew out of ritual?
How
would theatre have evolved from ritual? Describe the theoretical process.
3. Theatre
and Ritual (Similarities and Differences)
How
is theatre and ritual similar?
What elements are necessary to have both theatre and ritual?
How
is theatre different from ritual?
Why
were masks important to ritual?
Does theatre still use masks?
4. The
Abydos Ritual of Egypt
What
is The Abydos Ritual of Egypt?
Describe
what may have happened there.
Why
is this ritual/drama significant for the history of theatre?
5. How
are European and African forms of theatre different?
How
have these differences drawn negative views of African theatre from European
critics?
6. Wole
Soyinka
Describe
the dramatic work of Wole Soyinka.
What
themes and types of characters and plots does he write.
Use
one play to show examples of his style and focus.
7. Ngugi
wa Thiong'o
Describe
the dramatic work of Ngugi wa Thiong'o.
What
themes and types of characters and plots does he write.
Use
one play to show examples of his style and focus.
8. Dionysus
Describe
the Greek God Dionysus.
How
was he born?
What
qualities did he represent?
Why
did Dionysus become associated with theatre?
9. Thespis
Who
was Thespis?
What
significant part did Thespis play in the origin of theatre?
How
did Thespis represent the difference between ritual and theatre?
10. The City Dionysia
Describe
the sequence of events at The City Dionysia.
How
were the plays organized and performed?
How
were the archon, choregos and playwrights involved?
11. Acting Style
What
may have been the predominant Acting Style of Greek Classical theatre?
What
examples show that the style may have been conventionalized?
What
examples show that the style may have been realistic?
12. Chorus (Music and Dance)
What
were the functions of the Greek Chorus.
How did it serve the play?
How
does the presence of a chorus represent the nature of Greek Classical theatre?
13.
Masks and Costumes
Why
did Greek performers wear Masks?
How
realistic or conventional were the costumes used?
What
specific costume pieces were used by performers? Describe one type of costume element.
14. The Theatre of Dionysus
Describe
the three main sections of The
Theatre of Dionysus.
How
were the Orchestra, Skene, and Theatron connected?
15. Aeschylus
Describe
the three plays of the Oresteia of Aeschylus.
What
themes did the play focus on?
Describe
the main characters used by the playwright?
How
was the Oresteia a
representation of the playwright's style.
16. Sophocles
Describe
the dramatic work of Sophocles.
What
themes did the playwright focus on?
What
types of characters and plots were used by the playwright?
Use
one play to show examples of the playwright's style.
17. Euripides
Describe
the dramatic work of Euripides.
What
themes did the playwright focus on?
What
types of characters and plots were used by the playwright?
Use
one play to show examples of the playwright's style.
18. Aristophanes
Describe
the dramatic work of Aristophanes.
What
themes did the playwright focus on?
What
types of characters and plots were used by the playwright?
Use
one play to show examples of the playwright's style.
19. Menander
If
no plays by Menander were discovered til the 20th century, why was his
influence so strong on Greek New Comedy?
What
types of characters and plots were used by the playwright?
How
long has domestic comedy lasted in the theatre?
20. Aristotle's
Poetics
Describe
the six elements of the drama from Aristotle's Poetics.
What
was his definition of tragedy.
What
did Aristotle say in The Poetics
about the origins of theatre?
1. Atellan
Farce (Fabula Atellana)
What
was the Atellan Farce and how did it originate?
Describe
how the Atellan Farce contributed significantly to Roman theatre.
2. Roman
Mimes
What
were the Roman Mimes? Describe
this form.
Where
did the mimes perform?
What
was significant about their performers?
3. Pantomime
What
was Pantomime? How was it
performed?
What
subject matter was used in pantomimes?
Which
social group favored this form?
4. Scaena
Frons
Describe
what the Scaena Frons looked like and what it was to represent in the Roman
plays.
What
was it used for?
What
was developed to "mask" the Scaena Frons and bring focus to the
actors?
5. Plautus
Describe
the dramatic work of Plautus.
What
types of characters and plots were used by the playwright?
Use
one play to show examples of the playwright's style.
6. Terence
Describe
the dramatic work of Terence.
What
themes did the playwright focus on?
What
types of characters and plots were used by the playwright?
Use
one play to show examples of the playwright's style.
7. Seneca
Describe
the dramatic work of Seneca.
What
themes did the playwright focus on?
What
types of characters and plots were used by the playwright?
Use
one play to show examples of the playwright's style.
8. Horace
What
did Horace believe was the purpose of drama?
What
are some of the rules that Horace prescribed in Ars Poetica?
Define
Decorum.
9. The
Catholic Church
What
power did the The Catholic Church have in Medieval times?
Why
did the church reverse its ban against theatre and embrace it?
How
did the church influence the development of Medieval Theatre.
10. Corpus
Christi
Why
did Corpus Christi become an important date for theatre?
What
kinds of plays were produced then?
What time of year were they done?
11. The
Liturgical Drama
Describe
the Quem Queritis trope.
How
did The Liturgical Drama develop from tropes?
12. Mystery
or Cycle Plays
What
groups performed the Cycle Plays outside the church?
What
stories did the Cycle Plays cover?
How
long were the Cycle Plays? How
often were they produced?
13. Platea
and Mansion Staging
What
was the Platea and the Mansion?
How
were the cycle plays performed inside the churches and later outside?
14. Processional
and/or Stationary Stages
Describe
Processional staging and how it may have been used for the cycle plays.
Who
was the Pageant Master in England?
How
were Stationary Stages set up on the continent for cycle plays?
15. Farce
What
kind of drama was Farce? What did
it usually focus upon?
Describe
an example of a well-known medieval farce.
16. Secular
Forms:
Describe
the following secular entertainments: Chambers of Rhetoric, Tableaux Vivants,
Interludes, Street Pageants, and Tournaments.
17. Hroswitha
Who
was Hroswitha and what themes did she focus on?
What
types of characters and plots did she use in her works?
How
were her plays produced?
18. Second
Shepherd's Play
What
biblical story does the Second Shepherd's Play represent?
How
does the story deviate from the bible?
What
is significant about this added plot for medieval drama?
19. Morality
Plays
What
was the purpose of Morality Plays?
How
did Morality Plays use Allegorical characters?
What
lesson is conveyed in the morality play Everyman?
20. Decline
of Medieval Drama
What
factors contributed to the Decline of Medieval Drama?
What
new era replaced Medieval Theatre and also contributed to its decay?
1. Shared
Literatures
Describe
the two great Hindu epics, The Mahabharata and The Ramayana.
Why
are they so important to the development of theatre throughout Asia?
2. Sanskrit
Drama
Describe
Sanskrit Drama in India.
What
was the purpose in Sanskrit Drama.
Describe
Shakuntula by Kalidasa and why
it represents the best of Sanskrit Drama from India.
3. Natya
Sastra
What
are some of the main rules for drama from the Natya Sastra?
Describe
Rasa and its effect on the audience.
4. The
Romance of the Western Chamber
What
is the basis story of The Romance of the Western Chamber by Wang Shifu?
How
does this play represent the drama of the Yuan Dynasty?
5. Chinese
(Peking or Beijing) Opera
What
factors contributed to the origins of Chinese (Peking or Beijing) Opera?
What
are some staging and performance practices in Peking Opera?
What
are the four main Character Roles?
6. Noh
Drama
How
did Noh Drama originate? What was
its purpose?
What
contributions did Kan'ami and
Zeami Motokiyo make to Noh?
7. The
Noh Stage
Describe
the elements of The Noh Stage, and how each is important to the aesthetic
aspect of Noh.
What
does the Hashigakari represesent?
8. Masks
and Costumes
Describe
the Masks and Costumes used in Noh Drama.
Why
are the expressions on the mask subtle and restrained?
9. Noh
Character Roles
Describe
the major roles in Noh of the Shite, Waki, Tsure, and Kyogen.
How
does a performer study to be a Noh actor?
10. Bunraku
How
did Bunraku (Puppet Theatre) begin?
How
are the puppets operated in Bunraku?
What
is the role of the chanter (joruri) in Bunraku?
11. Chikamatsu
Monzaemon
Who
was Chikamatsu Monzaemon?
What
did he write about in his plays?
What
style of language did he use in his works?
12. Kabuki
What
is the performance style of Kabuki?
What
kind of scenery and costumes are used in Kabuki?
What
is the purpose of the hanamichi?
13. Origins
of Kabuki
Describe
the Origins of Kabuki. Who
was Okuni?
What
were some early problems in the development of Kabuki?
14. Onnagata
What
is an Onnagata, and why are they used in Kabuki? Where did the idea come from?
How
does the onnagata tradition represent the theatricality of Kabuki?
15. Khon
Plays
What
stories are told in the Khon Plays of Thailand?
Where
do these stories come from?
How
are masks used in Khon Plays? Do
women perfom?
16. Javanese
Shadow Puppets
What
stories are told with Javanese Shadow Puppets?
Describe
the actual puppets and the role of the dalang.
When
are these plays performed?
ASIAN-AMERICAN THEATRE
17. The
East West Players
Describe
the origins of The East West Players, L.A.
Who
began the company and for what reasons?
What
were some important productions at East-West?
What
is East-West producing this year?
18. Philip
Kan Gotanda.
Describe
the dramatic work of Philip Kan Gotanda.
What
themes did the playwright focus on?
What
types of characters and plots were used by the playwright?
Use
one play to show examples of the playwright's style.
19. David
Henry Hwang
Describe
the dramatic work of David Henry Hwang.
What
themes did the playwright focus on?
What
types of characters and plots were used by the playwright?
Use
one play to show examples of the playwright's style.
20. Velina
Hasu Houston
Describe
the dramatic work of Velina Hasu Houston.
What
themes did the playwright focus on?
What
types of characters and plots were used by the playwright?
Use
one play to show examples of the playwright's style.
THEATRE OF THE
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
1. The
Renaissance Man (and Woman)
What
was the Renaissance? What does the
term mean?
What
do we mean by "The Renaissance Man"? Define the concept.
What
does this tell us about the Renaissance?
Did
this concept extend to women at that time? Example?
One
example from that time, and from today?
2. Intermezzi
What
were intermezzi? Why were they so
popular at the time?
What
significance did they have on European theatre?
What
theatre form did the spectacle of intermezzi promote?
3. Opera:
How
did opera begin? What was The
Camerata (Florence)?
What
impact did opera have on European theatre? Examples of opera composers?
What
is the text of opera called? What
is an aria? Recitative?
4. Proscenium
Arch
What
were some theories of the origin of the proscenium arch?
What
does "proscenium" mean? What is the purpose of the arch?
How
does this audience/performer relationship differ from arena spaces like the
Greek?
5. Sebastiano
Serlio (1475-1554) - Architettura
1537
What
did this court architect introduce to stage design?
Describe
his wing and drop system.
What
were his three basic settings? Why
did he use a raked stage?
6. Giacomo
Torelli (1608-1678) -
Describe
the Chariot and Pole system of scene shifting.
What
was the scenic importance of this technique?
7. Teatro
Olympico 1580-1584
Who
were the architects and what was their purpose?
What
Roman treatise inspired them?
Describe
the theatre space. What was unique
about it?
How
well did the building do as a practicing theatre?
8. Teatro
Farnese 1618
Describe
the stage, orchestra and seating of this theatre.
What
was revolutionary about this theatre?
What
other scenic innovation is attributed to its architect?
9. Commedia
Dell'Arte
What
does the title of this form mean?
Where did they perform?
Describe
commedia and what made the form distinctive.
What
types of plays were performed by these troupes?
Describe
two commedia characters; How did
commedia influence other forms?
10. Niccolo
Machiavelli (1469-1527), The Mandrake (Manadragola) 1520
What
novel made Machiavelli famous and how did it reflect the era?
How
is The Mandrake a clear example of Italian Renaissance playwriting?
Why
is this play the only one every produced today from that time?
11. The
Neoclassical Ideal
Describe
the Neoclassical Ideals:
What
is Verisimilitude? Decorum? Genre? What are The Three Unities?
What
did they new precepts mean for new plays?
How
did the rules influence European drama?
Why
were these rules so important to Renaissance scholars?
THE SPANISH
GOLDEN AGE and HISPANIC-AMERICAN
12. Autos
Sacramentales
Describe
the autos of the Spanish Golden Age.
How
were the autos produced? Who
organized the event? Who performed
in them?
What
kind of style was used in the language of the autos?
13. Corrales
What
was a Spanish corrale? Describe the parts of the corrales.
How
did they begin in Spain?
Why
were the women kept separate?
14. Lope
de Vega (1562-1635): Fuenteovejuna
(c. 1613)
Describe
some of the events in the theatrical life of Lope de Vega.
What
types of plays did de Vega write?
Describe
the main action of Fuenteovejuna.
15. Tirso
de Molina (1569-1648): The Trickster of Seville (c. 1616)
Who
was Tirso de Molina?
Describe
the central character of The Trickster of Seville.
Why
did the Don Juan character become so popular?
16. Calderon
de la Barca (1600-1681): Life is a Dream (1635)
Describe
the work of Calderon?
What
is the basic story line of Life is a Dream?
17. Rabinal
Achi (Quiche)
Describe
the basic story line of the dance drama.
What
is distinctive about the way this play is written. Describe the language.
18. The
Moors and the Christians
What story is told in this play from ancient
Spain?
Why
did the conquistadors bring this play with them to Mexico?
19. La
Chata Noloesca 1903 - 1979
Who
was Beatriz Perez, and what were her contributions to Chicano Theatre?
20. Luis
Valdez
Why
did Luis Valdez come to Delano in 1965?
How
did El Teatro Campesino (The Farmworker's Theatre) begin?
Describe
one of the actos of Valdez and how it represents the Teatro style.
THE THEATRE
OF THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE
1. Puritan
Opposition to the Theatre
Why
did the Puritans dislike the theatre?
What
actions did Puritans take to oppose theatre in England?
2. Government
Regulation of the Theatre
Aside
from the Master of the Revels, why and how was theatre regulated during
Elizabethan times?
How
much did the Queen play a part in the regulation?
3. Master
of the Revels 1572
What
was the original purpose for this position?
How
did it change during the Elizabethan era?
What
was the Master of the Revels responsible for licensing?
4. Lord
Chamberlain's Men 1594 (King's Men 1603)
Why
were Elizabethan theatre companies required to have "noble"
patronage?
Describe
the roles of sharers, hired actors and apprentices in Shakespeare's company.
5. What
are some significant contributions by Philip Henslowe to Elizabethan theatre?
What
acting company was he associated with?
Why
did Henslowe's records become important for theatre historians?
6. Performance
Style
Was
the Elizabethan acting style "presentational" or
"realistic"? Give
examples for each.
How
was it affected by the physical theatres?
7. The
Public Theatres:
Why
were the public theatres all built outside of London?
Who
built the first public theatre in Elizabethan England? When? Where?
Describe
the basic plan of the public theatres.
8. Johannes
de Witt's drawing of the Swan, 1596
What
parts of The Swan did this drawing show?
Why
was this such an important document for centuries?
9. The
Globe Theatre (1599, 1613, and 1997)
Why
was the Globe such an important Elizabethan theatre?
What
events happened on these dates to the Globe Theatre?
What
was the Tiring House? The Heavens?
10. The
Private Theatres
How
were the private theatres different from the public theatres?
Describe
the most significant of the private theatres.
What
were Masques?
11. Where
did Jones gain his education on design?
Describe
some of the design work of Inigo Jones.
What
contributions did Inigo Jones make to the private theatres?
12. The
University Wits
Who
were some of these gentlemen?
Why
were they called The University Wits?
How
does having so many playwrights from college reflect that the Elizabethan era
was the Renaissance in England?
13. Thomas
Kyd (1557-1595), The Spanish Tragedy 1587
Why
was The Spanish Tragedy the
most popular play of its time?
What
influence did this play have on later Elizabethan plays?
14. Christopher
Marlowe (1564-1593), Dr. Faustus
1588
Why
was Marlowe the most famous University Wit?
How
did Marlowe develop Elizabethan playwriting?
What
influences did Marlowe have on Shakespeare?
15. Shakespeare's
Life
What
may have been some influences from Shakespeare's life experience on his plays?
How
did Shakespeare acquire his eduation?
Why
did he leave Stratford-upon-Avon to go to London?
16. Shakespeare
's Histories
How
did the Elizabethan history play represent the new focus of the Renaissance?
What
did Shakespeare contribute in his English history cycle? What elevated these plays above mere
history?
Describe
one of Shakespeare's theatrical characters from one of the following plays: Richard
II, Henry IV, Henry V, Richard III.
17. Shakespeare's
Comedies
What
are some of the main features in Shakespeare's comedies that make the plays
work successfully?
Describe
one character known as a fool or clown in one of the following plays: Midsummer
Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, Taming of the Shrew.
18. Shakespeare's
Tragedies
Shakespeare's
tragedies are known for complicated plots composed of several incidents,
central characters who stand opposed to the world around them, and themes of
revenge, ambition, madness, personal worth, and family dedication. Point out how one of these distinct
qualities is evident in one of the following plays: Romeo & Juliet,
Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth.
19. Ben
Jonson (1572-1637)
What
happened to Jonson's production of The Isle of Dogs that reveals the intensity of theatre regulation
by the Elizabethan authorities?
What
was his concept of the "comedy of humors"?
What
were the masques that Jonson and designer Inigo Jones created at court?
20. What
happened to the theatre after Shakespeare?
How
did it change? What kinds of plays
were performed?
How
did the relationship with the Puritans evolve in Jacobean times?
What
may have been the reasons for what happened in 1642?