Theatre Genres

What are the two oldest genres of theatre?

• Action & Adventure

• Drama and Comedy

• Comedy & Tragedy

• Tragedy & Musical

What does genre mean?

• Category

• Type

• Style

• Category & Type

What genre is designed to be humorous?

• Comedy

• Musical

• Physical Theatre

• Tragedy

These plays contain darker themes such as death and disaster. Often the protagonist of the play has a tragic flaw, a trait which leads to their downfall.

• Satire

• Historical

• Tragedy

• Farce

Which genre has songs to help explain the story and move the ideas of the play along?

• Comedy

• Improv

• Musical

• Tragedy

What is Comedy?

• Happy Ending

• Protagonist Dies

• Serious Subject Matter

• Play with Equal Amounts of Serious and Comic Elements

What is Tragedy?

• Physical Humor

• Puns, Satire, Wit, Intricate Plot

• Protagonist Dies

• Happy Ending

What is a Musical?

• Play with Equal Amounts of Serious and Comic Elements

• Serious Subject Matter

• Stock Characters of the Hero, Villain and Damsel in Distress

• Play with Song and Dance

What is Melodrama?

• Stock Characters of the Hero, Villain and Damsel in Distress

• Play with Equal Amounts of Serious and Comic Elements

• Physical Humor

• Protagonist Dies

What is Drama?

• Serious Subject Matter

• Play with Song and Dance

• Puns, Satire, Wit and Intricate Plot

• Physical Humor