Theatricalism - WW

Representational staging refers to _________.

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staging that recognizes the audience’s awareness of theatrical manipulation

Theatricalism has also been referred to as...

(Choose all that apply.)

• Nonrealistic theatre

• Expressionism

• Antirealism

• Absurdism

Of the American playwrights, which had a lasting influence on American Expressionism?

• Sophie Treadwell

• Eugene O'Neill

• Lillian Hellman

• Lorraine Hansbery

List some of the mechanics Bertolt Brecht used to achieve the alienation effect.

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Answer explanation

Simple set, Titles are posted at beginning of each scene, Slide projections for clarifications/ contradicted situations, Music

Which definition best describes theatricalism?

• Nonrealistic and uses vivid imagery and heightened language to express the playwright's meaning

• Focuses on suffering and loss but celebrates the will of the individual to choose his other course of action

• Nonliteral storytelling through symbols, the concrete details, and logical consequences

• Focuses on the lack of meaning in human existence

Which of the following are characteristics of theatricalism?

• poetic language

• strong images

• stylized movement

• abstraction

• 3-dimensional sets

One unique characteristic of epic theatre is....

• poetic language

• interruption

• inner monologue

• interpretive dance

Brecht’s approach to acting was similar to Stainislavsky’s idea of complete identification with the character.

• True

• False

Which style is described as “plays that focus on on the lack of meaning in human existence”?

• Theatricalism

• German expressionism

• Theatre of the Absurd

• Epic Theatre

Total theatre integrates sound, words, movement, lights, music, and color.

• True

• False