Theatricalism - WW

Representational staging refers to _________.

Answer explanation

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.

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