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Theatre & Performing Arts Quiz

Theatre & Performing Arts · Hard

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Which contemporary playwright wrote 'Topdog/Underdog', becoming the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
- A. Lynn Nottage
- B. Suzan-Lori Parks
- C. Katori Hall
- D. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Which playwright is known for the 'Pittsburgh Cycle,' a series of ten plays documenting the African American experience in the 20th century?
- A. Lorraine Hansberry
- B. Langston Hughes
- C. August Wilson
- D. Amiri Baraka
In the context of Greek theatre, what was the 'Deus ex machina'?
- A. A character who dies early
- B. A crane used to lower actors playing gods onto the stage
- C. A type of comedic mask
- D. The entrance of the chorus
Which classic Greek comedy writer is known for 'The Frogs' and 'Lysistrata'?
- A. Sophocles
- B. Euripides
- C. Aristophanes
- D. Menander
In Greek tragedy, what is the term for the 'flaw' or 'error' in a hero that leads to their ultimate downfall?
- A. Catharsis
- B. Hubris
- C. Hamartia
- D. Peripeteia
Originating in 16th-century Italy, what theatrical form relied entirely on masked actors performing improvised sketches based on stock characters?
- A. Opera Buffa
- B. Commedia dell'arte
- C. Vaudeville
- D. Pantomime
What is the name of the traditional form of puppet theatre in Japan, where three puppeteers coordinate to operate a single large puppet?
- A. Noh
- B. Kabuki
- C. Bunraku
- D. Butoh
Which Eugene O'Neill play is an autobiographical masterpiece that depicts a single day in the life of the troubled Tyrone family?
- A. The Hairy Ape
- B. Long Day's Journey into Night
- C. Desire Under the Elms
- D. Strange Interlude
Which ancient Greek playwright is often called the 'Father of Tragedy' and is credited with introducing the second actor?
- A. Euripides
- B. Sophocles
- C. Aeschylus
- D. Aristophanes
Which revolutionary Russian theatre practitioner developed a psychological "system" of acting that required performers to draw upon their own emotional memories?
- A. Vsevolod Meyerhold
- B. Antonin Artaud
- C. Konstantin Stanislavski
- D. Bertolt Brecht
Which Russian playwright wrote 'The Seagull', 'Uncle Vanya', and 'The Cherry Orchard', defining the genre of modern tragicomedy?
- A. Leo Tolstoy
- B. Anton Chekhov
- C. Maxim Gorky
- D. Ivan Turgenev
Who was the first person to win an 'EGOT' (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) solely for their work as a composer?
- A. Andrew Lloyd Webber
- B. Richard Rodgers
- C. Alan Menken
- D. Marvin Hamlisch
Who wrote the 'Vampire Chronicles' stage adaptation and was also a major figure in the development of the 'In-Yer-Face' theatre movement?
- A. Sarah Kane
- B. Caryl Churchill
- C. Mark Ravenhill
- D. Philip Ridley
Who wrote the 'Epic Theatre' masterpiece 'Mother Courage and Her Children' and developed the 'distancing effect'?
- A. Arthur Miller
- B. Tennessee Williams
- C. Bertolt Brecht
- D. Eugene O'Neill
In the theater, what is a 'Sitzprobe'?
- A. The first time the actors wear their costumes
- B. The first rehearsal where the cast and the orchestra practice together without acting
- C. The process of painting the set
- D. The final technical rehearsal

Theatre & Performing Arts Quiz

Theatre & Performing Arts · Hard

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Which contemporary playwright wrote 'Topdog/Underdog', becoming the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama?

Which playwright is known for the 'Pittsburgh Cycle,' a series of ten plays documenting the African American experience in the 20th century?

In the context of Greek theatre, what was the 'Deus ex machina'?

Which classic Greek comedy writer is known for 'The Frogs' and 'Lysistrata'?

In Greek tragedy, what is the term for the 'flaw' or 'error' in a hero that leads to their ultimate downfall?

Originating in 16th-century Italy, what theatrical form relied entirely on masked actors performing improvised sketches based on stock characters?

What is the name of the traditional form of puppet theatre in Japan, where three puppeteers coordinate to operate a single large puppet?

Which Eugene O'Neill play is an autobiographical masterpiece that depicts a single day in the life of the troubled Tyrone family?

Which ancient Greek playwright is often called the 'Father of Tragedy' and is credited with introducing the second actor?

Which revolutionary Russian theatre practitioner developed a psychological "system" of acting that required performers to draw upon their own emotional memories?

Which Russian playwright wrote 'The Seagull', 'Uncle Vanya', and 'The Cherry Orchard', defining the genre of modern tragicomedy?

Who was the first person to win an 'EGOT' (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) solely for their work as a composer?

Who wrote the 'Vampire Chronicles' stage adaptation and was also a major figure in the development of the 'In-Yer-Face' theatre movement?

Who wrote the 'Epic Theatre' masterpiece 'Mother Courage and Her Children' and developed the 'distancing effect'?

In the theater, what is a 'Sitzprobe'?