THEA200 Test 3 Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025 (Graded A+)
what is the difference between 18th century "regular" and "irregular" drama. what is an example of
"irregular" drama. - Answers if they followed the Neoclassical ideal they were considered regular drama,
and if they didn't follow Neoclassical ideal they were irregular;ballad opera
where did the Storm and Drang School begin? This movement was a rebellion against what? - Answers it
began in germany; the neoclassical ideal
What is Romanticism? - Answers a movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th
century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual.
what is melodrama? what helped melodrama be as the "pop culture" manifestation of romanticism? -
Answers character goes through many difficult trials but somehow gets out of them;
what is "limelight"? - Answers first spotlight
who was James O'Neilll? what role did he make famous? - Answers irish actor; count of monte cristo
what intellectual and scientific advancements influenced the emergence of realism and naturalism in
the theatre? - Answers sigmund frued's theory of personality, charles darwin's theory of evolution
when was naturalism first recognized as a theatrical form? how does it compare to realism? - Answers
The realist and the naturalist believe that character was determined by environment. how did this
influence a play's scenic requirements? - Answers
Who wrote A Doll's House? - Answers Henrik Ibsen
What is a box set? - Answers Realistically detailed, three-walled, roofed setting that simulates a room
with the 4th wall (the one closest to the audience) removed/implied. Authentic details include doors w/
3D moldings, windows backed with outdoor scenery, stairways, & at times, painted highlights and
shadows
who was richard wagner? explain his idea of "unity of production". Democratic configuration? - Answers
german opera composer; theatre should be a collaboration of all the art forms; when the audience is the
real world and it needed to be created and separated from the fake theatre world
what brought about the independent theater movement of the late 19th century? - Answers
what was the first independent theatre? who was the director? - Answers tiatra libra in 1887 ;andre
antoine
What is the Moscow Art Theatre? who was its founder? the plays of which playwright gave the moscow
art theatre its first major successes? - Answers independent theatre in moscow; constantine stanislavski;
anton checkov
what is the difference between 18th century "regular" and "irregular" drama. what is an example of
"irregular" drama. - Answers if they followed the Neoclassical ideal they were considered regular drama,
and if they didn't follow Neoclassical ideal they were irregular;ballad opera
where did the Storm and Drang School begin? This movement was a rebellion against what? - Answers it
began in germany; the neoclassical ideal
What is Romanticism? - Answers a movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th
century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual.
what is melodrama? what helped melodrama be as the "pop culture" manifestation of romanticism? -
Answers character goes through many difficult trials but somehow gets out of them;
what is "limelight"? - Answers first spotlight
who was James O'Neilll? what role did he make famous? - Answers irish actor; count of monte cristo
what intellectual and scientific advancements influenced the emergence of realism and naturalism in
the theatre? - Answers sigmund frued's theory of personality, charles darwin's theory of evolution
when was naturalism first recognized as a theatrical form? how does it compare to realism? - Answers
The realist and the naturalist believe that character was determined by environment. how did this
influence a play's scenic requirements? - Answers
Who wrote A Doll's House? - Answers Henrik Ibsen
What is a box set? - Answers Realistically detailed, three-walled, roofed setting that simulates a room
with the 4th wall (the one closest to the audience) removed/implied. Authentic details include doors w/
3D moldings, windows backed with outdoor scenery, stairways, & at times, painted highlights and
shadows
who was richard wagner? explain his idea of "unity of production". Democratic configuration? - Answers
german opera composer; theatre should be a collaboration of all the art forms; when the audience is the
real world and it needed to be created and separated from the fake theatre world
what brought about the independent theater movement of the late 19th century? - Answers
what was the first independent theatre? who was the director? - Answers tiatra libra in 1887 ;andre
antoine
What is the Moscow Art Theatre? who was its founder? the plays of which playwright gave the moscow
art theatre its first major successes? - Answers independent theatre in moscow; constantine stanislavski;
anton checkov
