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Theater History 3 Nikkie

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The Restoration through The Seafarer

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Undergraduate 3

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05/16/2010

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The Restoration 1660

Ogilby

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John Ogilby-scottish translator, organizes finances of productions, and map maker

commissioned to design triumphil arches for English king's return

He went back to Ireland and opened his own theatere--Smock Alley

Dublin was only showing Shakespere and pro-Sturart works, pushing Irish playwrights to go to London; repressed artistic espression

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Restoration 1660

Congreve

Definition

Irish writer for London stage

first play:

The old Bachelor (1693)

also wrote The way of the World(1700) most famous for

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The Restoration 1660

Definition

1688 William of Orange took the British throne

Dublin castle's opinions changed, especially its view toward theatre

before Restoration they produced laughing comedies

after they switched to sentimental comedies

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laughing comedy

Definition

comedies that were intended for people to have fun and laugh

whitty and immoral

horny, immoral things occured, cousins were hooking up

frowned upon by the puritins

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sentimental theater

Definition

enstated due to the resotoration

not necissarily funny, but happy ending

very moral, modist

if you were good--> rewarded

if you were bad--> punished

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Oscar Wilde

Definition

Irish Playright (1854-1900)

wrote:

Lady Windemere's Fan

A woman of No importance

an Ideal Husband

the importance of being earnest

was sent to prison because he was gay, while in prison prayed and developed a stong faith

when he left prison wanted to become a Jesuit, but was rejected b/c of his orientation.

lived w/ his partner, but when Wilde died, made sure Wilde died a catholic

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The importance of Being Earnest

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play written by Oscar Wilde in 1895

A play about a boy, Earnest, wants to marry a girl Gwendolin

he is not allowed due to his heratige, but she still loves him and keeps in touch after he leaves her town

Earnest changes his name, and Gwendolin leaves home to find him. Gwendolin and "Jack" become engaged but then Jack's identity is exposed

because his true name is Earnest, the engagement between him and Gwendolin is allowed to continue

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The Hostage 1958

Definition

shows events leading up to the execution of an 18 year old irish Republican Army member, Leslie Williams accused of killing an Ulster policeman

takes place in a brothal in dublin

he is innocenct

love story develops between him and Teresa (a resident within the brothal)

both are orphans and Teresa promises never to forget him

the play ends with a raid in the brothal and Leslie is killed by police bullet

A song is sung at the end, which is directed toward the audience

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Brendan Behan

Definition

creator of irish Politics

also wrote the first political play

wrote The Hostage

writes about terrorism, the war, and political themes

especially about the IRA (catholics) vs. Loyalists (prodistants)

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Brian Friel

Definition

Attended many colleges and is highly educated

married to Anne Morrison, and they have 4 daughters

1950-1960 worked as a Math teacher in elemetry/middle school, and then took a leave of absence to pursue a career in writing

wrote 7 Irish political plays

Philidelphia Here I come

Gar wishes to move to phili, but he has 2 personalities, public and private. Works for his father, a respectable man, but the two never connected. Gar always makes fun of him

Troubles btw Prodisant north and Catholic south: The Freedom of the City

talks about the Roman Catholic Civil rights. while he was writting it, the event Bloody Sunday occured, and he re-wrote it to incorporate what was happening around him into his play

faith Healer (use of experimental techniques)

4 monologes of live and dead people all talking about the life and death of Frank hardy, a healer who cannot understand or command his powers

Translations

two people who fall in love but they cannons speak the same langugae.

The Wonderful Tennessee

3 couples are trying to visit an island, and are waiting for the ferry. the ferry never comes and they are spending the night at the abandoned pier. they talk about life, friendships... etc and then decied to perform a ritual and sacrifice one in their group. that perosn lives and they vow to come back the following year to repeat it

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Dancing at Lughansa

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A memory play, about longing and nostalgia

written by Brian Friel

based on the lives of his mother and aunts, depicting the late summer days when love is possible for the 3 sisters

when the summer ends the family foresess sadness and economi privation

the family knows they will suffer and all hopes fade awa

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Conor Mc Pherson

Definition

born in Dublin

wrote plays for the dramatic society and has produced several of his own plays

won the Laurence Oliver Award for best new play in 1999

The Seafarer (2006)

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The Seafarer

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written by McPHerson

nomiated for the Oliver and Evening Standard Awards for Best Play

Came to Broad way, and then to San Jose where it was directed by Kimberley Mohne-Hill

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William Butler Yeates

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1865-1939

fostered the creation of characteristically Irish poetry and Drama and co-founded the Ifish Literary Societ in 1898

his plays are symbolist and poetic evocation of ancient legents

teamed up with other groups to form the Irish National Theater Society

remodoled an old builing in Dublin to form the Abbey Theatre in 1903

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The Abby Theater

Definition

remodled and created by William Butler Yates and Lady Augusta Gregory

home to Irish Dramatic Renaissance

dramatized the realism of peasent and political life in a way that forged irish language and character into a clebration of dramatic poetry

2 famous playwrights are John Millington Synge and Sean O'Casey

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Lady Augusta Gregory

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co-founded the Abbey Theatre with William Butler Yates

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Adolf Applia

Definition

1862-1928

abstract scene designer based things on his immagination provoked by Vogner's music within his plays

used the rule of triads

shaddows, long rectangular aspects in his scenes

stairs

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George Bernard Shaw

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1856-1950

born in Dublin, moved to england

active socalits in poitics and publicly vegitarian

wrote Arms and the Man

Pigmaleon

Major Barbra

St. Joan

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The Cherry Orchid

Definition

Return of Lyubov to her anestral home- the Cherry Orchard- which is set for destruction unless she takes some practical means to save it.

Lyubov (Madame Ranevskya) and brother Gayev (Uncle): members of an older aristocratic generation that cannot cope with changig Russia.

Uncle is upsessed with the bookcase-something old and aristocratic

Lopahin (wealthy family friend)and Varya (Madame's oldest daughter): Mature adults who stand prepared to take on the challenge of a changing world.

Varya wants Lopahin to propose to her. Lopahin buys the Cherry Orchard.

Anya (youngest daughter) and Trofimov (teacher): Younger generation wiling to cope with the changing world. They end up falling in love.

Firs (old servent) symbol of a vanish aristcratic Russia--locked in the building that will be torn down

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Anton Checkov

Definition

Physician who early in life was diagnosed with tuberculosis.

Wrote short stories.

Russian playwright.

Works staged at Moscow Art Theater.

Writer of The Seagul, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard.

originaly his actors were not talking to each other, each person was having their own conversation

endings were not grand... energetic in beginning and calm at the end, like life

in need of a subtext

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sub text

Definition

the meaning behind the lines-- the inner truth

an actor's motives

used to help make checkov's plays more successful

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chekovian moment

Definition

missed oppertunites

a moment that was passed up that could have changed a person's life

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Moscow Art Theatre

Definition

Russian theater that Stankislavksky and Danchenko founded in 1898.

Venue for naturalistic theater.

The theater became famous when it staged Anton Chekov’s four major plays.

It's purpose would be to bring new serious and experimental playwrights to the stage, and the audience would be able to concentrate on the drama before them, produced with attention to period accuracy and detailed realism in sets, costumes, and props.

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Alfred Jarry

Definition

Known for his Ubu plays.

Began writing in 1888 at age 15.

-First prophet of the theatre of the Absurd.

forshaddowed hitler

The Ubu King: Parody of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Pa Ubu, a foul old man set on conquering Poland by any means necessary- and a personification of all this is base and stupid in mankind.

his next two plays were never published since Ubu the King had such a negative reaction

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furturism

Definition

founded my Marinetti (1876-1944)

reaction agains relaism as representing static tradions onf the past

inspired by machine age, speed, motion, images, cares, airplanes, constrcutions...

based upon speed and power

futurists praised spontinaity, improvisation

styles liked cumist absract forms of selective realim

M. like humans, but liked the machiene even more

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Surrealism

Definition

art reflects the subconsious

revelas realities benieth apperances

founded by Andre Brenton

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The Breasts of Tiresias

Definition

Appolianr wrote this play in 1917

Surrealist drama

Bizarre for repopulating France after suffering Wars

A woman Theresa breasts turn into balloons and she floats away and that turns her into a Greek godess

Her husband now has to figure out the problem andendagers over 40k Frenchman

Over did the repopulating stuff

this play wanted to dramatize a trought overand beyond realism

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Andre Breton

Definition

founder of surrealism

was clear that it was above the revolutionary movement

spread to visual arts, literature, film and music

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gaelic

Definition

   Druid religion filled with legends and worshiping the sky and earth

   Many things were destroyed

14^th century

   Theatrical tradion that was passionate

Play- the man and hawk

Old English, whatever survived the invasion of the Vikings

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Gorboduc

Definition

play written by sackville and Norton

brought literature to try to civilize the people

deals with issues about the civil war

british influece under James I of Scotland and attempt to civilize ireland

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The Essene of Ibsenism

Definition

written by Geroge Bernard Shaw 1891

praises Ibsen

realistic plays scandalized the Victorian public

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