Robert Cohen - Theatre, Brief Version-McGraw-Hill Education (2016)

I-18 Index
superrealism, 226
The Suppliants (Aeschylus), 196
surrealism, 226
Suskin, Steven, 254
Suzhou Kun Opera Company, 207
Svoboda, Joseph, 98
The Swan (Shakespearean theatre), 3
Sweeney Todd (Sondheim), 249, 250
Swenson, Janet, 175, 176, 177
symbolism movement
early antirealism theatres and productions,
221
theatre antirealism born out of the, 221–222
theatric realist-versus-symbolist confrontation,
221–222
Synetic Theatre (Washington, D.C.), 147, 280,
281
The Taffetas, 294
Taichman, Rebecca, 258
Take Me Out (Greenberg), 10
Tamasi Aron Theatre (Romania), 147
Tamburlaine the Great (Marlowe), 203
The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare),
154, 245, 270
Tanztheater Wuppertal (Germany), 280
Tartoof: Molière’s Tartuffe (Cornerstone
Theater), 278
Tartuffe (Molière), 157, 278
Tarzan (film), 76
Tarzan (musical), 250
Taylor, Jeanne LaSala, 238
Taymor, Julie
The Lion King staging by, 115, 250, 252
as most sought-after director, 258
puppet works by, 133, 284
Tblisi National Theatre Studio (formerly Soviet
Georgia), 283
Tea and Sympathy (Anderson), 35
teacher-directors, 145–146
Teatro Luna (Chicago), 264
Teatro Pregones (New York City), 264
Teatro Promoteo (Miami), 264
Teatro Ubu (San José, Costa Rica), 294
technical director (TD), 141
technical production teams
assistant stage managers (ASMs), 141
production stage manager (PSM), 138–141
specialist members of the, 138, 141–142
technical crews, 141
technical director (TD), 141
The Tempest (Brook production), 306
The Tempest (Shakespeare), 136
Tena, Natalia, 34
Terence, 197
Tesori, Jeanine, 254
Tessler, Eva, 264
tetralogy (Greek theatre), 196
Thalia Theatre (Hamburg), 273
Theater for a New Audience (New York),
203, 265
Theatertreffen (Theatre Meeting) productions,
298
theatre
classic paradoxes, 4–5
the contrasting faces of Broadway, ancient
Athens, and Elizabethan, 1–4
as living art form, 5
occupation of the, 9–17
origins of, 188–193
players and practitioners of the, 8
what’s happening in today’s, 255–309
See also design; drama; performance
theatre: current happenings
a dangerous theatre, 272–276, 273, 275, 276
a diverse theatre, 258–265
international theatre, 262–263, 265
nontraditional casting, 267, 269
open theatre, 257–258
performance art, 271
a physical theatre, 279–281
site-specific performance, 284–286
social and cultural changes impacting,
255–257
solo performance, 281–283
a spectacular theatre, 269, 271
a theatre of community, 276–279
a theatre of difference, 265–267
verbatim theatre, 271–272, 272, 274
Theatre 14 (Paris), 204, 298
Théâtre Alfred Jarry, 230
The Theatre and Its Double (Artaud), 230
theatre art
impersonation of characters as part of,
12–14
themes of, 12
Theatre Breaking Through Barriers, 266
theatre buildings
Booth’s Theatre (New York), 8
definition of, 10
history and function of, 7–8
National theatre (Romania), 8
Theatre by the Blind, 266–267
theatre companies, 8
Théâtre d’Art (Paris), 146, 221, 222
Théâtre de la Tempète (Paris), 218
Théâtre de l’Oeuvre (Paris), 224
Théâtre des Bouffes Du Nord (Paris), 305, 306
Théâtre du Chaillot (France), 298
Théâtre du Soleil (France), 145
theatre history: ancient era
Egyptian drama, 193
Greek drama, 193–196
ritual as early form of drama, 189–190
Roman drama, 196–197
shamanism, trance, and magic, 190–191
Sinhalese sanniyakuma ceremony, 191–192
storytelling, 190
traditional drama in Sub-Saharan Africa, 192
theatre history: antirealism
era of stylization, 224
era of theatrical isms, 222–223
plays representing stylizations, 224–239
postmodernism, 223
symbolist beginnings of, 221–222
theatre history: musical theatre
contemporary musical, 246–254
development of the Broadway musical,
242–245
role of music in theatre history, 240–242
widespread professional and regional theatre
productions of, 241–242
theatre history: realism theatre
A Doll’s House (Ibsen) example of, 217, 217
Henrik Ibsen as pioneer of, 217–218
as laboratory to examine relationships or
society, 215–217
“likeness to life” characteristic of, 215–216
naturalism parallel to, 219–220
success of, 217
theatre history: theatre of Asia
bunraku (puppet-theatre), 211, 213
Chinese xiqu (tuneful theatre), 76, 125,
207–209, 207, 208
comparing Eastern and Western theatres,
205–206
drama of India, 206, 207
drama of Japan, 209–213
makeup used in, 126
Théâtre Libre (Paris), 146, 218, 221, 293
theatre locations
amateur theatre: academic and community,
292–293
global theatre, 294–301
in New York, 287–290
regional American not-for-profit theatre,
289, 290–292, 290
Shakespeare festivals, 291, 292
summer and dinner theatres, 292
theatre luminaries
Katie Mitchell, 306–309
Peter Brook, 304–306
Robert Wilson, 301–302
Yasmina Reza, 302–304
theatre occupation
the art, 12
impersonation of characters as, 12–14
performance as, 14–17
the “work” of theatre, 9–11
theatre of alienation
Brecht’s creation of, 47, 233–235, 241
Brecht’s view on critical objectivity
established by actors in, 234
“distancing” theatrical techniques used in,
233, 234
The Good Person of Szechuan (Brecht)
example of, 233–235, 234
theatre of community
Cornerstone Theater practice of, 277, 278
history and rich legacy of, 276
theatre of cruelty
Artaud’s influence on Peter Brook and, 304
description of, 230
The Jet of Blood (Artaud) example of,
230–231
Theatre of Europe, 298
Theatre of Paris, 8
theatre of the absurd
history and evolution of, 232
Samuel Beckett’s exploration of the, 232–233
Waiting for Godot (Beckett) example of,
232–233
“theatre of the fourth wall removed,” 92–93, 216
theatre practitioners
description of, 8
occupation of the theatre by, 9–17
theatre reviews, 316–317
theatre terminology
contemporary meaning of theatre, 6
the Greek theatron (“seeing place”), 6, 7, 20,
28, 194
professional occupation meaning of, 7
“software” definition of, 6
theatre work
defining the different types of, 10–11
distinguishing from “play” and, 11
historic association of games and, 11
role of amateur players in, 11
TheatreWorks (Palo Alto, California), 77
theatron (“seeing place”)
description of, 2, 6, 7, 20, 28, 194
Priene (ancient Greek theatre) example, 195
Themba, Can, The Suit, 306