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Module Five
THE 1050-002 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The Restoration | The return of Charles II to the English monarchy |
| Comedy of manners | A 17th century play which mocks the pretentiousness of the upper class |
| Drame bourgeois | 18th century French dramatic form, depicting the middle class |
| "sturm und drang" | "storm and stress" - 18th century German dramatic form |
| Romanticism | 19th century German dramatic form, highlighting the primacy of the individual |
| Melodrama | "song" or "music" drama |
| Obligatory Scene | The melodramatic "showdown" between the hero and the villain |
| Operetta | "light opera"; a dramatic form made famous by Gilbert and Sullivan |
| Naturalism | A presentational form which features "slice of life" realism |
| Theatricalism | A presentational style which favors functionally over aesthetics |
| Off-Broadway | Smaller theaters in the areas surrounding Times Square (NYC) |
| Off-Off-Broadway | Non-traditional performance spaces in New York City |
| The dramatic form in which everything resembles observable, every day life | Realism |
| American entrepreneur who was the leading force in developing American Musical Theatre | Florenz Ziegfeld |
| American musical theatre pioneer and creator of the "Broadway" style | George M. Cohan |
| The first "book" musical | Showboat |
| The four categories of modern theatre | Realism, Anti-Realism, Traditional and Experimental |