20th Century Theatre Crossword Puzzle

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Brecht got his ideas for Epic Theatre largely from studying the works of this socialist.

Absurd plays highlight the _____ or absurdity of life

He opposed the tradition of theatre as entertainment or escapism and sought out to create the opposite

He was a surrealist in the 1920s, believing that there were many dark secrets hidden deep inside our minds

Artaud believed that theatre should force people to confront and heal their ____ ____or they would become negative and destructive

This was a brutal contest during the Elizabethan Era and the Queen was a fan

This was one of the 3 types of plays performed during medieval Church dramas

In Commedia del Arte he was the fool or jester

Actors spoke or sang in unison as had previously happened in ancient Greek theatre

He worked with �heights and lights�

_______ coined the term absurdism

Epic Theatre was also known as 'Theatre of _______'

Artaud preferred large spaces such as _____ to traditional theaters

This stopped the action of the play, reminding the audience it was not real, and added more �food for thought�

Theater of the Absurd is often characterized by ______ characterization

This is where patrons sat during Greek theatre

_____was to be exciting and fast and sound was also important

This type of theatre include simple/minimal sets,meaningless dialogue, and repetition

Examples included Mother, Worker, Man

In Greek theatre ______ was the God of Wine, pleasure and fertility

This type of drama had mustache-twirling villains and heroines tied to railroad tracks

These hung to spell obvious stage props or to comment on action, characters etc

Appia lit the stage from different ____, creating many special effects and moods

This was one of the theaters left in 1622

Absurdist plays often feature an underlying _____

In theatre of cruelty there was to be no ______ except for symbols

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