Asian Theater
The following questions should be included in your poster presentation. You are not limited to these questions! Explore your topic!
1.What was Asian Theater’s influence on Western theater?
2.How is Asian Theater different from Western Theater?
3.What can you tell me about the actors’ make-up, costumes, props, etc.?
4.What were Asian Theaters like? What did they look like? How were they built? What were they made out of?
5.What is Kubuki?
6.Name some famous Asian plays or playwrights.
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Greek and Roman Theater
The following questions should be included in your poster presentation. You are not limited to these questions! Explore your topic!
1.Define “tragedy”
2.Define “comedy”
3.Who was not allowed to perform in plays? Why?
4.What did they use for scenery?
5.Who was Tesbis?
6.What did the Greek theater look like?
7.Where was the first Greek theater built?
8.When did Rome get a permanent theater?
9.How did the Romans build their theaters?
10.Who were the actors in Roman theater?
11.How did their lives change?
12.Name a famous tragedy, comedy and playwright of this time.
Renaissance Theater
The following questions should be included in your poster presentation. You are not limited to these questions! Explore your topic!
1.What kind of plays did they perform in Renaissance Theater?
2.Where did they perform their plays?
3.Provide me with some important information about “The Theater” in London and other important theaters of the time.
4.Provide me with information about “The Globe”
5.What is the lay-out of a Renaissance Theater?
6.Provide me with information about Elizabethan actors.
7.Information about William Shakespeare.
8.Famous plays of the time and other playwrights.
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Medieval Theater
The following questions should be included in your poster presentation. You are not limited to these questions! Explore your topic!
1.Why did the church want to stop theater?
2.Why did the church bring theater back?
3.What were the new plays based on?
4.Originally, who performed these plays?
5.Medieval theater marked the beginning of what kind of plays?
6.Define “mystery”
7.Who were the actors?
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20th Century Theater
The following questions should be included in your poster presentation. You are not limited to these questions! Explore your topic!
1.What are special effects or new technology that is used in 20th century Theater?
2.Why do people go to theater?
3.Information about actors. (Who can be actors? Do they need to go to school for acting? Etc.)
4.Define “Theater in the Round”
5.What methods do actors use to “express” their character?
6.Famous plays, actors, playwrights, and theaters from today.
7.Information about the 2009 Tony Awards.
Theaters Around the World
The following questions should be included in your poster presentation. You are not limited to these questions! Explore your topic!
You must identify AT LEAST one theater from each continent. You must also include the following information.
Picture
City and state or province located.
Year it was built
Type of plays that are performed there.
Any other interesting information or history.
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Opera
The following questions should be included in your poster presentation. You are not limited to these questions! Explore your topic!
1. What is opera?
2. How is opera different from musicals?
3. When and where did opera originate?
4. What language(s) are most operas performed in?
5. Are operas typically comedies or tragedies?
6. List some of the most famous operas and opera singers.
7. Information of modern opera.
8. 2009 award winners.
9. Famous opera houses
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Musicals
The following questions should be included in your poster presentation. You are not limited to these questions! Explore your topic!
1. What are musicals?
2. What makes musicals different from operas?
3. When did they begin?
4. Common themes in musicals.
5. Famous plays, songs, actors, playwrights, composers.
6. 2009 Tony Award winners.
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