Theatre History

2. Brecht’s style of theatre provoking critical thinking
3. American playwright of Long Day’s Journey Into Night
6. Playwright who wrote for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enough, blending poetry and drama. Her first name is Ntozake.
10. Ancient drama honoring the god Dionysus, featured masks and chorus
14. Musical inspired by Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner’s 1920s murder trials
15. Creator of Hamilton and In the Heights. First name Lin-Manuel.
17. French playwright famed for satirical comedies like Tartuffe
19. Japanese puppet theatre with large puppets manned by three performers and narration
20. 17th-century Mexican writer and advocate for women’s education. Her last name is De La Cruz
21. Genre with exaggerated emotions and sensational plots
22. Medieval plays teaching Christian lessons through biblical stories

1. American playwright of A Streetcar Named Desire and The Glass Menagerie. His first name is Tennessee.
4. Theatre style using real interviews and testimonies
5. Italian improvised theater with stock characters, began in the 16th century
6. English playwright of tragedies, comedies, and histories
7. American playwright of Death of a Salesman and The Crucible. First name was Arthur.
8. Theatre form combining songs, dialogue, acting, and dance
9. Father of modern drama, Norwegian playwright of A Doll’s House
11. Theatrical style distorting reality to show inner emotions
12. Classical Japanese dance-drama with stylized performances
13. NYC’s major theatre district for plays and musicals
16. A Type of theatre that started post-WWII depicting life as meaningless. Most notable playwright would be Beckett.
18. Bright stage light that required heavy makeup for visibility