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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Planned actor movement






2. A>B>C>D






3. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






4. Someone who writes plays






5. Performs Actions of the Play






6. Requires actors to call on personal memories of situations similar to those of their characters






7. Writer and first actor






8. 'Father of Realism'






9. Units of action that build emotional intensity






10. High point of action






11. Events that set off a major conflict






12. Organization of action






13. A group of educated men from Oxford and Cambridge Who wrote and performed for the professional public theatre






14. Causes trouble for the main character






15. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






16. The period of work in which the show is made ready for the stage.






17. Works published before 1923






18. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






19. What characters do - what characters say about themselves - what others say about them






20. Was poetry for many years






21. Blend of union and non-union actors - sometimes housed in non-traditional locations






22. Busiest person in the theatre






23. Six elements - catharsis






24. The person in charge of the financial business and aspects of a production.






25. The person in charge of the artistic aspects of theatrical production






26. Practitioners do not rely on theatrical activity for their livelihood






27. Rejection of neoclassicism -






28. Causes trouble for the main character






29. Thomas Aquinas - literature can be dispersed at a faster rate






30. Gas lights - etc.






31. England's type of theatre






32. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






33. Ideas within the play






34. Shows that are produced to earn a profit for investors






35. Plot - Character - Thought - Language - Music - Spectacle

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36. Collection of mystery plays - performed outdoors - festivals lasted 1-25 days






37. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






38. A group of actors - not just one star






39. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






40. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






41. Emile Zola - throws away traditional structure - 'slice of life'






42. The person in charge of the financial business and aspects of a production.






43. Audience watches from 3 sides






44. Born in Stafford Upon Avon - studied Latin in school - wrote 30 plays






45. Planned actor movement






46. Wrote 'The Republic' about people who would be allowed in his society






47. Reality (violence happens offstage) - morality (needs to teach a moral lesson) - and universality






48. Reality (violence happens offstage) - morality (needs to teach a moral lesson) - and universality






49. Wrote 'The Republic' about people who would be allowed in his society






50. Experimental - popular between 1890's-1960's