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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
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1. A type of performance in which dialogue and action are not planned ahead of time and written down - but are made of on the spot by the actors






2. Controls the environment in the theatre






3. A group of actors - not just one star






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






5. Plato thought it was harmful to be one thing and act like another

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6. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






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






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






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






10. The standard tool for casting a production






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






12. A drawing created by the lighting designer showing where each lighting instrument is to be hung






13. Works published before 1923






14. An entrance to elevated seating for the audience that runs underneath the audience and comes up to empty to the seating area






15. An individual that aids the director in researching the play and its historical time period






16. 'The Well Made Play' Credited with writing in between 440-500 plays - featured a melodramatic strategy






17. Proscenium arch/stage






18. The era we are currently in






19. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






20. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






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






22. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






23. Business aspect of theatre: House manager - box office manager - ushers






24. Emotional release






25. A>B>C>D






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

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27. A group of actors - not just one star






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






29. Naturalism - throw away traditional structure - 'slice of life'






30. Ideas within the play






31. Gas lights - etc.






32. England's type of theatre






33. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






34. Information needed to understand the play






35. Used alienation to encourage distance






36. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






37. The actual meaning of the dialogue behind the words spoken






38. Less than 100 people - experimental theatre - not exactly commercial






39. Naturalism - throw away traditional structure - 'slice of life'






40. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






41. Rebellion against melodrama and romanticism - more based on character's psychological journey - controversial subject matter






42. 'Emotion over intellect' - made to assault the senses - developed by Antonin Artaud






43. Person who embodies a character on stage






44. Writer and first actor






45. Medea - The Bacchae






46. Moscow arts theatre - ensemble acting - psychological evaluation of character






47. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






48. Used alienation to encourage distance






49. Planned actor movement






50. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed







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