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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
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1. An individual that aids the director in researching the play and its historical time period






2. In ancient Greece - a stage house upstage from the circular orchestra






3. High point of action






4. Focused on thought - controversial






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






6. Series of short stories






7. Time (play had to take place within a 24 hour period) - place (the whole play must take place in a single location) - and action (single plot)






8. Ideas within the play






9. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






10. Information needed to understand the play






11. Causes trouble for the main character






12. The Oresteia - only surviving Greek trilogy - added 2nd actor






13. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






14. Meetings before casting - brainstorming - shaping work into a unified concept






15. Organization of action






16. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






17. Physical comedy that became popular with the downslide of religious theatre

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

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






20. In ancient Greece - the audience seating area at floor level immediately in front of the stage






21. Emotional release






22. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






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






24. Artistic decisions meant to communicate a specific interpretation to the audience






25. Was poetry for many years






26. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






27. Artistic decisions meant to communicate a specific interpretation to the audience






28. Performs Actions of the Play






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






30. 'Storm and stress'






31. Units of action that build emotional intensity






32. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






33. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






34. Controls the environment in the theatre






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






36. A second or later round of auditions to which specific actors are invited






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






38. Series of short stories






39. Amateur theatre in which shows are created by residents of a particular area who come together without being part of a professional or academic institution






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






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






42. Visible light source on stage






43. Information needed to understand the play






44. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






45. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






46. Grammatically based






47. Planned actor movement






48. Writer and first actor






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






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







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