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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Emotional release






2. Proscenium arch/stage






3. Writer and first actor






4. Imitation of character and action






5. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






6. Causes trouble for the main character






7. Ideas within the play






8. Greek - actor






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






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






11. Based on the lives of the saints






12. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






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






14. Medea - The Bacchae






15. Events that set off a major conflict






16. Secondary line of action that is included in the plot/story






17. England's type of theatre






18. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






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






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






21. Plays with a moral message - good vs. evil






22. Occurs when something important is found - learned - or realized - during the action of the play






23. Focused on thought - controversial






24. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






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






26. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






27. Scenery - costume - lighting - rhythm - movement - composition






28. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






29. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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






31. 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






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






33. 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






34. Performs Actions of the Play






35. Main character






36. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






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

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






39. Units of action that build emotional intensity






40. In a proscenium space - spaces offstage to the left and right for actors - crew - and scenery not yet in the visible performance space






41. 'Storm and stress'






42. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






43. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






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

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45. Events that set off a major conflict






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






47. A fee for each performance






48. A chart that records the items of clothing worn by each actor in each scene of the play






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






50. High point of action







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