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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
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1. A>B>C>D






2. Units of action that build emotional intensity






3. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






4. Units of action that build emotional intensity






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






6. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






7. Rhyming






8. Organization of action






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






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






11. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






12. England's type of theatre






13. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






14. The first director






15. A group of actors - not just one star






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






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






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






19. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






20. Person who embodies a character on stage






21. Movement of art and literature in 16th century - based on Greek and Roman works






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






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






24. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






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






26. Production of plays in schools at primary - secondary - undergraduate - and graduate levels






27. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






28. 100-499 people






29. The standard tool for casting a production






30. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






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






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

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






34. Busiest person in the theatre






35. In the middle ages - wagons with scenery used in professional staging






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






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






38. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






39. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






40. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






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






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






43. Focused on thought - controversial






44. Ideas within the play






45. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






46. Imitation of character and action






47. 100-499 people






48. Information needed to understand the play






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






50. Italians






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