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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
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1. 500-1800 people






2. Controls the environment in the theatre






3. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






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






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






6. Audience watches from 3 sides






7. Works published before 1923






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






9. Writer and first actor






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






11. 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






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






13. Audience watches from 3 sides






14. Events progress forward in time






15. Controls the environment in the theatre






16. Imitation of character and action






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






18. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






19. Grammatically based






20. Verse






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






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






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






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






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






26. Organization of action






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






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






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






30. Events that set off a major conflict






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






32. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






33. Not many props or detailed scenery






34. Ideas within the play






35. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






36. Grammatically based






37. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






38. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






39. Professional - but all proceeds go back into the theatre - may require grants/donations






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






41. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






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






43. Emotional release






44. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






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

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46. Appearance of truth






47. Rejection of neoclassicism -






48. Proscenium space






49. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






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