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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Historical accuracy






2. A movement that rejected nearly every aspect of neoclassicism - celebrated the natural world - and valued intense emotion and individuality.






3. Greatest dramatist of all time






4. Body - voice - mind

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5. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






6. Called for naturalism - claiming that plays should show a 'slice of life'






7. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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8. 'dancing space'






9. The actors recall of sights - sounds - touch - and smell from specific past events.






10. In charge of communication and call cues. 'Busiest person in theater.'






11. Helps establish mood - place - & intensity with the use of light






12. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






13. Actor in 5th century Greece






14. Action - place - time






15. Artistic decisions meant to communicate a specific interpretation of a play to the audience.






16. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






17. Style of production that acknowledges theatricality and does not attempt to created the impression of 'real life' on the stage. Presentational scenery - costumes - and lighting may suggest - distort - or even abstract reality. Presentational acting m






18. Scenery






19. Presentation style - external characteristics manipulated for desired effect - emphasis on vocal delivery






20. Secondary line of action






21. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






22. Didn't support theater. Believed a convincing actor was harmful to society






23. Spoken words






24. Handles business aspects of show






25. Passageways located underneath the seating that generally give access to the stage. (there are some in Maybee theatre






26. Invented by the Italians - a large open arch that marks the primary division between audience and performance space in a proscenium space. The proscenium arch frames the action of the play for the audience and limits the view of backstage areas






27. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






28. 'old comedy'. Lewd humor - attacks on government






29. Generally rhyming






30. Artistic decisions meant to communicate a specific interpretation of a play to the audience.






31. created by Augest von Schegel - the replacement of neoclassical structure: form should be directed by subject matter - not classical precedent. Romantics were fascinated with natural forces - the unexplainable - gothic - and mystical. Romantics drama






32. Fee for each performance






33. A group of performers working together vocally and physically. A chorus of approximately 12-15 singer-dancers who interacted with and responded to the actors was an important element of ancient Greek theatre.






34. Second round of auditions to which specific actors are invited






35. Named after craftsmen. Had travelling players - masked performers - physical comedy - and stock characters

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36. A musical play that tells a story and has spoken words as well as songs






37. An actor/ audience configuration in which the audience is on only one side of the performance area; all audience members face the same direction.






38. A picture created by a designer to communicate with other production personnel






39. Sentences/paragraph structure






40. Seats less than 100; amateur.






41. The stage area closest to the audience; on the raked stage of the Renaissance theatres - the stage literally sloped downward as it got closer to the audience






42. Standard tool for casting productions






43. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






44. Body (dance - martial arts) - voice (projection - articulation - breathing) - and mind (improve - script analysis - character development)

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45. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






46. The actors recall of sights - sounds - touch - and smell from specific past events.






47. Silhouette (overall shape) - color - texture - accent






48. Pioneer of realism who challenged audiences to face their personal demons






49. A dramatic genre featuring a conflict between good and bad characters - fast paced action - a spectacular climax - and poetic justice






50. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets