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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. Planned actor movement






2. Collection of mystery plays






3. Scenery






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






5. Scenery






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






7. Seats 500-1800; professional.






8. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






9. Who or what opposes the central character






10. Greatest dramatist of all time






11. Central character






12. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






13. Fee for each performance






14. Grecian attributed to writing the first tragedies then acting in them.






15. A movement of the late 19th century championing the depiction of everyday life on the stage and the frank treatment of social problems in the theatre. The plays of Henrick Ibsen of the 1870s were important in establishing a dramatic style for realism






16. The most popular form of performance in the 20th century






17. Oversees artistic aspects of show






18. Sentences/paragraph structure






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


20. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






21. 'dancing space'






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






23. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






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






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






26. Seats 100-500; professional






27. In the middle ages - wagons with scenery used in processional staging






28. Physical commedy






29. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






30. Idea/script - sets - lights - costumes - props - performers






31. When line of action suddenly switches






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






33. Was in favor of theater






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


35. Saint's plays






36. An actor/audience configuration in which the audience completely surrounds the performance area






37. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






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


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






40. Handles business aspects of show






41. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






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






43. Physical commedy






44. A drafting of the plan of the set as seen from overhead. A ground plan shows where any scenic pieces or set props (such as furniture) are to be placed






45. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion


46. Sentences/paragraph structure






47. An actor/audience configuration in which the audience is on 3 sides of the performance area. (maybe theatre)






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






49. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






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