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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






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






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

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4. First director






5. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






6. Fee for each performance






7. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






8. 'seeing place'






9. Generally rhyming






10. Who or what opposes the central character






11. Body - voice - mind

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






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






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






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






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






17. Seats 500-1800; professional.






18. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






19. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






20. Seats less than 100; amateur.






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






22. When line of action suddenly switches






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






24. 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






25. A specialist in dramatic literature and theatre history who serves as a consultant for production






26. Plot - character - thought - language - music - spectacle

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27. Creates a visual home for the play






28. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






29. Creates a soundtrack to support the show. It may be recorded or live






30. : a specialist in finding actors for specific roles who assists the director in some professional productions






31. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






32. Attempts to represent reality on stage






33. Appearance of truth






34. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






35. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






36. Scenery






37. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






38. 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






39. Handles business aspects of show






40. Designs costumes for the show






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






42. Standard tool for casting productions






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

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44. The central element of causal plot; two forces working against each other






45. Spoken words






46. Greatest dramatist of all time






47. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






48. Historical accuracy






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






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







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