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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Scenery






2. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






3. Appearance of truth






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






5. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






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






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






8. Scenery






9. First director






10. Fee for each performance






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






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






13. Directors who operate with total control






14. Theatre where Shakespeare's company of actors worked primarily






15. 'seeing place'






16. Central character






17. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






18. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






19. Was in favor of theater






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






21. Planned actor movement






22. Actor in 5th century Greece






23. Spoken words






24. Saint's plays






25. Set at an angle. Early proscenium theatres featured a raked stage: the stage was elevated much higher at the back of the stage (upstage) than closer to the stage (downstage). Modern designers sometimes build a raked stage for a particular production






26. Seats 500-1800; professional.






27. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






28. Designs costumes for the show






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






30. Who or what opposes the central character






31. Biblical stories. From word Misterium meaning crafts/guild






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






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






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






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






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






37. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






38. Seats 500-1800; professional.






39. Changeable scenery for specific plays (tragedies - comedies - pastoral tragicomedies). Appeared as early as 1508 and standardized approaches to such scenery were popularized by Sebastian Serlio. Ex: Wings - flats






40. Sentences/paragraph structure






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

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42. Greatest dramatist of all time






43. Who or what opposes the central character






44. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






45. Greatest dramatist of all time






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






47. Biblical stories. From word Misterium meaning crafts/guild






48. 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






49. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






50. God of wine and fertility