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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Artistic decisions meant to communicate a specific interpretation of a play to the audience.






2. Greatest dramatist of all time






3. 'dancing space'






4. The area farthest away from the audience






5. Historical accuracy






6. 'seeing place'






7. Fee for each performance






8. 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






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






10. Designs costumes for the show






11. Oversees artistic aspects of show






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






13. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






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






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






16. 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






17. 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.






18. God of wine and fertility






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






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






21. 'dancing space'






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






23. When line of action suddenly switches






24. Sentences/paragraph structure






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






26. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






27. Directors who operate with total control






28. Director champions intention of playwright






29. 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.






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






31. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






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






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






34. Greatest dramatist of all time






35. 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






36. 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






37. Action - place - time






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






39. Plays performed by the clergy in latin as part of the worship service in Christian monasteries and cathedrals during the Middle Ages.






40. A flexible performance space (usually small) in which the actor/audience configuration can be easily changed for each production






41. Was in favor of theater






42. 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






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






44. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment; the recognition that what happens on stage is not reality; literally - 'the distance of art'






45. Planned actor movement






46. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






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






48. Bertolt Brecht; wanted audience to think about what they were seeing rather than blindly feel. Accomplished by interrupting dramatic moments.






49. Scenery






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

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