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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






2. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






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






4. Designs costumes for the show






5. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






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






7. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






8. Seats 100-500; professional






9. Physical commedy






10. Seats less than 100; amateur.






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






12. 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.






13. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






14. Collection of mystery plays






15. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






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






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






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






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

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20. Scenery






21. Physical commedy






22. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






23. 'dancing space'






24. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






25. First director






26. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






27. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






28. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






29. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






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






31. Sentences/paragraph structure






32. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






33. Author of play






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






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






36. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






37. Father of Epic theater - wanted people to think about what they were seeing - alienation effect.






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






39. Attempts to represent reality on stage






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

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






42. When line of action suddenly switches






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

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44. 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






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






46. Fee for each performance






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

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48. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






49. 'dancing space'






50. Seats 100-500; professional