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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Planned actor movement






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






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






4. First director






5. Commercial (meant to make profit). Non-profit (profits go to production of future plays. May be professional or amateur.)






6. 'seeing place'






7. Sentences/paragraph structure






8. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






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






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






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

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12. Greatest dramatist of all time






13. Appearance of truth






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






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






16. Standard tool for casting productions






17. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






18. Handles business aspects of show






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






20. 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






21. Author of play






22. 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.






23. 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






24. Central character






25. Scenery






26. When line of action suddenly switches






27. Collection of mystery plays






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






29. Fee for each performance






30. Saint's plays






31. 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.






32. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






33. Seats less than 100; amateur.






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






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






36. Purgation of pity and fear experienced upon watching theater.






37. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






38. Oversees artistic aspects of show






39. Body - voice - mind

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40. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






41. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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42. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






43. 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






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






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






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






47. 'dancing space'






48. Oversees artistic aspects of show






49. The area farthest away from the audience






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






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