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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






2. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






3. Oversees artistic aspects of show






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






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






6. Controls the environment in the theatre - influence audience's emotional involvement - and communicate information (time and place).






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






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






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






10. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






11. Actor in 5th century Greece






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






13. Fee for each performance






14. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






15. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






16. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






17. 'dancing space'






18. 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






19. Standard tool for casting productions






20. Was in favor of theater






21. Secondary line of action






22. 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






23. When line of action suddenly switches






24. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






25. First director






26. Directors who operate with total control






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

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28. Planned actor movement






29. Action - place - time






30. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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






32. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






33. Spoken words






34. Seats less than 100; amateur.






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






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






37. God of wine and fertility






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






39. Fee for each performance






40. 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






41. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






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






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

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44. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






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






46. 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






47. Attempts to represent reality on stage






48. 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.






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






50. 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.