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






3. Who or what opposes the central character






4. Fee for each performance






5. Greatest dramatist of all time






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






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






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






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

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10. Body - voice - mind

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11. Seats 100-500; professional






12. A movement of the late 19th century championing the depiction of everyday life on the stage and the frank treatment of social problems in the theatre. The plays of Henrick Ibsen of the 1870s were important in establishing a dramatic style for realism






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






14. Sentences/paragraph structure






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






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






17. Saint's plays






18. 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






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






20. Actor in 5th century Greece






21. 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.






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






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






24. Spoken words






25. The area farthest away from the audience






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






27. Seats 100-500; professional






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






29. Historical accuracy






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






31. Physical commedy






32. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






33. 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






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






35. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






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






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

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38. Creates a visual home for the play






39. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






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






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






42. 'seeing place'






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






44. Movement based on study of ancient Greek and Roman culture






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






46. Movement based on study of ancient Greek and Roman culture






47. Designs costumes for the show






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






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






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