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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. 'dancing space'






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






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






5. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






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






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






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






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






10. Planned actor movement






11. Historical accuracy






12. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






13. Fee for each performance






14. 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






15. The area farthest away from the audience






16. Central character






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






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






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






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

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21. 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






22. Changeable scenery for specific plays (tragedies - comedies - pastoral tragicomedies). Appeared as early as 1508 and standardized approaches to such scenery were popularized by Sebastian Serlio. Ex: Wings - flats






23. Creates a visual home for the play






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






25. Body - voice - mind

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26. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






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






28. Physical commedy






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






30. Sentences/paragraph structure






31. Generally rhyming






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






33. Oversees artistic aspects of show






34. When line of action suddenly switches






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






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






37. Invented by the Italians - a large open arch that marks the primary division between audience and performance space in a proscenium space. The proscenium arch frames the action of the play for the audience and limits the view of backstage areas






38. 'dancing space'






39. Was in favor of theater






40. Called for naturalism - claiming that plays should show a 'slice of life'






41. Invented by the Italians - a large open arch that marks the primary division between audience and performance space in a proscenium space. The proscenium arch frames the action of the play for the audience and limits the view of backstage areas






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






43. Sentences/paragraph structure






44. Standard tool for casting productions






45. Seats less than 100; amateur.






46. Director champions intention of playwright






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






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






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






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