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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. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






2. First director






3. Planned actor movement






4. Scenery






5. 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






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






7. A dramatic genre featuring a conflict between good and bad characters - fast paced action - a spectacular climax - and poetic justice






8. Central character






9. Saint's plays






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






11. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






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






13. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






14. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






15. The area farthest away from the audience






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






17. 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






18. Author of play






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


20. Creates a visual home for the play






21. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






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






23. Sentences/paragraph structure






24. Generally rhyming






25. Fee for each performance






26. Was in favor of theater






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






28. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






29. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






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






31. Author of play






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






33. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion


34. 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.






35. 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






36. When line of action suddenly switches






37. Director champions intention of playwright






38. 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






39. First director






40. The area farthest away from the audience






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






42. Historical accuracy






43. 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






44. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






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






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






47. Planned actor movement






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






49. Collection of mystery plays






50. Directors who operate with total control