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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. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






2. Oversees artistic aspects of show






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

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






5. Attempts to represent reality on stage






6. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






7. Sentences/paragraph structure






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






9. Designs costumes for the show






10. 'seeing place'






11. 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






12. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






13. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






14. Spoken words






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

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16. To control the environment in the theatre - influence audience's emotional involvement - and communicate information

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






18. Actor in 5th century Greece






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






20. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






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






22. 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






23. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






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






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






26. Creates a visual home for the play






27. Was in favor of theater






28. Directors who operate with total control






29. Secondary line of action






30. Director champions intention of playwright






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






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






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






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






35. Director champions intention of playwright






36. A picture created by a designer to communicate with other production personnel






37. 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






38. Directors who operate with total control






39. A picture created by a designer to communicate with other production personnel






40. Handles business aspects of show






41. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






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






43. An actor/audience configuration in which the audience completely surrounds the performance area






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






45. Author of play






46. Fee for each performance






47. Scenery






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






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

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