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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. When line of action suddenly switches






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

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3. A drafting of the plan of the set as seen from overhead. A ground plan shows where any scenic pieces or set props (such as furniture) are to be placed






4. Action - place - time






5. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






6. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






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






8. Seats 100-500; professional






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






10. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






11. 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






12. Was in favor of theater






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






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






15. Attempts to represent reality on stage






16. 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






17. Oversees artistic aspects of show






18. 'seeing place'






19. Sentences/paragraph structure






20. Secondary line of action






21. Sentences/paragraph structure






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






23. Silhouette (overall shape) - color - texture - accent






24. Greatest dramatist of all time






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

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26. Seats 500-1800; professional.






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






28. Fee for each performance






29. Directors who operate with total control






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






31. 'dancing space'






32. Spoken words






33. 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






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






35. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






36. Seats less than 100; amateur.






37. 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.






38. Action - place - time






39. Actor in 5th century Greece






40. Who or what opposes the central character






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






42. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






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






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






45. Attempts to represent reality on stage






46. 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






47. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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48. Standard tool for casting productions






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






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