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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. Designs costumes for the show






2. Seats 100-500; professional






3. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






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






5. Attempts to represent reality on stage






6. Who or what opposes the central character






7. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






8. Collection of mystery plays






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






10. 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






11. Who or what opposes the central character






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

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






14. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






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






16. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






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






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






19. Handles business aspects of show






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






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






22. 'seeing place'






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






24. Physical commedy






25. Appearance of truth






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






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






28. Seats less than 100; amateur.






29. Idea/script - sets - lights - costumes - props - performers






30. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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






32. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






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






34. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






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






36. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






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. Was in favor of theater






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






40. God of wine and fertility






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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

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49. 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






50. 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