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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. Who or what opposes the central character






2. Designs costumes for the show






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

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4. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






5. Presentation style - external characteristics manipulated for desired effect - emphasis on vocal delivery






6. God of wine and fertility






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






8. Creates a visual home for the play






9. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






10. Director champions intention of playwright






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






12. Seats 500-1800; professional.






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






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






15. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






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






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






18. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






19. 'seeing place'






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






21. An actor/ audience configuration in which the audience is on only one side of the performance area; all audience members face the same direction.






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






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






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






25. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






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






27. Seats 500-1800; professional.






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






29. 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






30. Directors who operate with total control






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

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






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

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34. When line of action suddenly switches






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






36. 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






37. Presentation style - external characteristics manipulated for desired effect - emphasis on vocal delivery






38. Scenery






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






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






41. Appearance of truth






42. Generally rhyming






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






44. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






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






46. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






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

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48. Action - place - time






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






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