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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






2. Actor in 5th century Greece






3. Seats 500-1800; professional.






4. Oversees artistic aspects of show






5. Central character






6. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






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






8. Second round of auditions to which specific actors are invited






9. First director






10. Planned actor movement






11. Body - voice - mind

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

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13. Planned actor movement






14. Fee for each performance






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






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. Author of play






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






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

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20. Was in favor of theater






21. Designs costumes for the show






22. 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






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






24. Central character






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






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






27. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






28. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






29. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






30. Handles business aspects of show






31. Was in favor of theater






32. Physical commedy






33. Bertolt Brecht; wanted audience to think about what they were seeing rather than blindly feel. Accomplished by interrupting dramatic moments.






34. God of wine and fertility






35. Greatest dramatist of all time






36. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






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






38. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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






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

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41. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






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






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






44. Sentences/paragraph structure






45. Creates a visual home for the play






46. The area farthest away from the audience






47. Generally rhyming






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






49. Historical accuracy






50. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights







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