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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Spoken words






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

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3. 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






4. Who or what opposes the central character






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






6. 'dancing space'






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






8. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






9. Creates a visual home for the play






10. Author of play






11. Historical accuracy






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






13. Handles business aspects of show






14. 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






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






16. 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






17. Sentences/paragraph structure






18. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






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






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






21. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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22. Seats 500-1800; professional.






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






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






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






26. Standard tool for casting productions






27. Seats 100-500; professional






28. Actor in 5th century Greece






29. Planned actor movement






30. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






31. Actor in 5th century Greece






32. Fee for each performance






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






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

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






36. Central character






37. 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






38. God of wine and fertility






39. 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






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

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






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






43. Action - place - time






44. Seats 100-500; professional






45. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






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






47. 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






48. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






49. Historical accuracy






50. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright







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