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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. 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






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






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






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






5. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






6. Directors who operate with total control






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






8. The area farthest away from the audience






9. Standard tool for casting productions






10. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






11. : a specialist in finding actors for specific roles who assists the director in some professional productions






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






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






14. The area farthest away from the audience






15. When line of action suddenly switches






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






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






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






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






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






21. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






22. Creates a visual home for the play






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






24. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






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






26. 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






27. 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.






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






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






30. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






31. Secondary line of action






32. Central character






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






34. Seats less than 100; amateur.






35. Collection of mystery plays






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






37. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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






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






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






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

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42. God of wine and fertility






43. Central character






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






45. Spoken words






46. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






47. Greatest dramatist of all time






48. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






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






50. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright