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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. Saint's plays






2. 'dancing space'






3. Handles business aspects of show






4. God of wine and fertility






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






6. 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






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






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

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9. Author of play






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






11. Collection of mystery plays






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






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






14. First director






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






16. Seats 500-1800; professional.






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






18. Directors who operate with total control






19. Was in favor of theater






20. Physical commedy






21. Action - place - time






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






23. Central character






24. Director champions intention of playwright






25. 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






26. God of wine and fertility






27. 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






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






29. Scenery






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

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31. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






32. The central element of causal plot; two forces working against each other






33. 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






34. Seats less than 100; amateur.






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

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






37. Standard tool for casting productions






38. Fee for each performance






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






40. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






41. A chart that records items of clothing worn by each actor in each scene of the play






42. 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






43. In charge of communication and call cues. 'Busiest person in theater.'






44. Greatest dramatist of all time






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






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






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

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






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






50. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy