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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






2. The area farthest away from the audience






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






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






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






6. Who or what opposes the central character






7. Planned actor movement






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






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






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






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






12. Oversees artistic aspects of show






13. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






14. Physical commedy






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






16. First director






17. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






18. When line of action suddenly switches






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


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






21. Actor in 5th century Greece






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






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






24. Plays performed by the clergy in latin as part of the worship service in Christian monasteries and cathedrals during the Middle Ages.






25. Planned actor movement






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






27. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion


28. Seats 100-500; professional






29. Sentences/paragraph structure






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






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






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






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






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






35. 'dancing space'






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






37. 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






38. Scenery






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






40. 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.






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






42. Standard tool for casting productions






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






44. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






45. Seats 500-1800; professional.






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






47. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






48. Author of play






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






50. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C