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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. Action - place - time






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






3. The area farthest away from the audience






4. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






5. 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






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






7. Actor in 5th century Greece






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






9. Oversees artistic aspects of show






10. Seats 500-1800; professional.






11. Designs costumes for the show






12. Oversees artistic aspects of show






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






14. A dramatic genre featuring a conflict between good and bad characters - fast paced action - a spectacular climax - and poetic justice






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






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

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17. 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






18. Saint's plays






19. 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






20. Directors who operate with total control






21. 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






22. Author of play






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






24. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






25. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






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






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






28. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






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






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






31. Planned actor movement






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






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






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






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






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






37. Sentences/paragraph structure






38. A picture created by a designer to communicate with other production personnel






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

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40. Spoken words






41. First director






42. Director champions intention of playwright






43. A dramatic genre featuring a conflict between good and bad characters - fast paced action - a spectacular climax - and poetic justice






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






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

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46. When line of action suddenly switches






47. Fee for each performance






48. Fee for each performance






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

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50. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words