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






2. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






3. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






4. Creates a visual home for the play






5. Oversees artistic aspects of show






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






7. God of wine and fertility






8. Who or what opposes the central character






9. First director






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






11. Historical accuracy






12. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






13. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






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






15. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






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






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






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






19. Physical commedy






20. Historical accuracy






21. 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






22. The area farthest away from the audience






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






24. Scenery






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






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






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






28. Author of play






29. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






30. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






31. Body - voice - mind

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






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






34. Author of play






35. Seats 500-1800; professional.






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

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






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






39. Seats less than 100; amateur.






40. Directors who operate with total control






41. Planned actor movement






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






43. Action - place - time






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






45. Style of production that acknowledges theatricality and does not attempt to created the impression of 'real life' on the stage. Presentational scenery - costumes - and lighting may suggest - distort - or even abstract reality. Presentational acting m






46. Fee for each performance






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






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






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






50. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation