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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. When line of action suddenly switches






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






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






4. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






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






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






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






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






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






10. Action - place - time






11. Greatest dramatist of all time






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






13. An actor/audience configuration in which the audience completely surrounds the performance area






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






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






16. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






17. Historical accuracy






18. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






19. Attempts to represent reality on stage






20. The stage area closest to the audience; on the raked stage of the Renaissance theatres - the stage literally sloped downward as it got closer to the audience






21. Fee for each performance






22. Directors who operate with total control






23. Actor in 5th century Greece






24. Body - voice - mind

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






26. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






27. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






28. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






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






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






31. Author of play






32. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






33. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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34. The area farthest away from the audience






35. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






36. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






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






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






39. Collection of mystery plays






40. 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






41. 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






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






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

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44. Seats less than 100; amateur.






45. Standard tool for casting productions






46. Appearance of truth






47. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






48. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






49. 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






50. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights