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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
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1. Second round of auditions to which specific actors are invited






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






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






4. Seats 500-1800; professional.






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






6. 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.






7. Purgation of pity and fear experienced upon watching theater.






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

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9. Scenery






10. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






11. The area farthest away from the audience






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






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






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






15. Attempts to represent reality on stage






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






17. Body - voice - mind

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18. Fee for each performance






19. 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






20. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






21. Fee for each performance






22. Attempts to represent reality on stage






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






24. Appearance of truth






25. Spoken words






26. Actor in 5th century Greece






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






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






29. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






30. Action - place - time






31. Collection of mystery plays






32. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






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






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






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






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






37. Directors who operate with total control






38. The area farthest away from the audience






39. Scenery






40. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment; the recognition that what happens on stage is not reality; literally - 'the distance of art'






41. 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






42. Designs costumes for the show






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






44. Who or what opposes the central character






45. Director champions intention of playwright






46. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






47. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






48. 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






49. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






50. God of wine and fertility






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