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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Generally rhyming






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






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






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






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






6. Set at an angle. Early proscenium theatres featured a raked stage: the stage was elevated much higher at the back of the stage (upstage) than closer to the stage (downstage). Modern designers sometimes build a raked stage for a particular production






7. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






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






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






10. Standard tool for casting productions






11. Designs costumes for the show






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






13. 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






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






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






16. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






17. The area farthest away from the audience






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






19. Handles business aspects of show






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






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






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






24. First director






25. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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

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29. Sentences/paragraph structure






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






31. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






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






33. 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






34. Who or what opposes the central character






35. Action - place - time






36. Seats 500-1800; professional.






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






38. Fee for each performance






39. Generally rhyming






40. Seats less than 100; amateur.






41. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






42. Greatest dramatist of all time






43. 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






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






45. Directors who operate with total control






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






47. 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






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






49. Seats 100-500; professional






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







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