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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. 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






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






3. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






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






5. 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






6. Scenery






7. Oversees artistic aspects of show






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






9. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






10. Sentences/paragraph structure






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






12. First director






13. 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






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






15. 'dancing space'






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






17. 'seeing place'






18. Body - voice - mind

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19. Directors who operate with total control






20. Action - place - time






21. Secondary line of action






22. Director champions intention of playwright






23. When line of action suddenly switches






24. 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






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






26. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






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






28. 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






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






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






31. Who or what opposes the central character






32. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






33. Director champions intention of playwright






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






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






36. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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37. 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.






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






39. 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






40. A movement that rejected nearly every aspect of neoclassicism - celebrated the natural world - and valued intense emotion and individuality.






41. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






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






43. In a proscenium theatre - spaces offstage left and right for actors - crew - and scenery not yet in the visible performance space






44. Physical commedy






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






46. Central character






47. 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






48. God of wine and fertility






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






50. God of wine and fertility