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






2. Attempts to represent reality on stage






3. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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4. 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






5. Oversees artistic aspects of show






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






7. 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.






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






9. Fee for each performance






10. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






11. First director






12. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






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






14. Body - voice - mind

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






16. The area farthest away from the audience






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

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18. Secondary line of action






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






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

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






22. Attempts to represent reality on stage






23. 'seeing place'






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






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






26. 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






27. Creates a visual home for the play






28. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






29. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






30. 'dancing space'






31. Planned actor movement






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






33. 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






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

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






36. 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






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

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38. Secondary line of action






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






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






41. Body (dance - martial arts) - voice (projection - articulation - breathing) - and mind (improve - script analysis - character development)

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42. 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






43. Who or what opposes the central character






44. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






45. Who or what opposes the central character






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






47. 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






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






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






50. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance