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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. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






2. Planned actor movement






3. 'old comedy'. Lewd humor - attacks on government






4. Generally rhyming






5. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






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. Secondary line of action






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






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






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






11. 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






12. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






13. Director champions intention of playwright






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

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






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






17. A flexible performance space (usually small) in which the actor/audience configuration can be easily changed for each production






18. 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






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






20. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






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






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






23. When line of action suddenly switches






24. Attempts to represent reality on stage






25. Actor in 5th century Greece






26. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






27. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






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

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






30. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






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






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






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

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34. Creates a visual home for the play






35. Designs costumes for the show






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






37. Who or what opposes the central character






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






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






40. Handles business aspects of show






41. Saint's plays






42. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






43. The area farthest away from the audience






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






45. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






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

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






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






49. Scenery






50. 'dancing space'