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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Plays performed by the clergy in latin as part of the worship service in Christian monasteries and cathedrals during the Middle Ages.






2. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






3. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






4. Grecian attributed to writing the first tragedies then acting in them.






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






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






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






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






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






10. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






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






12. Grecian attributed to writing the first tragedies then acting in them.






13. Handles business aspects of show






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






15. God of wine and fertility






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






17. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






18. First director






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






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






21. Physical commedy






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






23. An actor/audience configuration in which the audience is on 3 sides of the performance area. (maybe theatre)






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






25. Directors who operate with total control






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






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






28. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






29. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






30. Sentences/paragraph structure






31. 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






32. When line of action suddenly switches






33. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






34. Author of play






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






36. Historical accuracy






37. Sentences/paragraph structure






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

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39. Generally rhyming






40. An actor/audience configuration in which the audience is on 3 sides of the performance area. (maybe theatre)






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






42. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






43. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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






45. Historical accuracy






46. Planned actor movement






47. Author of play






48. God of wine and fertility






49. Who or what opposes the central character






50. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism