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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






2. Scenery






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






4. 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






5. Who or what opposes the central character






6. Handles business aspects of show






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






8. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






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






10. Generally rhyming






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






12. Secondary line of action






13. 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.






14. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






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






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






17. Seats less than 100; amateur.






18. Greatest dramatist of all time






19. 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






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






21. Appearance of truth






22. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






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






24. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






25. 'seeing place'






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






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






28. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






29. Physical commedy






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






31. The area farthest away from the audience






32. When line of action suddenly switches






33. God of wine and fertility






34. Saint's plays






35. Saint's plays






36. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






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






38. Standard tool for casting productions






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






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






41. Sentences/paragraph structure






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






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






44. Action - place - time






45. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






46. Greatest dramatist of all time






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






48. Oversees artistic aspects of show






49. Standard tool for casting productions






50. Creates a visual home for the play







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