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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. Movement based on study of ancient Greek and Roman culture






2. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






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






4. Seats 500-1800; professional.






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






6. Seats less than 100; amateur.






7. Designs costumes for the show






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






9. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






10. The area farthest away from the audience






11. Was in favor of theater






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






13. Sentences/paragraph structure






14. Seats less than 100; amateur.






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






16. 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






17. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






18. Historical accuracy






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






20. Who or what opposes the central character






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






22. Central character






23. Planned actor movement






24. Attempts to represent reality on stage






25. 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






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






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






28. Collection of mystery plays






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






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






31. Action - place - time






32. Appearance of truth






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


34. Standard tool for casting productions






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






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






37. 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






38. Secondary line of action






39. Scenery






40. Author of play






41. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






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






43. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






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






45. Father of Epic theater - wanted people to think about what they were seeing - alienation effect.






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






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






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






49. Handles business aspects of show






50. Humanity's struggle with good and evil