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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. 'seeing place'






2. Physical commedy






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






4. Sentences/paragraph structure






5. Generally rhyming






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






7. Body - voice - mind

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8. 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






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






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






11. Fee for each performance






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






13. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






14. 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






15. Creates a visual home for the play






16. Seats 100-500; professional






17. Actor in 5th century Greece






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






19. Was in favor of theater






20. Standard tool for casting productions






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






22. Spoken words






23. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






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






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






26. Action - place - time






27. Physical commedy






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






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

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






31. Who or what opposes the central character






32. Collection of mystery plays






33. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






34. 'dancing space'






35. Appearance of truth






36. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






37. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






38. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






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






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






41. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






42. Style of production that acknowledges theatricality and does not attempt to created the impression of 'real life' on the stage. Presentational scenery - costumes - and lighting may suggest - distort - or even abstract reality. Presentational acting m






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






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






45. Author of play






46. God of wine and fertility






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






48. Greatest dramatist of all time






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






50. The area farthest away from the audience