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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Director champions intention of playwright






2. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






3. Who or what opposes the central character






4. Standard tool for casting productions






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






6. The area farthest away from the audience






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






8. Saint's plays






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






10. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






11. Fee for each performance






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






13. Collection of mystery plays






14. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






15. 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






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






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






18. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






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






20. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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






22. 'dancing space'






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






24. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






25. Generally rhyming






26. 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






27. 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






28. 'seeing place'






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






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






31. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






36. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






37. Secondary line of action






38. Sentences/paragraph structure






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






40. When line of action suddenly switches






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






42. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






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






44. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






45. To control the environment in the theatre - influence audience's emotional involvement - and communicate information

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46. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






47. Historical accuracy






48. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






49. 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






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







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