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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The area farthest away from the audience






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

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3. Directors who operate with total control






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






5. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






6. Collection of mystery plays






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






8. Action - place - time






9. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






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






11. Spoken words






12. 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






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






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






15. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






16. Central character






17. 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






18. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






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






20. Who or what opposes the central character






21. Who or what opposes the central character






22. Oversees artistic aspects of show






23. Seats 500-1800; professional.






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. Director champions intention of playwright






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






27. Seats 500-1800; professional.






28. God of wine and fertility






29. Generally rhyming






30. Fee for each performance






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






32. Scenery






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






34. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






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






36. Attempts to represent reality on stage






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






38. Historical accuracy






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






40. Oversees artistic aspects of show






41. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






42. 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






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






44. Collection of mystery plays






45. Sentences/paragraph structure






46. A movement that rejected nearly every aspect of neoclassicism - celebrated the natural world - and valued intense emotion and individuality.






47. 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






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






49. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






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