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






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






3. Was in favor of theater






4. Sentences/paragraph structure






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






6. Directors who operate with total control






7. Central character






8. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






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






10. Historical accuracy






11. 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






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






13. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






14. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






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






16. 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






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. 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.






19. Directors who operate with total control






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






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






22. Attempts to represent reality on stage






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






24. Presentation style - external characteristics manipulated for desired effect - emphasis on vocal delivery






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






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






27. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






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






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






30. Central character






31. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






32. Physical commedy






33. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






34. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






35. Secondary line of action






36. In a proscenium theatre - spaces offstage left and right for actors - crew - and scenery not yet in the visible performance space






37. Greatest dramatist of all time






38. Oversees artistic aspects of show






39. Who or what opposes the central character






40. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






41. Seats less than 100; amateur.






42. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






43. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






44. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






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






46. Creates a visual home for the play






47. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






48. Physical commedy






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






50. God of wine and fertility