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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A flexible performance space (usually small) in which the actor/audience configuration can be easily changed for each production






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






3. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






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






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






6. 'old comedy'. Lewd humor - attacks on government






7. Physical commedy






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






9. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






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

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11. Director champions intention of playwright






12. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






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






14. Planned actor movement






15. Director champions intention of playwright






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






17. 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






18. A musical play that tells a story and has spoken words as well as songs






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






20. A flexible performance space (usually small) in which the actor/audience configuration can be easily changed for each production






21. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






22. Greatest dramatist of all time






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






24. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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25. Creates a visual home for the play






26. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






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






28. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






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






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






31. 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






32. Saint's plays






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






34. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






35. Body - voice - mind

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






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. Standard tool for casting productions






42. 'seeing place'






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






44. Planned actor movement






45. 'dancing space'






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

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






48. Who or what opposes the central character






49. Oversees artistic aspects of show






50. Seats less than 100; amateur.







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