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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Saint's plays






3. Action - place - time






4. Author of play






5. Greatest dramatist of all time






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






7. Greatest dramatist of all time






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






9. Who or what opposes the central character






10. When line of action suddenly switches






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






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






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






14. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






15. 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






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






17. 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






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






19. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






20. Historical accuracy






21. Oversees artistic aspects of show






22. First director






23. Scenery






24. Designs costumes for the show






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

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26. Collection of mystery plays






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






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






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






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






31. Handles business aspects of show






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






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






34. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






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






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






37. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






38. Central character






39. Author of play






40. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






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






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






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






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






45. Secondary line of action






46. Standard tool for casting productions






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






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






49. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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50. Invented by the Italians - a large open arch that marks the primary division between audience and performance space in a proscenium space. The proscenium arch frames the action of the play for the audience and limits the view of backstage areas