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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
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1. 'The Well Made Play' Credited with writing in between 440-500 plays - featured a melodramatic strategy






2. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






3. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






4. Play reenacting biblical stories






5. Reality (violence happens offstage) - morality (needs to teach a moral lesson) - and universality






6. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






7. Writer and first actor






8. Meetings before casting - brainstorming - shaping work into a unified concept






9. 100-499 people






10. A group of actors - not just one star






11. Professional - but all proceeds go back into the theatre - may require grants/donations






12. Grammatically based






13. The person in charge of the artistic aspects of theatrical production






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






15. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






16. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






17. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






18. Business aspect of theatre: House manager - box office manager - ushers






19. Plays with a moral message - good vs. evil






20. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






21. Busiest person in the theatre






22. Controls the environment in the theatre






23. Occurs when a line of action suddenly veers to the opposite






24. Controls the environment in the theatre






25. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






26. Was poetry for many years






27. Verse






28. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






29. Artistic decisions meant to communicate a specific interpretation to the audience






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






31. 'Father of Realism'






32. 'Father of Realism'






33. Linear events progress forward in time






34. Feel more in stage acting.






35. Blend of union and non-union actors - sometimes housed in non-traditional locations






36. Rebellion against melodrama and romanticism - more based on character's psychological journey - controversial subject matter






37. Physical comedy that became popular with the downslide of religious theatre

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38. In ancient Greece - a stage house upstage from the circular orchestra






39. Emile Zola - throws away traditional structure - 'slice of life'






40. Collection of mystery plays - performed outdoors - festivals lasted 1-25 days






41. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






42. Organization of action






43. 'Emotion over intellect' - made to assault the senses - developed by Antonin Artaud






44. Someone who writes plays






45. Part of What is included in the text






46. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






47. Thomas Aquinas - literature can be dispersed at a faster rate






48. Suggest - distort - or abstract reality - deliberately incomplete - impossible in real life






49. Medea - The Bacchae






50. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata