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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
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1. The person in charge of the artistic aspects of theatrical production






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






3. Someone who writes plays






4. 'Father of Realism'






5. Top of stage






6. Rhyming






7. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






8. Events progress forward in time






9. Greek - actor






10. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






11. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






12. The era we are currently in






13. Six elements - catharsis






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






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






16. Time (play had to take place within a 24 hour period) - place (the whole play must take place in a single location) - and action (single plot)






17. Moscow arts theatre - ensemble acting - psychological evaluation of character






18. Units of action that build emotional intensity






19. Play reenacting biblical stories






20. Audience watches from 3 sides






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






22. Proscenium arch/stage






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






24. Naturalism - throw away traditional structure - 'slice of life'






25. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






26. Proscenium space






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






28. Part of What is included in the text






29. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






30. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






31. Visible light source on stage






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






33. Planned actor movement






34. Born in Stafford Upon Avon - studied Latin in school - wrote 30 plays






35. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






36. Busiest person in the theatre






37. The Oresteia - only surviving Greek trilogy - added 2nd actor






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






39. The era we are currently in






40. The actual meaning of the dialogue behind the words spoken






41. Evokes emotions of pity and fear - serious - ends unhappily






42. 'Storm and stress'






43. Based on the lives of the saints






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






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






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






47. Evokes emotions of pity and fear - serious - ends unhappily






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






49. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






50. Requires actors to call on personal memories of situations similar to those of their characters







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