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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Emotional release






2. Verse






3. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






4. 'Father of Realism'






5. Feel more in stage acting.






6. Scenery - costume - lighting - rhythm - movement - composition






7. England's type of theatre






8. Top of stage






9. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






10. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






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






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






13. Works published before 1923






14. What characters do - what characters say about themselves - what others say about them






15. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






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






17. A type of performance in which dialogue and action are not planned ahead of time and written down - but are made of on the spot by the actors






18. What characters do - what characters say about themselves - what others say about them






19. Scenery - costume - lighting - rhythm - movement - composition






20. The era we are currently in






21. Practitioners do not rely on theatrical activity for their livelihood






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






23. Audience watches from 3 sides






24. Amateur theatre in which shows are created by residents of a particular area who come together without being part of a professional or academic institution






25. A group of educated men from Oxford and Cambridge Who wrote and performed for the professional public theatre






26. Amateur theatre in which shows are created by residents of a particular area who come together without being part of a professional or academic institution






27. Greek - actor






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






29. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






30. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






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






32. Production of plays in schools at primary - secondary - undergraduate - and graduate levels






33. A second or later round of auditions to which specific actors are invited






34. Performs Actions of the Play






35. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






37. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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38. An entrance to elevated seating for the audience that runs underneath the audience and comes up to empty to the seating area






39. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






40. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






41. A group of actors - not just one star






42. In ancient Greece - the audience seating area at floor level immediately in front of the stage






43. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






44. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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45. Ideas within the play






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






47. England's type of theatre






48. Shows that are produced to earn a profit for investors






49. Humorous - objective view point






50. The audience seating are 'sitting place'







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