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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Rejection of neoclassicism -






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






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






4. 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






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






6. 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)






7. Play reenacting biblical stories






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






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






10. 'Storm and stress'






11. Not many props or detailed scenery






12. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






13. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






14. Events progress forward in time






15. Movement of art and literature in 16th century - based on Greek and Roman works






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






17. Events progress forward in time






18. Appearance of truth






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






20. Rhyming






21. Used alienation to encourage distance






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






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






24. Grammatically based






25. A drawing created by the lighting designer showing where each lighting instrument is to be hung






26. Units of action that build emotional intensity






27. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






28. 500-1800 people






29. Main character






30. Units of action that build emotional intensity






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






32. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






33. Plato thought it was harmful to be one thing and act like another

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






35. Used alienation to encourage distance






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






37. Rejection of neoclassicism -






38. Person who embodies a character on stage






39. Causes trouble for the main character






40. 'The Well Made Play' Credited with writing in between 440-500 plays - featured a melodramatic strategy






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






42. Experimental - popular between 1890's-1960's






43. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






44. Information needed to understand the play






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






46. A>B>C>D






47. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






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






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






50. A chart that records the items of clothing worn by each actor in each scene of the play