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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
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1. 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






2. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






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






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






5. Secondary line of action






6. 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






7. Commercial (meant to make profit). Non-profit (profits go to production of future plays. May be professional or amateur.)






8. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






9. Grecian attributed to writing the first tragedies then acting in them.






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






11. Directors who operate with total control






12. A picture created by a designer to communicate with other production personnel






13. Director champions intention of playwright






14. Pioneer of realism who challenged audiences to face their personal demons






15. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






16. Movement based on study of ancient Greek and Roman culture






17. Second round of auditions to which specific actors are invited






18. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






19. Central character






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






21. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






22. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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






24. 'dancing space'






25. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






26. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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






28. Bertolt Brecht; wanted audience to think about what they were seeing rather than blindly feel. Accomplished by interrupting dramatic moments.






29. Collection of mystery plays






30. God of wine and fertility






31. Silhouette (overall shape) - color - texture - accent






32. An actor/ audience configuration in which the audience is on only one side of the performance area; all audience members face the same direction.






33. Saint's plays






34. Actor in 5th century Greece






35. Actor in 5th century Greece






36. A musical play that tells a story and has spoken words as well as songs






37. Was in favor of theater






38. Sentences/paragraph structure






39. Seats 100-500; professional






40. Passageways located underneath the seating that generally give access to the stage. (there are some in Maybee theatre






41. Body (dance - martial arts) - voice (projection - articulation - breathing) - and mind (improve - script analysis - character development)

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42. Named after craftsmen. Had travelling players - masked performers - physical comedy - and stock characters

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43. Silhouette (overall shape) - color - texture - accent






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






45. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






46. Who or what opposes the central character






47. Secondary line of action






48. Generally rhyming






49. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






50. Physical commedy







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