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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. To control the environment in the theatre - influence audience's emotional involvement - and communicate information

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2. Plot - character - thought - language - music - spectacle

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3. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






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






5. Called for naturalism - claiming that plays should show a 'slice of life'






6. Biblical stories. From word Misterium meaning crafts/guild






7. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






8. Central character






9. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






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






11. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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12. Action - place - time






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

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






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

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16. 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






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






18. Standard tool for casting productions






19. Central character






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






21. God of wine and fertility






22. When line of action suddenly switches






23. In charge of communication and call cues. 'Busiest person in theater.'






24. Father of Epic theater - wanted people to think about what they were seeing - alienation effect.






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






26. Sentences/paragraph structure






27. 'dancing space'






28. To control the environment in the theatre - influence audience's emotional involvement - and communicate information

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29. Attempts to represent reality on stage






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






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






32. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






33. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






34. The area farthest away from the audience






35. An actor/audience configuration in which the audience completely surrounds the performance area






36. Handles business aspects of show






37. Creates a visual home for the play






38. Seats 500-1800; professional.






39. Directors who operate with total control






40. In the middle ages - wagons with scenery used in processional staging






41. Director champions intention of playwright






42. 'dancing space'






43. Historical accuracy






44. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






45. Changeable scenery for specific plays (tragedies - comedies - pastoral tragicomedies). Appeared as early as 1508 and standardized approaches to such scenery were popularized by Sebastian Serlio. Ex: Wings - flats






46. Seats less than 100; amateur.






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






48. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






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






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