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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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1. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






2. 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






3. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






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






5. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






6. Greatest dramatist of all time






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






8. 'seeing place'






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


10. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






11. Theatre where Shakespeare's company of actors worked primarily






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


13. Didn't support theater. Believed a convincing actor was harmful to society






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






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


16. Sentences/paragraph structure






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






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






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






20. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






21. Generally rhyming






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






23. God of wine and fertility






24. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






25. Action - place - time






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


27. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






28. Secondary line of action






29. Set at an angle. Early proscenium theatres featured a raked stage: the stage was elevated much higher at the back of the stage (upstage) than closer to the stage (downstage). Modern designers sometimes build a raked stage for a particular production






30. A dramatic genre featuring a conflict between good and bad characters - fast paced action - a spectacular climax - and poetic justice






31. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






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






33. Designs costumes for the show






34. Was in favor of theater






35. 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






36. Idea/script - sets - lights - costumes - props - performers






37. 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






38. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






39. Appearance of truth






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






41. Planned actor movement






42. Handles business aspects of show






43. 'dancing space'






44. Body - voice - mind


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






46. Creates a visual home for the play






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


48. Seats less than 100; amateur.






49. Set at an angle. Early proscenium theatres featured a raked stage: the stage was elevated much higher at the back of the stage (upstage) than closer to the stage (downstage). Modern designers sometimes build a raked stage for a particular production






50. An actor/audience configuration in which the audience is on 3 sides of the performance area. (maybe theatre)