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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






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






3. Actor in 5th century Greece






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






5. A movement that rejected nearly every aspect of neoclassicism - celebrated the natural world - and valued intense emotion and individuality.






6. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






7. Creates a visual home for the play






8. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






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






10. The area farthest away from the audience






11. A drafting of the plan of the set as seen from overhead. A ground plan shows where any scenic pieces or set props (such as furniture) are to be placed






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






13. 'dancing space'






14. Plays performed by the clergy in latin as part of the worship service in Christian monasteries and cathedrals during the Middle Ages.






15. Greatest dramatist of all time






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


17. created by Augest von Schegel - the replacement of neoclassical structure: form should be directed by subject matter - not classical precedent. Romantics were fascinated with natural forces - the unexplainable - gothic - and mystical. Romantics drama






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






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






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






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






22. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






23. Secondary line of action






24. Body - voice - mind


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






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






27. Presentation style - external characteristics manipulated for desired effect - emphasis on vocal delivery






28. Physical commedy






29. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






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






31. Seats 500-1800; professional.






32. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






33. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






34. Physical commedy






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






36. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






37. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






38. First director






39. Plays performed by the clergy in latin as part of the worship service in Christian monasteries and cathedrals during the Middle Ages.






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


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






42. Attempts to represent reality on stage






43. The area farthest away from the audience






44. Controls the environment in the theatre - influence audience's emotional involvement - and communicate information (time and place).






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






46. Directors who operate with total control






47. 'dancing space'






48. Seats 100-500; professional






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






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