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






2. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






3. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






4. Handles business aspects of show






5. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






6. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






7. 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






8. The actors recall of sights - sounds - touch - and smell from specific past events.






9. Attempts to represent reality on stage






10. Scenery






11. 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






12. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






13. Actor in 5th century Greece






14. Action - place - time






15. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






16. Seats 500-1800; professional.






17. Attempts to represent reality on stage






18. 'seeing place'






19. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






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






21. Creates a visual home for the play






22. A movement of the late 19th century championing the depiction of everyday life on the stage and the frank treatment of social problems in the theatre. The plays of Henrick Ibsen of the 1870s were important in establishing a dramatic style for realism






23. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






24. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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25. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






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






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






28. Creates a soundtrack to support the show. It may be recorded or live






29. Author of play






30. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






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






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






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






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






35. Greatest dramatist of all time






36. Purgation of pity and fear experienced upon watching theater.






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

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38. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






39. The most popular form of performance in the 20th century






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






41. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






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






43. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






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






45. Secondary line of action






46. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






47. : a specialist in finding actors for specific roles who assists the director in some professional productions






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






49. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






50. 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






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