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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. : a specialist in finding actors for specific roles who assists the director in some professional productions






2. Author of play






3. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






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

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






6. 'seeing place'






7. Director champions intention of playwright






8. 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






9. Historical accuracy






10. Physical commedy






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






12. Who or what opposes the central character






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

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14. Handles business aspects of show






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






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






17. Body - voice - mind

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18. When line of action suddenly switches






19. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






27. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






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






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






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






31. Director champions intention of playwright






32. Creates a visual home for the play






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






34. Creates a visual home for the play






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






36. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






37. First director






38. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






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






40. Author of play






41. Fee for each performance






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






43. Seats less than 100; amateur.






44. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






45. 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






46. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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47. 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






48. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






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






50. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism







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