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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. Seats 500-1800; professional.






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






3. Style of production that acknowledges theatricality and does not attempt to created the impression of 'real life' on the stage. Presentational scenery - costumes - and lighting may suggest - distort - or even abstract reality. Presentational acting m






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






8. Appearance of truth






9. 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






10. Action - place - time






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






12. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment; the recognition that what happens on stage is not reality; literally - 'the distance of art'






13. 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






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

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






16. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






17. Saint's plays






18. Body - voice - mind

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






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






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






22. Designs costumes for the show






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






24. Generally rhyming






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






26. Fee for each performance






27. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






28. Creates a visual home for the play






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






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






31. 'dancing space'






32. When line of action suddenly switches






33. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






34. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






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






36. Saint's plays






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






38. Seats 100-500; professional






39. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






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






41. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






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

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43. First director






44. Attempts to represent reality on stage






45. Fee for each performance






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






47. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






48. Historical accuracy






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






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