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






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






3. The area farthest away from the audience






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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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






9. Standard tool for casting productions






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






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






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






13. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






14. Standard tool for casting productions






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






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






17. 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






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






19. An actor/ audience configuration in which the audience is on only one side of the performance area; all audience members face the same direction.






20. Historical accuracy






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






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






23. 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






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

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25. Body - voice - mind

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26. First director






27. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






28. A specialist in dramatic literature and theatre history who serves as a consultant for production






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

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30. A specialist in dramatic literature and theatre history who serves as a consultant for production






31. Planned actor movement






32. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






33. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






34. Action - place - time






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






36. Body - voice - mind

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37. Author of play






38. Attempts to represent reality on stage






39. 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






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

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41. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






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






43. God of wine and fertility






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






45. Planned actor movement






46. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






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






48. First director






49. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






50. 'seeing place'