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






2. Pioneer of realism who challenged audiences to face their personal demons






3. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






4. Collection of mystery plays






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






6. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






7. 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






8. God of wine and fertility






9. Actor in 5th century Greece






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






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






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

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13. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






14. Physical commedy






15. Body - voice - mind

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16. Director champions intention of playwright






17. Seats 500-1800; professional.






18. Designs costumes for the show






19. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






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






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

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






23. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






24. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






25. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






26. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






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






28. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






29. Action - place - time






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






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






32. Creates a visual home for the play






33. Spoken words






34. 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






35. Directors who operate with total control






36. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






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






38. Central character






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. Scenery






41. Standard tool for casting productions






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






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






44. Seats less than 100; amateur.






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






46. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






47. When line of action suddenly switches






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






49. Director champions intention of playwright






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