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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. Directors who operate with total control






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






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






4. Central character






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






6. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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7. Planned actor movement






8. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






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






10. Fee for each performance






11. Oversees artistic aspects of show






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






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






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

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15. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






16. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






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






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






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






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






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






22. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






23. When line of action suddenly switches






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






25. A flexible performance space (usually small) in which the actor/audience configuration can be easily changed for each production






26. Seats 100-500; professional






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






28. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






29. Director champions intention of playwright






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






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






32. First director






33. Creates a visual home for the play






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. Physical commedy






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






37. Sentences/paragraph structure






38. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






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






40. Action - place - time






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






42. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






43. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






44. 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






45. Commercial (meant to make profit). Non-profit (profits go to production of future plays. May be professional or amateur.)






46. Actor in 5th century Greece






47. 'dancing space'






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






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






50. Secondary line of action