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






2. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






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






4. Collection of mystery plays






5. Changeable scenery for specific plays (tragedies - comedies - pastoral tragicomedies). Appeared as early as 1508 and standardized approaches to such scenery were popularized by Sebastian Serlio. Ex: Wings - flats






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






7. created by Augest von Schegel - the replacement of neoclassical structure: form should be directed by subject matter - not classical precedent. Romantics were fascinated with natural forces - the unexplainable - gothic - and mystical. Romantics drama






8. Physical commedy






9. Generally rhyming






10. 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






11. Body - voice - mind

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






13. Greatest dramatist of all time






14. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






15. To control the environment in the theatre - influence audience's emotional involvement - and communicate information

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16. created by Augest von Schegel - the replacement of neoclassical structure: form should be directed by subject matter - not classical precedent. Romantics were fascinated with natural forces - the unexplainable - gothic - and mystical. Romantics drama






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






18. Central character






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






20. First director






21. God of wine and fertility






22. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






23. Directors who operate with total control






24. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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25. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






26. Purgation of pity and fear experienced upon watching theater.






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






28. 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






29. When line of action suddenly switches






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






31. Historical accuracy






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

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






34. Generally rhyming






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






36. 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






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






38. Sentences/paragraph structure






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






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






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






42. Fee for each performance






43. Spoken words






44. Spoken words






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






46. Fee for each performance






47. Who or what opposes the central character






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






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

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