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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. Movement based on study of ancient Greek and Roman culture






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






3. Designs costumes for the show






4. Presentation style - external characteristics manipulated for desired effect - emphasis on vocal delivery






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

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6. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






7. 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






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






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






10. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






11. Seats 500-1800; professional.






12. Fee for each performance






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

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14. Secondary line of action






15. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






16. Sentences/paragraph structure






17. 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






18. Collection of mystery plays






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






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






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






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






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






24. Directors who operate with total control






25. Standard tool for casting productions






26. Seats less than 100; amateur.






27. Seats less than 100; amateur.






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






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






30. 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






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






32. 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






33. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






34. An actor/audience configuration in which the audience is on 3 sides of the performance area. (maybe theatre)






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






36. Secondary line of action






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






38. 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






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






40. Saint's plays






41. The area farthest away from the audience






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






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






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






45. Standard tool for casting productions






46. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






47. 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






48. Appearance of truth






49. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






50. Art that pushes recognized boundaries