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






2. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






3. Central character






4. Oversees artistic aspects of show






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






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






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






8. Actor in 5th century Greece






9. 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






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






11. Seats 100-500; professional






12. Historical accuracy






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

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14. 'seeing place'






15. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






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






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






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






19. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






20. Scenery






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






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






23. The area farthest away from the audience






24. Creates a visual home for the play






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






26. 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






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






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

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






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






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






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






33. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






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






35. Attempts to represent reality on stage






36. Handles business aspects of show






37. Greatest dramatist of all time






38. 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






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






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






41. Directors who operate with total control






42. Was in favor of theater






43. Saint's plays






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

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45. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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46. 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






47. Saint's plays






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






49. First director






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