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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. Physical commedy






2. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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3. 'seeing place'






4. Seats 100-500; professional






5. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






6. Was in favor of theater






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






8. When line of action suddenly switches






9. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






10. Handles business aspects of show






11. 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






12. Standard tool for casting productions






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






14. 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






15. 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






16. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






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






18. Director champions intention of playwright






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






20. Directors who operate with total control






21. Body - voice - mind

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22. Action - place - time






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






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






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






26. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






27. Oversees artistic aspects of show






28. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






29. Secondary line of action






30. Seats 500-1800; professional.






31. Collection of mystery plays






32. Creates a visual home for the play






33. The stage area closest to the audience; on the raked stage of the Renaissance theatres - the stage literally sloped downward as it got closer to the audience






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






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






36. Generally rhyming






37. Biblical stories. From word Misterium meaning crafts/guild






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






39. Fee for each performance






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






41. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






42. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






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






44. Standard tool for casting productions






45. A musical play that tells a story and has spoken words as well as songs






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






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






48. Seats 500-1800; professional.






49. Seats less than 100; amateur.






50. Sentences/paragraph structure