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






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






3. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






4. Generally rhyming






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






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






7. Seats 500-1800; professional.






8. Seats less than 100; amateur.






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






10. Physical commedy






11. 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






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

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13. When line of action suddenly switches






14. First director






15. 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






16. Historical accuracy






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






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

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19. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






20. Designs costumes for the show






21. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






22. Secondary line of action






23. Saint's plays






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






25. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






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






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






28. Director champions intention of playwright






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






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






31. 'dancing space'






32. Planned actor movement






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






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






35. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






36. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. Fee for each performance






46. God of wine and fertility






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






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






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






50. Body - voice - mind

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