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






2. Was in favor of theater






3. Historical accuracy






4. Directors who operate with total control






5. A specialist in dramatic literature and theatre history who serves as a consultant for production






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






7. Attempts to represent reality on stage






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


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






10. 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






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






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






13. Central character






14. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






15. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






16. Seats less than 100; amateur.






17. Spoken words






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






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






20. Sentences/paragraph structure






21. Collection of mystery plays






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






23. Creates a visual home for the play






24. Oversees artistic aspects of show






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






26. Body - voice - mind


27. 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






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






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






30. Physical commedy






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


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






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






34. Designs costumes for the show






35. 'seeing place'






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






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






38. Action - place - time






39. Historical accuracy






40. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






41. 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






42. The area farthest away from the audience






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






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






45. Called for naturalism - claiming that plays should show a 'slice of life'






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


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






48. Who or what opposes the central character






49. Saint's plays






50. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation