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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. Biblical stories. From word Misterium meaning crafts/guild






2. Seats less than 100; amateur.






3. Author of play






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

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






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






7. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






8. 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






9. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






10. Action - place - time






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






12. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






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






14. Greatest dramatist of all time






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






16. 'dancing space'






17. The area farthest away from the audience






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






19. Collection of mystery plays






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






21. When line of action suddenly switches






22. A group of performers working together vocally and physically. A chorus of approximately 12-15 singer-dancers who interacted with and responded to the actors was an important element of ancient Greek theatre.






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






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






25. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






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






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






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






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






30. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






31. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






32. Second round of auditions to which specific actors are invited






33. 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






34. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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35. Creates a visual home for the play






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






37. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






38. Generally rhyming






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






40. Saint's plays






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






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






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






44. God of wine and fertility






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






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






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






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






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






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