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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. Designs costumes for the show






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






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






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






5. Collection of mystery plays






6. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






7. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






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






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






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






11. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






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


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






14. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






15. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






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






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


18. Father of Epic theater - wanted people to think about what they were seeing - alienation effect.






19. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






20. Historical accuracy






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






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






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






24. Secondary line of action






25. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






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






27. Designs costumes for the show






28. God of wine and fertility






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






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






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






32. The area farthest away from the audience






33. 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






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






35. 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






36. Action - place - time






37. Author of play






38. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






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






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






41. Directors who operate with total control






42. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






43. 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.






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






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






46. Collection of mystery plays






47. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






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






49. Greatest dramatist of all time






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