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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. Author of play






2. Directors who operate with total control






3. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






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






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






6. Director champions intention of playwright






7. Designs costumes for the show






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






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






10. 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






11. Who or what opposes the central character






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






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






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






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






16. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






17. 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






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






19. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






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

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






22. Central character






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






24. Seats 100-500; professional






25. Handles business aspects of show






26. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






27. Sentences/paragraph structure






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

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






30. Attempts to represent reality on stage






31. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






32. To control the environment in the theatre - influence audience's emotional involvement - and communicate information

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33. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






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

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35. Creates a visual home for the play






36. Seats 500-1800; professional.






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






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






39. 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






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






41. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






42. Appearance of truth






43. Scenery






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






45. Physical commedy






46. A movement that rejected nearly every aspect of neoclassicism - celebrated the natural world - and valued intense emotion and individuality.






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






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






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

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50. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets