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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. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






2. Was in favor of theater






3. 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






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






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






6. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






7. Action - place - time






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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

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






19. Greatest dramatist of all time






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






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






22. Scenery






23. Fee for each performance






24. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






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






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






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






28. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






29. Appearance of truth






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






31. Central character






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






33. When line of action suddenly switches






34. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






35. Generally rhyming






36. Secondary line of action






37. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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38. Planned actor movement






39. Designs costumes for the show






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






41. Director champions intention of playwright






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






43. Sentences/paragraph structure






44. Oversees artistic aspects of show






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






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






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






48. Collection of mystery plays






49. Attempts to represent reality on stage






50. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets