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






2. 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






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






4. Director champions intention of playwright






5. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






6. Saint's plays






7. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






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






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






10. 'seeing place'






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






12. 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






13. Collection of mystery plays






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






15. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






16. Oversees artistic aspects of show






17. Saint's plays






18. Body - voice - mind


19. Designs costumes for the show






20. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






21. Seats 100-500; professional






22. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






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






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






25. Plays performed by the clergy in latin as part of the worship service in Christian monasteries and cathedrals during the Middle Ages.






26. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






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






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






29. Greatest dramatist of all time






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






31. The area farthest away from the audience






32. Author of play






33. Creates a visual home for the play






34. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






35. 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






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






37. Sentences/paragraph structure






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






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. Fee for each performance






41. Central character






42. When line of action suddenly switches






43. Sentences/paragraph structure






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






45. Seats 500-1800; professional.






46. Author of play






47. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






48. Physical commedy






49. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






50. Oversees artistic aspects of show