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






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

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






4. Author of play






5. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






6. Physical commedy






7. Was in favor of theater






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

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9. Secondary line of action






10. Planned actor movement






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






12. Standard tool for casting productions






13. Action - place - time






14. Directors who operate with total control






15. Seats less than 100; amateur.






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

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17. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






18. 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






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






20. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






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






22. Author of play






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






24. 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






25. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






26. 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






27. The central element of causal plot; two forces working against each other






28. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






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






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






31. Action - place - time






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






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






34. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






35. Spoken words






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






37. Greatest dramatist of all time






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






40. Generally rhyming






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






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






43. Director champions intention of playwright






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






45. Creates a visual home for the play






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






47. 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






48. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






49. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






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