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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. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






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






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






4. Central character






5. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






10. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






11. Action - place - time






12. God of wine and fertility






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






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






15. Attempts to represent reality on stage






16. Action - place - time






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






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






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






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






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






22. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






23. Body - voice - mind

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






25. Oversees artistic aspects of show






26. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






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






28. An actor/audience configuration in which the audience is on 3 sides of the performance area. (maybe theatre)






29. Actor in 5th century Greece






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






31. Handles business aspects of show






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






33. Seats 100-500; professional






34. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






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






36. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






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

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






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






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






41. Idea/script - sets - lights - costumes - props - performers






42. 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






43. Was in favor of theater






44. First director






45. Actor in 5th century Greece






46. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






47. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






48. Was in favor of theater






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






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