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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. Sentences/paragraph structure






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






3. Action - place - time






4. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






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






6. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. First director






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






16. 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






17. Changeable scenery for specific plays (tragedies - comedies - pastoral tragicomedies). Appeared as early as 1508 and standardized approaches to such scenery were popularized by Sebastian Serlio. Ex: Wings - flats






18. God of wine and fertility






19. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion


20. Was in favor of theater






21. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






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






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






24. Sentences/paragraph structure






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






26. Generally rhyming






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






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






29. The area farthest away from the audience






30. 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






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


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






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






34. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






35. Actor in 5th century Greece






36. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






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






38. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






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






40. The area farthest away from the audience






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






42. Physical commedy






43. Body - voice - mind


44. A group of performers working together vocally and physically. A chorus of approximately 12-15 singer-dancers who interacted with and responded to the actors was an important element of ancient Greek theatre.






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


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






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


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






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


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