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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. Handles business aspects of show






2. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






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






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






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






6. In the middle ages - wagons with scenery used in processional staging






7. 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






8. First director






9. Appearance of truth






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






11. Saint's plays






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






13. 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.






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

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15. Actor in 5th century Greece






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

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17. 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






18. Scenery






19. Directors who operate with total control






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






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






22. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






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






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






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






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






27. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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28. 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






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






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






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

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33. Seats 500-1800; professional.






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






35. The area farthest away from the audience






36. Designs costumes for the show






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






38. When line of action suddenly switches






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






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

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






42. A flexible performance space (usually small) in which the actor/audience configuration can be easily changed for each production






43. Handles business aspects of show






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






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






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






47. Seats 100-500; professional






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






49. 'seeing place'






50. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights