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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. Oversees artistic aspects of show






2. Body - voice - mind

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3. Seats 100-500; professional






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






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






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






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






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






9. The area farthest away from the audience






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






11. Historical accuracy






12. Standard tool for casting productions






13. Oversees artistic aspects of show






14. Physical commedy






15. 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






16. First director






17. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






18. Central character






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






20. 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






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






22. Saint's plays






23. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






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






25. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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






27. 'seeing place'






28. Seats less than 100; amateur.






29. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






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






31. 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






32. 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






33. Scenery






34. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






35. Actor in 5th century Greece






36. God of wine and fertility






37. Body (dance - martial arts) - voice (projection - articulation - breathing) - and mind (improve - script analysis - character development)

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38. Fee for each performance






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






40. 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.






41. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






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






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






44. Appearance of truth






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






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

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47. 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






48. Spoken words






49. Physical commedy






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

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