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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. Movement based on study of ancient Greek and Roman culture






2. Fee for each performance






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






4. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






5. Secondary line of action






6. 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






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






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






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

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






11. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






12. Sentences/paragraph structure






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






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






15. Generally rhyming






16. Sentences/paragraph structure






17. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






18. Planned actor movement






19. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






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






21. Standard tool for casting productions






22. The area farthest away from the audience






23. 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.






24. Saint's plays






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






26. Appearance of truth






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






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






29. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






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






31. Spoken words






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

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33. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






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






35. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






36. Handles business aspects of show






37. Director champions intention of playwright






38. Fee for each performance






39. 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






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






41. Physical commedy






42. Physical commedy






43. Action - place - time






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






45. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






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






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






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






49. Oversees artistic aspects of show






50. Scenery