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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. Central character






2. Action - place - time






3. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






4. Attempts to represent reality on stage






5. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






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






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






8. God of wine and fertility






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






10. 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






11. Sentences/paragraph structure






12. Seats less than 100; amateur.






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






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

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15. Designs costumes for the show






16. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






17. Body - voice - mind

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






19. When line of action suddenly switches






20. Who or what opposes the central character






21. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






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






23. Planned actor movement






24. Central character






25. 'dancing space'






26. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






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






28. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






29. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






30. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






31. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






32. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






33. First director






34. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






35. 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






36. 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






37. Director champions intention of playwright






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






39. 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






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






41. Author of play






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






43. Collection of mystery plays






44. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






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. Standard tool for casting productions






47. Historical accuracy






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






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






50. 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