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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
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1. An actor/ audience configuration in which the audience is on only one side of the performance area; all audience members face the same direction.






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

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






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






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






6. In charge of communication and call cues. 'Busiest person in theater.'






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






8. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






9. Style of production that acknowledges theatricality and does not attempt to created the impression of 'real life' on the stage. Presentational scenery - costumes - and lighting may suggest - distort - or even abstract reality. Presentational acting m






10. 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






11. 'seeing place'






12. Historical accuracy






13. 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






14. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






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






16. Planned actor movement






17. The area farthest away from the audience






18. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






19. Planned actor movement






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






21. Was in favor of theater






22. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






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






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






25. Secondary line of action






26. Who or what opposes the central character






27. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






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






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






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

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






32. 'dancing space'






33. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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






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






36. First director






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






38. First director






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






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






41. Standard tool for casting productions






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






43. Seats 100-500; professional






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






45. Physical commedy






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






47. Greatest dramatist of all time






48. 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






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






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







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