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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
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1. When line of action suddenly switches






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






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






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






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






6. Body - voice - mind

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7. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






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






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






10. First director






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

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






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






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






15. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






16. Attempts to represent reality on stage






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

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






19. Planned actor movement






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






21. Sentences/paragraph structure






22. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






23. Saint's plays






24. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






25. Actor in 5th century Greece






26. Sentences/paragraph structure






27. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






28. Who or what opposes the central character






29. Seats 500-1800; professional.






30. Generally rhyming






31. Spoken words






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






33. Planned actor movement






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






35. Seats less than 100; amateur.






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






37. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






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






39. Scenery






40. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






41. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






42. Generally rhyming






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






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






45. Secondary line of action






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






47. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






48. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






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






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







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