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






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






3. Planned actor movement






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






5. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






6. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






7. Director champions intention of playwright






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






9. Secondary line of action






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






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






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






13. God of wine and fertility






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






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. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






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






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

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19. 'dancing space'






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






21. 'seeing place'






22. When line of action suddenly switches






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






24. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






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






26. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






27. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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28. 'dancing space'






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

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






31. 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






32. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






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






34. Generally rhyming






35. Director champions intention of playwright






36. Generally rhyming






37. 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






38. 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






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






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






41. Planned actor movement






42. Was in favor of theater






43. Central character






44. Appearance of truth






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






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

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






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

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






50. A musical play that tells a story and has spoken words as well as songs