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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. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






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






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






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






5. Scenery






6. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






7. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






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






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






10. Historical accuracy






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






12. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion


13. Attempts to represent reality on stage






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






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. Scenery






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






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






19. Director champions intention of playwright






20. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






21. 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






22. Bertolt Brecht; wanted audience to think about what they were seeing rather than blindly feel. Accomplished by interrupting dramatic moments.






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






24. Body - voice - mind


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


26. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






27. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






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


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






30. 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






31. Oversees artistic aspects of show






32. Fee for each performance






33. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






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






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






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






37. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






38. 'seeing place'






39. 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






40. Physical commedy






41. 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






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






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






44. The area farthest away from the audience






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






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






47. Artistic decisions meant to communicate a specific interpretation of a play to the audience.






48. Standard tool for casting productions






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






50. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality