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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When line of action suddenly switches






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






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






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






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






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






7. Standard tool for casting productions






8. Oversees artistic aspects of show






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






10. Handles business aspects of show






11. Seats less than 100; amateur.






12. Planned actor movement






13. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






14. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






15. 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






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






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






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






19. God of wine and fertility






20. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






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






22. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






23. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






24. When line of action suddenly switches






25. Action - place - time






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






27. Director champions intention of playwright






28. Director champions intention of playwright






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






30. Saint's plays






31. Seats 100-500; professional






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






33. Standard tool for casting productions






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






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






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

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37. Creates a visual home for the play






38. Historical accuracy






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






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






41. Presentation style - external characteristics manipulated for desired effect - emphasis on vocal delivery






42. 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






43. 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






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






45. First director






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






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






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






49. Sentences/paragraph structure






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