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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. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






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






3. Seats less than 100; amateur.






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






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






6. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






7. 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






8. Biblical stories. From word Misterium meaning crafts/guild






9. Collection of mystery plays






10. Designs costumes for the show






11. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






12. Secondary line of action






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






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






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






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






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






18. Seats 100-500; professional






19. Seats less than 100; amateur.






20. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






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






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






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






24. Physical commedy






25. Author of play






26. A group of performers working together vocally and physically. A chorus of approximately 12-15 singer-dancers who interacted with and responded to the actors was an important element of ancient Greek theatre.






27. 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






28. Central character






29. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






30. Saint's plays






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






32. Standard tool for casting productions






33. 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






34. God of wine and fertility






35. Sentences/paragraph structure






36. Action - place - time






37. Author of play






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






39. Seats 100-500; professional






40. God of wine and fertility






41. Creates a visual home for the play






42. 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






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






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






45. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






46. A group of performers working together vocally and physically. A chorus of approximately 12-15 singer-dancers who interacted with and responded to the actors was an important element of ancient Greek theatre.






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






48. 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






49. Fee for each performance






50. Creates a visual home for the play