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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Appearance of truth






3. Saint's plays






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






5. Attempts to represent reality on stage






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






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






8. Collection of mystery plays






9. Director champions intention of playwright






10. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






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






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






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






14. Body - voice - mind

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15. 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.






16. God of wine and fertility






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






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






19. Group of influential - educated Renaissance playwrights






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






21. Standard tool for casting productions






22. The area farthest away from the audience






23. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






24. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






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






26. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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27. Historical accuracy






28. A dramatic genre featuring a conflict between good and bad characters - fast paced action - a spectacular climax - and poetic justice






29. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






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






31. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






32. Actor in 5th century Greece






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






34. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






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






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






37. 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






38. Appearance of truth






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






40. 'seeing place'






41. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






42. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






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






44. When line of action suddenly switches






45. Directors who operate with total control






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

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47. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






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






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






50. Collection of mystery plays