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






2. Fee for each performance






3. 'dancing space'






4. 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






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






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






7. Physical commedy






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






9. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






10. Sentences/paragraph structure






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






12. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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13. First director






14. Secondary line of action






15. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






16. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






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






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






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






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






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






22. Author of play






23. Body - voice - mind

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






25. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






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






27. 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






28. An actor/ audience configuration in which the audience is on only one side of the performance area; all audience members face the same direction.






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

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30. 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






31. Generally rhyming






32. 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






33. God of wine and fertility






34. Creates a visual home for the play






35. Standard tool for casting productions






36. Collection of mystery plays






37. God of wine and fertility






38. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






39. Humanity's struggle with good and evil






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






41. Directors who operate with total control






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






43. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






44. Seats 500-1800; professional.






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






46. Seats 500-1800; professional.






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






48. Greatest dramatist of all time






49. 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






50. Secondary line of action