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Theatre Appreciation 2

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






2. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






3. Creates a visual home for the play






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






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






6. Actor in 5th century Greece






7. God of wine and fertility






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






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






10. Designs costumes for the show






11. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






12. Sentences/paragraph structure






13. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






14. 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






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






16. 'seeing place'






17. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






18. Greatest dramatist of all time






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


20. The area farthest away from the audience






21. Plot - character - thought - language - music - spectacle


22. Passageways located underneath the seating that generally give access to the stage. (there are some in Maybee theatre






23. Body - voice - mind


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






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






26. Collection of mystery plays






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






28. Who or what opposes the central character






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






30. Director champions intention of playwright






31. Saint's plays






32. Seats 100-500; professional






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






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






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






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






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






38. In charge of communication and call cues. 'Busiest person in theater.'






39. Creates a visual home for the play






40. Plot - character - thought - language - music - spectacle


41. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






42. Fee for each performance






43. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






44. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






45. Action - place - time






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






47. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






48. Author of play






49. Seats 100-500; professional






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