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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Grecian attributed to writing the first tragedies then acting in them.






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






3. Seats 500-1800; professional.






4. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






5. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






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






7. Standard tool for casting productions






8. Historical accuracy






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






10. Person in charge of artistic aspect of theater production






11. Fee for each performance






12. Physical commedy






13. Oversees artistic aspects of show






14. Director champions intention of playwright






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






16. Idea/script - sets - lights - costumes - props - performers






17. A drafting of the plan of the set as seen from overhead. A ground plan shows where any scenic pieces or set props (such as furniture) are to be placed






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






19. Appearance of truth






20. Greatest dramatist of all time






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






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






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

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24. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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25. 'dancing space'






26. Saint's plays






27. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






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






29. Actor in 5th century Greece






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






31. Historical accuracy






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






33. Planned actor movement






34. 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






35. Physical commedy






36. Attempts to represent reality on stage






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






38. Generally rhyming






39. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






40. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






41. A drafting of the plan of the set as seen from overhead. A ground plan shows where any scenic pieces or set props (such as furniture) are to be placed






42. Attempts to represent reality on stage






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






44. Sentences/paragraph structure






45. Greatest dramatist of all time






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






47. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






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






49. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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50. Actor in 5th century Greece







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