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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 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






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






3. 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






4. Standard tool for casting productions






5. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






6. 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






7. Author of play






8. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






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






10. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






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






12. Oversees artistic aspects of show






13. Attempts to represent reality on stage






14. Generally rhyming






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






16. 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






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






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






19. Creates a visual home for the play






20. 'dancing space'






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. Designs costumes for the show






26. 'seeing place'






27. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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28. Appearance of truth






29. 'dancing space'






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






31. Handles business aspects of show






32. Body - voice - mind

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33. Collection of mystery plays






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






35. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






36. First director






37. Generally rhyming






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






39. Pioneer of realism who challenged audiences to face their personal demons






40. 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






41. Body - voice - mind

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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. Designs costumes for the show






45. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






46. 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






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






48. Written by Aeschylus. Only surviving trilogy






49. Seats less than 100; amateur.






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