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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
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1. To control the environment in the theatre - influence audience's emotional involvement - and communicate information

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2. Author of play






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






4. Creates a soundtrack to support the show. It may be recorded or live






5. Planned actor movement






6. Seats 500-1800; professional.






7. Generally rhyming






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






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






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






11. Directors who operate with total control






12. Attempts to represent reality on stage






13. Historical accuracy






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






15. 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






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






17. Seats less than 100; amateur.






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

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19. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






20. Designs costumes for the show






21. Who or what opposes the central character






22. Causal play structure. A ? B ? C






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






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






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






27. 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






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






29. Seats 100-500; professional






30. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






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






32. Attempts to represent reality on stage






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

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34. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






35. Appearance of truth






36. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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37. 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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Body - voice - mind

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






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

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






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

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

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






49. 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






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







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