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Theatre Appreciation 2

Subject : performing-arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Greatest dramatist of all time






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






3. Was in favor of theater






4. Physical commedy






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






6. Grecian attributed to writing the first tragedies then acting in them.






7. Saint's plays






8. Historical accuracy






9. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






10. Seats less than 100; amateur.






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






12. Central character






13. Sentences/paragraph structure






14. Saint's plays






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






16. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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17. Collection of mystery plays






18. Designs costumes for the show






19. Handles business aspects of show






20. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






21. 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.






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






23. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






24. Scenery






25. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






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






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






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






29. Attributed to writing over 700 plays






30. 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






31. Director champions intention of playwright






32. Attempts to represent reality on stage






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. Seats less than 100; amateur.






41. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






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

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43. Who or what opposes the central character






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






45. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






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






47. Actor in 5th century Greece






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






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






50. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation







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