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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. Emotional identification. Refers to audience participation






2. Historical accuracy






3. Saint's plays






4. Seats 500-1800; professional.






5. 'seeing place'






6. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






7. Central character






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






9. Greatest dramatist of all time






10. The actual meaning of dialogue behind the spoken words






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






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






13. Usher. Shows people to seats - checks tickets






14. Scenery






15. Director champions intention of playwright






16. Art that pushes recognized boundaries






17. The area farthest away from the audience






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






19. 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






20. 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






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. Push idea of reality - morality - and universality






23. Designs costumes for the show






24. Convincing actors were too powerful a tool of persuasion

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25. A musical play that tells a story and has spoken words as well as songs






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






27. Oversees the entire production crew - rehearsals & performance






28. Handles business aspects of show






29. The stage area closest to the audience; on the raked stage of the Renaissance theatres - the stage literally sloped downward as it got closer to the audience






30. 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






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






32. Work developed actors in realism and naturalism






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






34. Generally rhyming






35. 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






36. Recognize plays as intellectual property of playwright






37. Spoken words






38. Physical commedy






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






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






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






42. Seats less than 100; amateur.






43. Who or what opposes the central character






44. Oversees artistic aspects of show






45. Wrote the Orestia which is the only surviving trilogy






46. Was in favor of theater






47. Plays written before 1923 are no longer protected






48. Director champions intention of playwright






49. A musical play that tells a story and has spoken words as well as songs






50. Sentences/paragraph structure