Technical Theatre Semester 1 Mrs. Noel
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 The most common type of interior set is a _____ set. | box |
| A designer's sketch is called a _____ | Rendering |
| This type of stage has audience on all sides: | Arena |
| What 3 key factors reinforce the theme of the play?` | Set, Costume, Lighting |
| Colors differ from each other in hue, value and _____. | Intensity |
| The BGA's theater features a __________ stage. | Proscenium |
| What is a unit set | a basic stage setting from which several settings can be created |
| What does Blue represent? | Cool, Calm |
| What does yellow represent? | Happiness |
| What does Brown represent? | earthy, poverty stricken |
| What does white represent? | Pure |
| What Greek philosopher identified the key elements to a successful play? | Aristotle |
| The main character | Protagonist |
| The atmosphere helps bring out the feelings that create the ______ of the play | mood |
| The force against the Protagonist | Antagonist |
| The basic idea of a play is know as? | Theme |
| What is one narrative essential | Reasoning |
| Exposition | the info the audience needs in order to understand a play |
| Soliloquy | a speech in which the actors talk alone, speaking their thoughts aloud |
| Moral | a lesson or principle contained within a play or taught by a play. |
| Dialogue | the lines of a play |
| Who was the first actor? | Thespis |
| Medieval playgoers favorite character? | The devil |
| These were used by Commedia dell'arte actors? | Masks and Slapsticks |
| Romans are famous for? | Comedies |
| What type of theatre allowed women to act? | Commedia |
| Sophocles | greatest writer of Greek tragedies |
| Miracle and Morality | two types of plays written during Medieval |
| Most famous Commedia character | Arlecchino |
| In medieval days, wealthy, clergy and royals were the only ones who could | Read |
| Oedipus | killed his father and married his mother |
| Antigone | buried her brother, Oedipus' daughter |
| Which group had rules and regulations for actors? | Medievals |
| Who performed on wagons? | Medievals |
| Pantalone | a miserly,lecherous old man |
| Where did Commedia originate? | Italy |
| Roman plays tended to be _________. | Bawdy and displays of human wealth and power |
| Cycle | series of short plays depicting religious history |
| Amphitheaters belonged to ___________. | Greeks |
| A quick and easy way to resolve a plot? | Deus ex Machina |
| Commedia plots involved __________ characters. | Stereotyped |
| Who did the greeks not allow on stage? | Women |
| Mak | a thief with a shrewish wife |
| In The Second Shepards play, the bay resembled a______? | sheep |
| Dionysus | theatre was invented for this god |
| why did Catholics revive theatre? | for the people who could not read (Bible Stories) |
| Guild | wagons where bible stories were acted out at a religious festival |
| Greek philosopher who defined Tragedy | Aristotle |
| The type of comedy which focuses on physical antics | Low Comedy |
| This type of theatre ridicules human folly | Satire |
| Catharsis | the release of emotions in a tragedy |
| Whodunit | often set in courtroom |
| Tragic Hero | this character makes an error of judgement |
| Melodrama | stories of clear-cut good and evil |
| Farces | plots involve mistaken identities and improbable circumstances |
| Realism | type of play where characters act and talk as they do in real life |
| High Comedy is best described as _________ | Intellectual humor |
| A mermaid would most likely appear in this type of drama | Fantasy |
| Feeling pity and compassion is known as ________ | Pathos |
| Allegory | everthing is a symbol |
| Slapstick humor is most likely found in______ | Low Comedy |
| Shakespeare wrote 4 kinds of plays. What were they? | Comedies, Tragedies, Fantasies, Histories |
| Give an example of each kind of play: | Comedy: Comedy of Errors Tragedy: Romeo and Juliet Fantasies:The Tempest Histories:Henry V |
| How many plays did Shakespeare write? | 38 |
| What styles did Shakespeare write in? | Poetry, Prose, Iambic Pentameter |
| Where did Shakespeare have his plays? | The Globe Theatre |
| Where were the theatres in England? | In London, Theatres were banned. All were on the borders of London |
| What special effect were there in Shakespeare plays? | There was a live band that would play various sound effects. |
| Why did the characters have to describe night scenes? | They had to perform plays in day because they had no source of electricity. |
| Who restored theatre? | The french |
| How many actors were there in theatre companies in France? | 8-10 Actors |
| Who was Moliere? | a famous playwright, he wrote low comedies |
| What were some visual effects in Theatre of Restoration? | - Indoor theatres - Mansions were placed on three areas of stage - Actors provided own costumes |
| Facts about Theatre Companies: | - 35-40 members - By 1800 about 80 - Actors signed contracts limiting them to working with one particular company |
| Facts about Indoor Theatre: | - A deep apron - Proscenium arch - Flats painted in perspective - Candles and oil lamps provided lighting - Women allowed |
| Facts about Theatre of Restoration plays: | - Prologues and epilogue spoken by popular actors - Comedies of manners - Satirized the artificiality of the day - Plots were exposed in witty dialogue and consisted mainly of sexual intrigue among Londoners of high fashion |
| What style is most plays today? | Realistic |
| Who is considered the father of modern drama? | Henrik Ibsen |
| What are some of Henrik Ibsen's most famous plays | Doll House and Ghost |
| Who is Anton Chekhov? | a famous playwright. He was known for comedies. When he tried realistic style many could interpret |
| Who interpreted and made Chekhov's plays more realistic? | Stanislavski |
| When Americans first started off, what were there plays about | The 13 Colonies |
| What famous book, that was made into play, that is about slavery, that had 300 performances name? | Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| Who was Eugene O'Neil? Why were his plays so serious? | He was a famous playwright. His father was a famous actor that was only famous for one play and was an alcoholic. His Mother was an Opium addict. |
| What was a famous play of Eugene O'Neil | Long Day's Journey into Night |
| What are some of Arthur Miller's famous plays? | The Crucible and The American Dream |
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