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Drama comes from the Greek dran, which means
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What is our class using as the formal definition of "theatre?"
That body of artistic work in which actors portray characters in a live performance of a scripted play
Which mode of performance acknowledges the audience—as in the case of the nightclub performer who sings, dances, jokes, and responds overtly to applause?
the presentational mode
The distinctive feature of theatre, which separates it from other arts, is that theatre employs:
impersonation
In classical times, what physical and symbolic element separated the actors from the audience?
The actors wore masks.
Theatre signifies all the following EXCEPT:
the stage and backstage spaces.
The English word for person comes from the Latin word for:
mask
Class requirements include seeing how many live plays?
Two
Theatre is an art because it:
structures meaning without providing dogma
Theatre comes from theatron, which means:
seeing place
While both theatre and sport are public spectacles, theatre differs from sports activities because:
theatre has a pre-ordained ending
Live performance is a term that encompasses theatre, film, television and new media.
False
Performance is a strictly theatrical phenomenon
False
"Play" and "performance" are interchangeable terms
False
What is plagiarism?
when a student misrepresents the work of another as his or her own