Texes Theatre Test (180)

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Ensemble

Back 1

A group that performs together and are viewed as a whole.

Hint 1

Front 2

Environmental staging

Back 2

Aimed at heightened audience awareness by eliminating the distinction between the audience and the actors space.

Front 3

Sense memory

Back 3

Actor uses personal experience to enrich portrayal of a character.

Front 4

Calling a show

Back 4

Initiating lighting, sound, and scene shift cues.

Front 5

Director

Back 5

Controls artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the script while guiding technical crew and actors.

Front 6

Set designer

Back 6

Design the physical surroundings in which the action will take place.

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Spine

Back 7

The main action or central message.

Front 8

Theatre in Ancient Greece

Back 8

Old comedy, political and sardonic

Front 9

Theatre in Rome

Back 9

Closely associated with new comedy; domestic style.

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Naturalist Theatre

Back 10

Characters were regarded as products of their environment and heredity.

Front 11

Farce

Back 11

Farfetched, exaggerated, light tone, cartoonist situations

Hint 11

Front 12

Commedia dell'arte

Back 12

A form of theatre characterized by masked "types".

Hint 12

Began in Italy in the 16th century

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Black box

Back 13

Can be configured to any desired staging/seating arrangement. Staging options are not limited by the placement of staging areas and audience seating.

Hint 13

Front 14

Cue sheet

Back 14

Records each movement or change in the lights linking to a specific point in the script.

Front 15

Set piece

Back 15

Serves as a focal point for the set design and frequently for the action of the play.

Hint 15

Front 16

Scrim

Back 16

Loosely woven fabric

Hint 16

-Opaque when lit from the front and hides what's behind it.

-transparent when lit from the back.

Front 17

Gobo

Back 17

Used to shield a lens from light

Hint 17

Can be used to project a shape when placed in front of a spotlight.

Front 18

Flood light

Back 18

Normally used for lighting flat scenery.

Hint 18

Front 19

Profile spot light

Back 19

Can be used to cut shapes and project gobos.

Hint 19

Front 20

Fresnal spotlight

Back 20

Causes light to scatter, producing a softer edge.

Hint 20

Barn doors

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Par can

Back 21

Very harsh, strong beam of light that creates a dramatic affect

Hint 21

Rock concerts

Front 22

Scoop light

Back 22

Generally used to light a back drop.

Hint 22

Front 23

Flat

Back 23

A piece of stage scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with stretched canvas, hard board, or other material.

Hint 23

Front 24

Unit set

Back 24

Standard group of objects which together can be used to represent walls.

Hint 24

Two fold, three fold flats

Front 25

Proscenium

Back 25

The frame or arch separating the stage from the auditorium.

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Located between the curtain and the orchestra.

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Thrust

Back 26

A stage that extends forward into the auditorium, with seating on three sides.

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Also called open stage

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Arena

Back 27

Open area for acting or entertainment placed in the center of an auditorium with seats on all sides.

Front 28

Platform

Back 28

Stationary, standard flat surface surrounded on 3 sides by the audience

Front 29

Cyclorama

Back 29

A curved curtain, cloth, or other screen used to close off back stage and part of the wings.

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Creates the impression of 3D space

Front 30

New comedy

Back 30

Greek comedy with complex plots revolving around problems like mistaken identity, unrequited love, and household disputes.

Front 31

Neoclassical tragedy

Back 31

Return to the values and conventions of classical Greek drama.

Hint 31

15th century Italian scholars

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Surrealism

Back 32

Subconscious experience. Realizing the creative potential of the unconscious mind.

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Naturalism

Back 33

Aimed to present ordinary life as accurately as possible without romantic illusions or literary artifice.

Hint 33

19th century

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Epic theatre

Back 34

A form of political drama intended to appeal to reason rather than emotions.

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Theatre of cruelty

Back 35

Violent and ritualistic form of theatre

Hint 35

Antonin Artaud

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Contemporary theatre

Back 36

Modern, of the present time

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Melodrama

Back 37

Sensational play with fast implausible action and larger than life villains and heroes.

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19th century

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U.S. Copyright Law

Back 38

Any work published prior to January 1, 1923 is part of the public domain.

Front 39

The Resroration

Back 39

1650-1700

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18th Century Theatre

Back 40

1700-1800

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Victorian Melodrama

Back 41

1800-1900

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Greek Theatre

Back 42

1200 BC- 500AD

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Medieval Theatre

Back 43

500-1500

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Commedia dell'arte

Back 44

1500-1700

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Elizabeth & Jacobean

Back 45

1550-1650

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Process-centered drama

Back 46

Teacher and students work together to create an imaginary dramatic world and work within that world to explore a particular problem, situation, or theme for the benefit of the participants.

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Production-centered drama

Back 47

For the benefit of an audience

Front 48

Dramaturg

Back 48

Theory and practice of dramatic composition.

Front 49

Fourth wall

Back 49

Actor takes no cognizance of the audience

Hint 49

An imaginary barrier sealing off the proscenium.

Front 50

Catharsis

Back 50

The purging of the emotions of an audience through the feeling of pity and terror evoked by witnessing a tragedy.

Hint 50

A concept defined by Aristotle in his poetics.

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TEKS

Back 51

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills