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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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A universally accepted truth

A

Objective Truth

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2
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An individual Truth

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Subjective Truth

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3
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A large emotional release (Crying, laughing, screaming, etc.)

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Catharsis

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4
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Arrangement where the stage is in the middle and the audience is on all 4 sides of the stage

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Arena formation

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5
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Arrangement where the stage comes out from one side and the audience is on 3 sides of the stage

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Thrust formation

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6
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Arrangement where the stage is on one side (typically framed) and the audience is all on 1 side of the stage

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Proscenium formation

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7
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Arrangement where the stage is long and thin and the audience is on either (2) side(s) of the stage

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Ally formation

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8
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Type of theatre represented by some kind of school

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Academic Theatre

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9
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Type of theatre where the actors are unpaid

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Community Theatre

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10
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Type of theatre where the actors are paid and typically part of a union (Hint: divided into 2 types)

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Professional Theatre

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11
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Americas theatre district–Most well known commercial theaters in America (Hint: actors are paid)

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Broadway Theatre

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12
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A professional or semi-professional theater company that produces its own seasons (Hint: actors are paid)

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Regional Theatre

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13
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Antagonist of Antigone

A

Antigone

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14
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Protagonist of Antigone

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Creon (Uncle-Daddy)

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15
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God of wine, revelry, merriment, and FERTILITY

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Dionysus

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16
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Song of praise or worship to Dionysus

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Dithyramb

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17
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The wall behind the stage in a theatron in Athens

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Skene

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18
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The first actor, stepped out of the chorus and created dialog between himself and the chorus.

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Thespis

19
Q

Wrote plays with 2 actors, creating true dialog and anticipation of unknown reactions

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Aeschlysus (Good luck spelling that!)

20
Q

Wrote plays with 3 actors, creating more complex interactions and making anticipation even more fun

A

Sophocles

21
Q

Annual spring festival praising Dionysus lasting 3 days. Each play-write would present 3 tragedies and 1 satyr (Hint: it sounds like a location but it is not, it is a festival!)

A

City Dionysus

22
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Who had the first democracy?

A

Greeks

23
Q

A type of play which begins with union and ends in separation (Hint: this was the first type of play)

A

Tragedy

24
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A type of play which consisted of an actor wearing a costume depicting a large phallus hanging from the waste, the actor made fun of the rich people in the audience (Hint: origin of the word “satire”. Also this was the second type of play)

A

Satyr

25
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A type of play which begins with some form of separation and ends in union

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Comedy (Think of any RomCom ever)

26
Q

Who was the architect of the Wyly theater?

A

Joshua Prince

27
Q

Who was the architect of the Teatro Olimpico

A

Andre Piladio

28
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Which theater used Forced Visual Perspecive (single vanishing point), a Permanent Set, was an Academic Theater (wealthy wanting to be scholars), and is the Oldest Indoor Theater (used lamp light)? (Hint: Highly influenced by Roman theaters)

A

Olimpico

29
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Which theater had the First Proscenium Arch, the Ability to Manipulate Light, Wings, a Moveable Set, Spectacle (multiple vanishing points), and created the 4th Wall by Framing the Stage?

A

Farnese

30
Q

Which theater is Ridiculously Versatile, has Audience Manipulation, and can be open for events other than theater?

A

Wyly

31
Q

A type of play where: Time passes in a linear motion, dialog matches time and place, the 4th wall is preserved, the situations can happen in real life, and there are no supernatural elements

A

Realism

32
Q

When an actor talks to the audience but other actors are not aware/cannot hear

A

Aside

33
Q

Intense bodily gestures that actors use so that audiences understand emotions from far away

A

Melodrama

34
Q

What is this?
1) Body and voice must be in tune to what you’re doing.
2) Authenticity–Actors must project without contrivance, finding the balance between pleasing front and back rows of the theater.
3) Analyze text–Understand your character and why they’re doing what they do.
4) Magic IF/Sense Memory/Emotional Memory Recall.
5) Observation–Understanding the reactions of others and taking note.
6) Discovery (being in the moment)/Present.
7) Repeat
(Hint: Secret actual first step is relaxation)

A

The Stanislavsky System

35
Q

Muscle memory of sensual experiences

A

Sense Memory

36
Q

Recalling past emotional experiences

A

Emotional Recall

37
Q

Imaginary circumstances

A

Magic IF

38
Q

A thing that a character wants which keeps them going

A

Objectives

39
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The action a character uses to complete their objectives

A

Tactics

40
Q

The thing/person that is stopping a character from getting their objectives

A

Obstacles

41
Q

The unspoken words communicated between characters

A

Subtext

42
Q

Antagonist of Three Sisters

A

Natasha

43
Q

Protagonist of Three Sisters

A

Irina, Masha, Olga

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