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0
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Catharsis

A

Purging of emotion

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What did Aristotle mean by “pity and fear “ when watching a tragedy?

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Pity the hero fear for themselves

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Name of the essay Aristotle wrote that discussed theatre

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The poetics

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3
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3 unities

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Time- 24hrs
Place- location
Action- 1 plot

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4
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3 levels of comedy

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High- verbal
Low- physical
Situational- domestic

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5
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Tragicomedy

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Serious topics that provoke laughter & express the lack of coherent values in the world

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6
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Melodrama

A

Action-adventure good versus evil

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7
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Realism

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Real true to life

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8
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Passion plays

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Plays about the crucifixion of Christ

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9
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Neoclassicism

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Went back to Aristotle’s ideas

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10
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Was violent shown on stage in ancient Greek theater

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No

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Was it the Greeks or the Romans who perform theater as a religious ritual

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The Greeks worshiped Dionysus

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12
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For major ancient Greek playwrights

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Sophocles
Euripides
Aristophanes
Aeschylus

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13
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When was the Elizabethan era

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Late 1500s to early 1600s

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14
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What might have you seen if you attended theater during the Elizabethan era

A

No women
groundlings
and three tiered seating

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15
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When was Shakespeare writing

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Late 1500s to early 1600s

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16
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What is an arena stage

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Seating on all sides

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17
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What is the raked stage

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Popular in the Renaissance
tilted stage
slanted towards audience

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18
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What is a thrust stage

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Three side seating

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19
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What is the green room

A

Relaxation room for actors

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20
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Identify different stage directions

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Upstate right 
upstage center 
upstage left 
stage right 
centerstage 
stage left 
downstage right 
down stage center 
downstage left
21
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Continental seating versus American seating what is the difference

A

American seating has Isles

22
Q

What are the wings of the stage area

A

Backstage sides

23
Q

What are the four major areas of design

A

Lighting sound costume scenery

24
Q

Producers job duties

A

Have to find investors

25
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Stage manager duties

A

Assist directors
records blocking
calls cues
assist with communications

26
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What does the director do

A

Come up with blocking
research
instructs actors

27
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Define blocking

A

To tell actors were to move

28
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When did the position of director develop in theater

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Late 1800s

29
Q

What is a character actor

A

Plays old or unusual whirls

30
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How do you agents get paid

A

When they booked an actor work only get 10%

31
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What is actors equity Association

A

And actors union

32
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Who was Stanislavski

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The founder of modern acting theory or training

33
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What is a linear play structure

A

Story told in order

34
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What is a nonlinear play structure

A

Story told out of order flashbacks etc.

35
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What are royalties

A

Fees paid to play rights to produce play

36
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Why was Showboat important to musical theater

A

It contained a strong plot

37
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What does a choreographer do

A

Comes up with dances

38
Q

What is a book musical

A

Everything serves to tell the story plot

39
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What was the show that begin the Golden age of musicals

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Oklahoma

40
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How were early musicals different then shows during the Golden age of musicals

A

Early musicals contained songs and dances while the Golden age was family-friendly and based on book musicals

41
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What is one reason that theater is so expensive to produce

A

The actors technical musicians designers etc. the labor is costly

42
Q

What is one difference between commercial nonprofit theater

A

Commercial theater involves investors

43
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Can people who work at nonprofit organizations be paid

A

Yes
nonprofit examples:
schools libraries charities and YMCA

44
Q

Which type of theater has investors commercial or nonprofit

A

Commercial

45
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If you donate money to a nonprofit theater can you write it off on your income tax

A

Yes

46
Q

What is one difference between Broadway and off-off Broadway

A

Off off Broadway is a nonprofit

47
Q

Where do you nonprofit theaters get most of their money for operating expenses

A

Donations and grants

48
Q

Where did theater begin

A

Ancient Greece

49
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Why did theater stop during the dark ages

A

Religious reasons

50
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What does the term curtain mean in theater

A

What time the play starts or begins

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