Intro Theatre Midterm + Fall 2023 Names

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Commedia del arte stock character who has a huge belly, flails his arms around as he lectures people to impress them.

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What is the red curtain in a theatre called?

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Who is this classmate of yours?

What stage arrangement is this?

The space offstage where actors wait to enter

A low status character does which of these...

Lower class audience members who stood in front of the stage at The Globe Theatre in the Renaissance era.

What stage arrangement is this?

If an actor wears blue on stage, how do you counter the superstition that the theatre will go bankrupt?

To keep the ghosts happy in a theatre, what should theatre people do?

When women were first allowed on stage, what did people think of them?

Instead of saying "good luck," what do you say before a show?

The place where the audience sits in the theatre is called...

Where is the drummer located onstage?

The place where the audience sits in the theatre is called...

The area in front of the grand drape

Type of theatre characterized by life-like acting, social issues & complex characters. Doesn't wrap up neatly at the end

Which era is this stage from?

Which is NOT part of the definition of theatre ?

What does the Greek word "theatron" mean?

Who is this classmate of yours?

Only men were allowed to be in Greek dramas.

I can answer questions about the play Arid that we read in class. (if the answer is false, your better review!)

The star is located front center.

Type of antirealism that visually shows a character's internal emotions, not what is really there. i.e. makeup=anxiety

Which is NOT a part of the definition of theatre?

Where is the piano located onstage?

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Type of theatre that has a hero and a villain, a happy ending, and actors use exaggerated gestures

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The very first play was inscribed on a stone in Egypt. What was it called?

The stages in Medieval theatre are called

Considered the FIRST ACTOR because he stepped out of the Greek chorus and impersonated a character from the dithyramb...

Lower class audience members who stood in front of the stage at The Globe in Renaissance era. Sometimes threw tomatoes.

It is bad luck to give flowers on opening night of a play.

Theatre in which actions are simultaneously occurring in several playing areas. Audience can move around.

Movable stage used during the Medieval period for the performance of biblical stories

Which era is this stage from?

Era of theatre characterized by Christian stories told on pageant wagons; were intended to evangelize audiences

Commedia del arte servant stock character with a low center of gravity; mischevious with catlike movements

The diamond is located upstage left.

Commedia del arte stock character who is a greedy, stingy, man. He looks around like a chicken.

In realism, the invisible wall between the audience and the stage. The actors do not acknowledge the audience.

Type of antirealism focusing on the pointlessness of existence. Uses cyclical fast dialogue to show a state of mind.

Which stage arrangement is this?

Space not intended for theatre but is converted into a production space

Saying Macbeth in a theatre will bring baaaaaad luck.

Italian Renaissance theatre that focused on physical comedy and stock characters

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High status is better than low status.

Viewpoints: short movement used to communicate something to another person (i.e. peace sign, high five)

What stage arrangement is this?

Where did theatre originate?

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