Theatre Appreciation Midterm Review

the execution of the planned Production at one moment for one audience

the results of the climax are established, the main plotline is wrapped up

Happy could be categorized as a domestic Drama

Aesthetic Distance is the ability to give yourself over to the world of the play

all of the audible content of the production

the collaborative efforts of a group of artists that create a living embodiment of the Play for an audience to see

This type of tragedy focuses on those with high social position, with significant power/responsibility

The art of developing a story or Dialogue in the moment

the text as the author(s) wrote it. It exists as literature, but not yet as theater

The ability to give ourselves over to the story and believe in the world of the play and it’s characters

Works from the source material, strives for accuracy as well as impact

Catharsis is the purging of emotions

Past events, ideas, character details, and other information that is necessary to the story

Standard pattern of ten stressed and unstressed syllables

those who undertake the action of the play

character types that appear in many different literary forms across time, place, and culture

freedom from representational qualities in art

Pastiche is the combination of different styles to create a new work

the moment where the action of the play begins. Our dramatic conflict is established

The overall statement, point, or idea of the play

the literary character of the text, it’s language and tone

Climactic structure is by far the most common structure you will find

The ability to separate the world of the play from reality

Mockery by exaggeration

The structure and action of the play. What happens and how you find out about it

A political comedy

Fasted Paced, Physical Comedy... Often involves mistaken Identity and sexual misbehavior

Complications ensue, action occurs, and things are revealed

Convergent thinking is trying to come up with as many solutions as possible

change takes hold, loose ends are tied up, sometimes we see the long term consequences of the climax

people’s early attempts to understand what couldn't be explained in the world around them

An Embellished story from the ancient past of our culture about it's hero's

The ability to be physically aware of yourself while also functioning as a character

Which of the following is NOT one of the dramatic structures we discussed in class?

the point in the character's journey at which the playwright decides to begin telling their story

Anonymous is an adaptation

From the French, translates as “type”

all of the visual elements of the production

Reflects the struggles of lovers to be together, often ends happily

The point of maximum dramatic conflict/crisis. The point at which something must change

Mocks those who seek to enforce cultural conventions

The fuel for creativity