Intro Theatre Midterm + Fall 2023 Names

Who is this classmate of yours?

Who is this classmate of yours?

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

What does the Greek word "theatron" mean?

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

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

What is the red curtain in a theatre called?

Which is NOT a part of the definition of theatre?

The diamond is located upstage left.

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

Saying Macbeth in a theatre will bring baaaaaad luck.

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

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

Which stage arrangement is this?

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

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

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

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

Which era is this stage from?

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

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

Which era is this stage from?

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

Who is this classmate of yours?

The star is located front center.

The stages in Medieval theatre are called

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

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

The space offstage where actors wait to enter

Where is the piano located onstage?

Who is this classmate of yours?

Who is this classmate of yours?

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

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

A low status character does which of these...

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

Which is NOT part of the definition of theatre ?

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

The area in front of the grand drape

Where is the drummer located onstage?

Who is this classmate of yours?

Who is this classmate of yours?

What stage arrangement is this?

Who is this classmate of yours?

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

Only men were allowed to be in Greek dramas.

Italian Renaissance theatre that focused on physical comedy and stock characters

High status is better than low status.

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

What stage arrangement is this?

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

Who is this classmate of yours?

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

Who is this classmate of yours?

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

What stage arrangement is this?

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

Where did theatre originate?