Visual Art Terms
Theater Terms 1
Theater Terms 2
Theater Terms 3
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100

type of column that is the simplest of the 3

DORIC
100

group of musicians who provide the music

ORCHESTRA

100

environment of a play which includes scenery and furniture

SET

100

sequence of events that make up a story

PLOT

100

architect who designed Falling Water and The Guggenheim Museum

Frank Lloyd Wright

200

Tell me the 3 primary colors.

RED, YELLOW, BLUE

200

serious play where the main character suffers a downfall and the play doesn't end happily

TRAGEDY

200

small items used by the actor on stage

PROP
200

beginning of a story which introduces the characters and the setting

EXPOSITION

200

architect who designed the glass pyramid at the Louvre museum and The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

IM Pei

300
a point moving in space

LINE

300

to "try out" for a play

AUDITION

300
event that happens in the past
FLASHBACK
300

the most exciting and intense moment when the story reaches a turning point

CLIMAX
300

art movement meaning "rebirth"

Leonardo Da Vinci painted during this time

RENAISSANCE

400
focal point of art that captures the viewer's attention
EMPHASIS
400

a light and amusing play with a happy ending

COMEDY

400
main section of a play (most have 2)

ACT

400

stage where the performance area is surrounded by the audience on 3 sides

THRUST
400

art movement meaning "irregular pearl"


BAROQUE

500

the path the viewer's eye takes in a work

MOVEMENT
500

choreographed movement and positioning the actors on the stage

BLOCKING
500

short speech by a character to the audience that is not heard by the other characters

ASIDE

500
stage where the audience sits on one side facing the performance

PROSCENIUM 

500
art movement focused on light and its qualities

Monet painted during this art movement

IMPRESSIONISM

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