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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Rhyming






2. Focused on thought - controversial






3. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






4. Causes trouble for the main character






5. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






6. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






7. Person who embodies a character on stage






8. Feel more in stage acting.






9. Works published before 1923






10. Used alienation to encourage distance






11. Italians






12. Was poetry for many years






13. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






14. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






15. Medea - The Bacchae






16. Controls the environment in the theatre






17. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






18. Units of action that build emotional intensity






19. Events progress forward in time






20. A chart that records the items of clothing worn by each actor in each scene of the play






21. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






22. Physical comedy that became popular with the downslide of religious theatre

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23. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






24. Based on the lives of the saints






25. Main character






26. Verse






27. High point of action






28. The person in charge of the financial business and aspects of a production.






29. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






30. Six elements - catharsis






31. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






32. Writer and first actor






33. Greek - actor






34. Proscenium arch/stage






35. Time (play had to take place within a 24 hour period) - place (the whole play must take place in a single location) - and action (single plot)






36. Feel more in stage acting.






37. A second or later round of auditions to which specific actors are invited






38. England's type of theatre






39. Plato thought it was harmful to be one thing and act like another

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40. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






41. Time (play had to take place within a 24 hour period) - place (the whole play must take place in a single location) - and action (single plot)






42. An entrance to elevated seating for the audience that runs underneath the audience and comes up to empty to the seating area






43. Movement of art and literature in 16th century - based on Greek and Roman works






44. Top of stage






45. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






46. Thomas Aquinas - literature can be dispersed at a faster rate






47. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






48. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






49. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






50. Rebellion against melodrama and romanticism - more based on character's psychological journey - controversial subject matter