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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. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






3. Focused on thought - controversial






4. Appearance of truth






5. Born in Stafford Upon Avon - studied Latin in school - wrote 30 plays






6. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






7. Used alienation to encourage distance






8. Experimental - popular between 1890's-1960's






9. Performs Actions of the Play






10. Based on the lives of the saints






11. 500-1800 people






12. In ancient Greece - the audience seating area at floor level immediately in front of the stage






13. Emotional release






14. Works published before 1923






15. Experimental - popular between 1890's-1960's






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






17. Secondary line of action that is included in the plot/story






18. 'Father of Realism'






19. Practitioners do not rely on theatrical activity for their livelihood






20. Busiest person in the theatre






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






22. Secondary line of action that is included in the plot/story






23. Writer and first actor






24. Organization of action






25. Information needed to understand the play






26. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






27. The period of work in which the show is made ready for the stage.






28. A fee for each performance






29. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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






31. Events that set off a major conflict






32. Play reenacting biblical stories






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






34. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






35. Rejection of neoclassicism -






36. Requires actors to call on personal memories of situations similar to those of their characters






37. Grammatically based






38. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






39. Series of short stories






40. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






41. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






42. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






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






44. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






45. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






46. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






47. The first director






48. Series of short stories






49. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






50. A group of actors - not just one star