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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. Audience watches from 3 sides






2. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






3. Emile Zola - throws away traditional structure - 'slice of life'






4. Based on the lives of the saints






5. Not many props or detailed scenery






6. Visible light source on stage






7. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






8. Proscenium space






9. Collection of mystery plays - performed outdoors - festivals lasted 1-25 days






10. 500-1800 people






11. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






12. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






13. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






14. The first director






15. Used alienation to encourage distance






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






17. Was poetry for many years






18. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






19. Organization of action






20. Plot - Character - Thought - Language - Music - Spectacle

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21. Ideas within the play






22. Part of What is included in the text






23. Reality (violence happens offstage) - morality (needs to teach a moral lesson) - and universality






24. Occurs when something important is found - learned - or realized - during the action of the play






25. Plot - Character - Thought - Language - Music - Spectacle

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26. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






27. A group of educated men from Oxford and Cambridge Who wrote and performed for the professional public theatre






28. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






29. Production of plays in schools at primary - secondary - undergraduate - and graduate levels






30. A type of performance in which dialogue and action are not planned ahead of time and written down - but are made of on the spot by the actors






31. Shows that are produced to earn a profit for investors






32. Main character






33. Writer and first actor






34. 100-499 people






35. The actual meaning of the dialogue behind the words spoken






36. Amateur theatre in which shows are created by residents of a particular area who come together without being part of a professional or academic institution






37. Grammatically based






38. Major character at odds with social expectations






39. Gas lights - etc.






40. Based on the lives of the saints






41. Feel more in stage acting.






42. Performs Actions of the Play






43. In ancient Greece - a stage house upstage from the circular orchestra






44. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






45. Evokes emotions of pity and fear - serious - ends unhappily






46. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






47. Wrote 'The Republic' about people who would be allowed in his society






48. A drawing created by the lighting designer showing where each lighting instrument is to be hung






49. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






50. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax