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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. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






3. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






4. Linear events progress forward in time






5. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






6. Play reenacting biblical stories






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

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8. Ideas within the play






9. 'Emotion over intellect' - made to assault the senses - developed by Antonin Artaud






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






11. The era we are currently in






12. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






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






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






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






17. What characters do - what characters say about themselves - what others say about them






18. In the middle ages - wagons with scenery used in professional staging






19. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






20. Events progress forward in time






21. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






22. Someone who writes plays






23. Planned actor movement






24. Controls the environment in the theatre






25. Units of action that build emotional intensity






26. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






27. Major character at odds with social expectations






28. England's type of theatre






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






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






31. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






32. Professional - but all proceeds go back into the theatre - may require grants/donations






33. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






34. Scenery - costume - lighting - rhythm - movement - composition






35. A fee for each performance






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

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37. Artistic decisions meant to communicate a specific interpretation to the audience






38. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






39. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






40. Professional - but all proceeds go back into the theatre - may require grants/donations






41. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






42. Main character






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






44. Meetings before casting - brainstorming - shaping work into a unified concept






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






46. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






47. England's type of theatre






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






49. The first director






50. Grammatically based