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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. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






2. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






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






4. Plays with a moral message - good vs. evil






5. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






6. Ideas within the play






7. 'Storm and stress'






8. Linear events progress forward in time






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






10. Rhyming






11. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






12. Series of short stories






13. Occurs when a line of action suddenly veers to the opposite






14. Based on the lives of the saints






15. Organization of action






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






17. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






18. Naturalism - throw away traditional structure - 'slice of life'






19. Performs Actions of the Play






20. Italians






21. 100-499 people






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






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






24. A fee for each performance






25. Verse






26. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






27. Busiest person in the theatre






28. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






29. Rejection of neoclassicism -






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






31. Six elements - catharsis






32. Blend of union and non-union actors - sometimes housed in non-traditional locations






33. Main character






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






35. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






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






37. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






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

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39. 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






40. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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






42. Grammatically based






43. Information needed to understand the play






44. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






45. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






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






47. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






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

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






50. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy