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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. Plays with a moral message - good vs. evil






2. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






3. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






4. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






5. 'Father of Realism'






6. Controls the environment in the theatre






7. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






8. To see something in a 3 dimensional way


9. Moscow arts theatre - ensemble acting - psychological evaluation of character






10. The person in charge of the artistic aspects of theatrical production






11. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






12. Appearance of truth






13. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






14. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






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






16. Main character






17. Imitation of character and action






18. Works published before 1923






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






20. The first director






21. Six elements - catharsis






22. Controls the environment in the theatre






23. Proscenium arch/stage






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






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






26. Information needed to understand the play






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






28. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






29. Units of action that build emotional intensity






30. Major character at odds with social expectations






31. The era we are currently in






32. Rejection of neoclassicism -






33. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






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






35. Grammatically based






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






37. The person in charge of the artistic aspects of theatrical production






38. Proscenium arch/stage






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






40. 100-499 people






41. Major character at odds with social expectations






42. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






43. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






45. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






46. Moscow arts theatre - ensemble acting - psychological evaluation of character






47. Italians






48. Play reenacting biblical stories






49. Humorous - objective view point






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