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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. Controls the environment in the theatre






2. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






3. Italians






4. Was poetry for many years






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

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6. Six elements - catharsis






7. Top of stage






8. Humorous - objective view point






9. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






10. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






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






12. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






13. Medea - The Bacchae






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






15. Rejection of neoclassicism -






16. Units of action that build emotional intensity






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






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






19. Ideas within the play






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






21. Causes trouble for the main character






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






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






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






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






26. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






27. Audience watches from 3 sides






28. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






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






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

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31. Major character at odds with social expectations






32. 500-1800 people






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






34. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






35. Play reenacting biblical stories






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. Focused on thought - controversial






38. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






39. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






41. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






42. Not many props or detailed scenery






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






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






45. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






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






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






48. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






49. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






50. Someone who writes plays