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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 person in charge of the artistic aspects of theatrical production






2. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






3. Organization of action






4. Top of stage






5. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






6. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






7. Grammatically based






8. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






9. Emotional release






10. Performs Actions of the Play






11. The era we are currently in






12. Visible light source on stage






13. The first director






14. In a proscenium space - spaces offstage to the left and right for actors - crew - and scenery not yet in the visible performance space






15. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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16. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






17. Someone who writes plays






18. Was poetry for many years






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






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

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






22. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






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






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






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






26. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






27. 500-1800 people






28. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






29. Works published before 1923






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






31. The Oresteia - only surviving Greek trilogy - added 2nd actor






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






33. Linear events progress forward in time






34. 'Storm and stress'






35. Causes trouble for the main character






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






37. The standard tool for casting a production






38. 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






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






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






41. Controls the environment in the theatre






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






43. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






44. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






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






46. Six elements - catharsis






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






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






49. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






50. Italians