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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. Medea - The Bacchae






2. 100-499 people






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






4. Feel more in stage acting.






5. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






6. 'Storm and stress'






7. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






8. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






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

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10. 100-499 people






11. Imitation of character and action






12. Used alienation to encourage distance






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






14. 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






15. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






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






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






18. Busiest person in the theatre






19. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






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






21. Visible light source on stage






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






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






24. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






25. Events that set off a major conflict






26. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






27. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






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

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






30. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






31. Requires actors to call on personal memories of situations similar to those of their characters






32. England's type of theatre






33. Performs Actions of the Play






34. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






35. Controls the environment in the theatre






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






37. Based on the lives of the saints






38. Gas lights - etc.






39. Linear events progress forward in time






40. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






41. Organization of action






42. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






43. Greek - actor






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






45. A group of actors - not just one star






46. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






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






48. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






49. An individual that aids the director in researching the play and its historical time period






50. Units of action that build emotional intensity