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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Plot - Character - Thought - Language - Music - Spectacle

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






3. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






4. Organization of action






5. The standard tool for casting a production






6. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






7. Born in Stafford Upon Avon - studied Latin in school - wrote 30 plays






8. A group of actors - not just one star






9. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






10. The first director






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






12. Suggest - distort - or abstract reality - deliberately incomplete - impossible in real life






13. High point of action






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






15. The era we are currently in






16. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






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

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

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19. Causes trouble for the main character






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

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21. The standard tool for casting a production






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






23. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






24. Emotional release






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






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






27. Used alienation to encourage distance






28. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






29. A fee for each performance






30. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






31. Someone who writes plays






32. Main character






33. Main character






34. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






35. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






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






37. Events that set off a major conflict






38. Feel more in stage acting.






39. Planned actor movement






40. 100-499 people






41. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






42. Focused on thought - controversial






43. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






44. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






45. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






46. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






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






48. Born in Stafford Upon Avon - studied Latin in school - wrote 30 plays






49. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






50. Imitation of character and action






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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