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






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






3. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






4. Information needed to understand the play






5. 'Father of Realism'






6. Audience watches from 3 sides






7. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






8. Focused on thought - controversial






9. Focused on thought - controversial






10. Emotional release






11. Grammatically based






12. Performs Actions of the Play






13. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






15. 500-1800 people






16. In ancient Greece - a stage house upstage from the circular orchestra






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






18. Units of action that build emotional intensity






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






20. Play reenacting biblical stories






21. To see something in a 3 dimensional way


22. Events progress forward in time






23. Controls the environment in the theatre






24. Linear events progress forward in time






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






26. 'The Well Made Play' Credited with writing in between 440-500 plays - featured a melodramatic strategy






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






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






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






30. Ideas within the play






31. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






32. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






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






34. The standard tool for casting a production






35. Busiest person in the theatre






36. Busiest person in the theatre






37. Emotional release






38. Humorous - objective view point






39. Imitation of character and action






40. 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






41. A>B>C>D






42. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






43. Time (play had to take place within a 24 hour period) - place (the whole play must take place in a single location) - and action (single plot)






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






45. Major character at odds with social expectations






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






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






48. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






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






50. The person in charge of the financial business and aspects of a production.