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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. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






2. Moscow arts theatre - ensemble acting - psychological evaluation of character






3. Based on the lives of the saints






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

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5. 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)






6. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






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






8. Rhyming






9. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






10. Main character






11. 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






12. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






13. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






14. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






15. Italians






16. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






17. In ancient Greece - the audience seating area at floor level immediately in front of the stage






18. Not many props or detailed scenery






19. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






20. A>B>C>D






21. Was poetry for many years






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






23. Linear events progress forward in time






24. The era we are currently in






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






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






27. 'Storm and stress'






28. The first director






29. Greek - actor






30. Verse






31. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






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






33. Planned actor movement






34. Grammatically based






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






36. 'Father of Realism'






37. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






38. Events that set off a major conflict






39. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






40. Professional - but all proceeds go back into the theatre - may require grants/donations






41. Major character at odds with social expectations






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






43. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






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






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






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






47. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






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






49. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






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