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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 standard tool for casting a production






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






3. Proscenium arch/stage






4. Greek - actor






5. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






6. Performs Actions of the Play






7. Rhyming






8. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






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






10. Rejection of neoclassicism -






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






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






13. Main character






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






15. Linear events progress forward in time






16. Imitation of character and action






17. Based on the lives of the saints






18. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






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






20. 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)






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






22. 'Storm and stress'






23. Grammatically based






24. Proscenium arch/stage






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






26. Rhyming






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






28. Rebellion against melodrama and romanticism - more based on character's psychological journey - controversial subject matter






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






30. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






31. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






32. Used alienation to encourage distance






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






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






35. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






36. Organization of action






37. Controls the environment in the theatre






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






39. Verse






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

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41. Focused on thought - controversial






42. The first director






43. 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






44. Used alienation to encourage distance






45. Was poetry for many years






46. The standard tool for casting a production






47. A second or later round of auditions to which specific actors are invited






48. Busiest person in the theatre






49. 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






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