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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. Grammatically based






3. Wrote 'The Republic' about people who would be allowed in his society






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






5. Six elements - catharsis






6. The era we are currently in






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






8. Main character






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






10. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






11. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






12. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






13. Gas lights - etc.






14. Performs Actions of the Play






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






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






17. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






18. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






19. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






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






21. Person who embodies a character on stage






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






23. England's type of theatre






24. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






25. Based on the lives of the saints






26. Was poetry for many years






27. Proscenium space






28. The era we are currently in






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

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30. 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)






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






32. Business aspect of theatre: House manager - box office manager - ushers






33. Focused on thought - controversial






34. 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






35. Planned actor movement






36. Top of stage






37. The first director






38. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






39. A fee for each performance






40. Units of action that build emotional intensity






41. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






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






43. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






44. Reality (violence happens offstage) - morality (needs to teach a moral lesson) - and universality






45. 500-1800 people






46. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






48. Linear events progress forward in time






49. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






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

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