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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. Humorous - objective view point






2. 'Storm and stress'






3. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






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






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






6. Part of What is included in the text






7. Ideas within the play






8. Person who embodies a character on stage






9. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






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






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






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






13. Writer and first actor






14. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






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






16. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






17. Proscenium arch/stage






18. Controls the environment in the theatre






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






20. 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






21. Rhyming






22. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






23. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






24. Events that set off a major conflict






25. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






26. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






27. Planned actor movement






28. 'Father of Realism'






29. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






30. 'Storm and stress'






31. A>B>C>D






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






33. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






34. Based on the lives of the saints






35. Naturalism - throw away traditional structure - 'slice of life'






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

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37. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






38. A group of educated men from Oxford and Cambridge Who wrote and performed for the professional public theatre






39. Based on the lives of the saints






40. Works published before 1923






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






42. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






43. Visible light source on stage






44. Major character at odds with social expectations






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






46. Focused on thought - controversial






47. Medea - The Bacchae






48. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






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






50. Events progress forward in time