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






2. Not many props or detailed scenery






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






4. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






5. Play reenacting biblical stories






6. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






7. Used alienation to encourage distance






8. Emotional release






9. Part of What is included in the text






10. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






11. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






12. Not many props or detailed scenery






13. A group of actors - not just one star






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






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






16. Grammatically based






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






18. Events progress forward in time






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






20. Was poetry for many years






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






22. Occurs when a line of action suddenly veers to the opposite






23. Information needed to understand the play






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






25. Grammatically based






26. Occurs when a line of action suddenly veers to the opposite






27. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






28. Audience watches from 3 sides






29. Used alienation to encourage distance






30. The actual meaning of the dialogue behind the words spoken






31. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






32. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






33. Main character






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






35. Less than 100 people - experimental theatre - not exactly commercial






36. Series of short stories






37. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






38. Medea - The Bacchae






39. Writer and first actor






40. Person who embodies a character on stage






41. Humorous - objective view point






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






43. Top of stage






44. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






45. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






46. Imitation of character and action






47. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






48. Italians






49. Greek - actor






50. Italians