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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






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






3. Collection of mystery plays - performed outdoors - festivals lasted 1-25 days






4. Used alienation to encourage distance






5. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






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






7. Meetings before casting - brainstorming - shaping work into a unified concept






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






9. Top of stage






10. Was poetry for many years






11. Italians






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






13. Events that set off a major conflict






14. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






15. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






16. High point of action






17. 'Emotion over intellect' - made to assault the senses - developed by Antonin Artaud






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






19. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






20. Feel more in stage acting.






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






22. Main character






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






24. Main character






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






26. Linear events progress forward in time






27. Causes trouble for the main character






28. Emotional release






29. Based on the lives of the saints






30. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






31. Six elements - catharsis






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






33. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






34. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






35. Organization of action






36. Grammatically based






37. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






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

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39. Gas lights - etc.






40. Series of short stories






41. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






42. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






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






44. Not many props or detailed scenery






45. Focused on thought - controversial






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






47. Audience watches from 3 sides






48. Someone who writes plays






49. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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







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