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






2. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






3. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






4. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






5. Causes trouble for the main character






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






7. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






8. Events progress forward in time






9. Major character at odds with social expectations






10. The standard tool for casting a production






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






12. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






13. Performs Actions of the Play






14. 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






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






16. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






17. Play reenacting biblical stories






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






19. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






20. Feel more in stage acting.






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






22. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






23. Major character at odds with social expectations






24. Planned actor movement






25. Linear events progress forward in time






26. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






27. Imitation of character and action






28. Appearance of truth






29. Shows that are produced to earn a profit for investors






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






31. In ancient Greece - the audience seating area at floor level immediately in front of the stage






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






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






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






35. High point of action






36. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






37. Used alienation to encourage distance






38. Writer and first actor






39. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






40. Audience watches from 3 sides






41. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






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






43. Writer and first actor






44. 500-1800 people






45. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






46. Humorous - objective view point






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






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






49. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






50. Proscenium space