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






2. What characters do - what characters say about themselves - what others say about them






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






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






5. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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6. Top of stage






7. Person who embodies a character on stage






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






9. Information needed to understand the play






10. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






11. Rhyming






12. Evokes emotions of pity and fear - serious - ends unhappily






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






14. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






15. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






16. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






17. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






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






19. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






20. Focused on thought - controversial






21. Series of short stories






22. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






23. Performs Actions of the Play






24. Not many props or detailed scenery






25. Emotional release






26. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






27. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






28. 100-499 people






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






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






31. Controls the environment in the theatre






32. 'Storm and stress'






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






34. The era we are currently in






35. Performs Actions of the Play






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






37. Not many props or detailed scenery






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






39. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






40. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






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






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






43. Gas lights - etc.






44. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






45. Production of plays in schools at primary - secondary - undergraduate - and graduate levels






46. Top of stage






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






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






49. Rejection of neoclassicism -






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