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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. Plays with a moral message - good vs. evil






2. Used alienation to encourage distance






3. 'Father of Realism'






4. Occurs when something important is found - learned - or realized - during the action of the play






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






6. Movement of art and literature in 16th century - based on Greek and Roman works






7. Time (play had to take place within a 24 hour period) - place (the whole play must take place in a single location) - and action (single plot)






8. Gas lights - etc.






9. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






10. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






11. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






12. Performs Actions of the Play






13. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






14. Events progress forward in time






15. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






16. 100-499 people






17. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






18. A fee for each performance






19. Verse






20. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






21. 'Storm and stress'






22. Organization of action






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

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24. A group of actors - not just one star






25. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






26. 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






27. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






28. Grammatically based






29. Events progress forward in time






30. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






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






32. Works published before 1923






33. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






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






35. Causes trouble for the main character






36. Rhyming






37. Artistic decisions meant to communicate a specific interpretation to the audience






38. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






39. Proscenium space






40. England's type of theatre






41. Physical comedy that became popular with the downslide of religious theatre

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42. Proscenium space






43. Series of short stories






44. Feel more in stage acting.






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






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






47. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






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






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






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