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






2. Someone who writes plays






3. Person who embodies a character on stage






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






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






6. Grammatically based






7. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






8. Rhyming






9. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






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






11. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






12. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






13. Based on the lives of the saints






14. Series of short stories






15. Play reenacting biblical stories






16. The standard tool for casting a production






17. The first director






18. 'The Well Made Play' Credited with writing in between 440-500 plays - featured a melodramatic strategy






19. Visible light source on stage






20. 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






21. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






22. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






23. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






24. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






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






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






27. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






28. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






29. Reality (violence happens offstage) - morality (needs to teach a moral lesson) - and universality






30. Performs Actions of the Play






31. Business aspect of theatre: House manager - box office manager - ushers






32. Medea - The Bacchae






33. Organization of action






34. Someone who writes plays






35. Busiest person in the theatre






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






37. Amateur theatre in which shows are created by residents of a particular area who come together without being part of a professional or academic institution






38. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






39. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






40. Main character






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






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






43. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






44. Feel more in stage acting.






45. England's type of theatre






46. Events that set off a major conflict






47. Based on the lives of the saints






48. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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49. Rejection of neoclassicism -






50. Information needed to understand the play