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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Physical comedy that became popular with the downslide of religious theatre

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






3. Events progress forward in time






4. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






5. Verse






6. 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)






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






8. Rebellion against melodrama and romanticism - more based on character's psychological journey - controversial subject matter






9. Secondary line of action that is included in the plot/story






10. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






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






13. Emotional release






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






15. Events that set off a major conflict






16. 'Storm and stress'






17. 500-1800 people






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






19. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






20. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






21. Causes trouble for the main character






22. Was poetry for many years






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






24. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






25. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






26. Italians






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






28. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






29. Based on the lives of the saints






30. Play reenacting biblical stories






31. Thomas Aquinas - literature can be dispersed at a faster rate






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






33. Controls the environment in the theatre






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






35. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






36. Used alienation to encourage distance






37. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






38. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






39. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






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






41. Feel more in stage acting.






42. 100-499 people






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






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






45. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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






47. Play reenacting biblical stories






48. Focused on thought - controversial






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






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