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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. Requires actors to call on personal memories of situations similar to those of their characters






3. 'Father of Realism'






4. Causes trouble for the main character






5. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






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






7. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






8. Rejection of neoclassicism -






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






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






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






12. In the middle ages - wagons with scenery used in professional staging






13. A fee for each performance






14. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






15. 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)






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






17. Main character






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






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






20. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






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






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






23. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






24. High point of action






25. Focused on thought - controversial






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






27. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






28. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






29. Rejection of neoclassicism -






30. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






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






32. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






33. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






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






35. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






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






37. Performs Actions of the Play






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






39. Person who embodies a character on stage






40. Feel more in stage acting.






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






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






43. Plato thought it was harmful to be one thing and act like another

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






45. Not many props or detailed scenery






46. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






48. Busiest person in the theatre






49. Verse






50. Person who embodies a character on stage