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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. Writer and first actor






2. Shows that are produced to earn a profit for investors






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






4. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






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






6. Based on the lives of the saints






7. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






8. Someone who writes plays






9. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






10. Units of action that build emotional intensity






11. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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12. Series of short stories






13. Proscenium arch/stage






14. Gas lights - etc.






15. Greek - actor






16. Controls the environment in the theatre






17. A drawing created by the lighting designer showing where each lighting instrument is to be hung






18. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






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






20. Italians






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






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

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23. Blend of union and non-union actors - sometimes housed in non-traditional locations






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






25. Imitation of character and action






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






27. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






28. Works published before 1923






29. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






30. Used alienation to encourage distance






31. England's type of theatre






32. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






33. Was poetry for many years






34. Appearance of truth






35. Someone who writes plays






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






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






38. Major character at odds with social expectations






39. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






40. A>B>C>D






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






42. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






43. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






44. 500-1800 people






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






46. Events progress forward in time






47. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






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






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






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