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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. Major character at odds with social expectations






2. Feel more in stage acting.






3. Linear events progress forward in time






4. Humorous - objective view point






5. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






6. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






7. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






8. Person who embodies a character on stage






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






10. The first director






11. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






12. Major character at odds with social expectations






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






14. Works published before 1923






15. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






16. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






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






19. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






20. Focused on thought - controversial






21. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






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

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23. 100-499 people






24. Used alienation to encourage distance






25. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






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






27. 100-499 people






28. 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






29. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






30. Part of What is included in the text






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






32. 'Storm and stress'






33. Events that set off a major conflict






34. In a proscenium space - spaces offstage to the left and right for actors - crew - and scenery not yet in the visible performance space






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






36. Proscenium space






37. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






38. Linear events progress forward in time






39. 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






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






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






42. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






43. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






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






45. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






46. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






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






48. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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49. Units of action that build emotional intensity






50. Based on the lives of the saints