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






2. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






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






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






5. Rhyming






6. Appearance of truth






7. Less than 100 people - experimental theatre - not exactly commercial






8. 'Storm and stress'






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






10. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






11. Visible light source on stage






12. Verse






13. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






14. Born in Stafford Upon Avon - studied Latin in school - wrote 30 plays






15. 500-1800 people






16. 100-499 people






17. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






18. Linear events progress forward in time






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






20. 'Storm and stress'






21. Causes trouble for the main character






22. Scenery - costume - lighting - rhythm - movement - composition






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






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






25. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






26. Part of What is included in the text






27. Main character






28. Grammatically based






29. Imitation of character and action






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






31. Visible light source on stage






32. Series of short stories






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






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






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






36. Plot - Character - Thought - Language - Music - Spectacle

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






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






39. Occurs when a line of action suddenly veers to the opposite






40. What characters do - what characters say about themselves - what others say about them






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






42. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






43. Verse






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






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






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






47. Performs Actions of the Play






48. Practitioners do not rely on theatrical activity for their livelihood






49. Series of short stories






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