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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. 'Father of Realism'






2. Collection of mystery plays - performed outdoors - festivals lasted 1-25 days






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






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






5. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






6. A fee for each performance






7. Rhyming






8. 500-1800 people






9. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






10. A>B>C>D






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






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






13. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






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






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






16. Part of What is included in the text






17. Feel more in stage acting.






18. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






19. Rejection of neoclassicism -






20. Linear events progress forward in time






21. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






22. England's type of theatre






23. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






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






25. Play reenacting biblical stories






26. Organization of action






27. Controls the environment in the theatre






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

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






30. Not many props or detailed scenery






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

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32. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






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






34. Units of action that build emotional intensity






35. Ideas within the play






36. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






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






39. Performs Actions of the Play






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






41. Major character at odds with social expectations






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






43. Verse






44. Planned actor movement






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






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






47. Events that set off a major conflict






48. Play reenacting biblical stories






49. Someone who writes plays






50. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience