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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. A second or later round of auditions to which specific actors are invited






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






3. Audience watches from 3 sides






4. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






5. Busiest person in the theatre






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






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






8. Audience watches from 3 sides






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






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






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






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






13. Was poetry for many years






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

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






16. 'Father of Realism'






17. Based on the lives of the saints






18. 500-1800 people






19. Linear events progress forward in time






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






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






22. Feel more in stage acting.






23. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






24. Emotional release






25. 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)






26. The standard tool for casting a production






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






28. Suggest - distort - or abstract reality - deliberately incomplete - impossible in real life






29. 'The Well Made Play' Credited with writing in between 440-500 plays - featured a melodramatic strategy






30. Italians






31. England's type of theatre






32. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






33. Grammatically based






34. Gas lights - etc.






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






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






37. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






38. Works published before 1923






39. Events that set off a major conflict






40. Imitation of character and action






41. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






42. Writer and first actor






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

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44. Humorous - objective view point






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






46. Someone who writes plays






47. 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






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






49. A group of actors - not just one star






50. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata