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






2. Six elements - catharsis






3. Used alienation to encourage distance






4. Imitation of character and action






5. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






6. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






7. Rebellion against melodrama and romanticism - more based on character's psychological journey - controversial subject matter






8. Visible light source on stage






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






10. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






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

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12. Not many props or detailed scenery






13. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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






15. 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






16. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






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






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






19. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






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






21. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






22. 100-499 people






23. The first director






24. Writer and first actor






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






26. Controls the environment in the theatre






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






28. Rejection of neoclassicism -






29. The first director






30. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






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






32. Performs Actions of the Play






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






34. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






35. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






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






37. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






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






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






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






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






42. Information needed to understand the play






43. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






44. Visible light source on stage






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






46. Major character at odds with social expectations






47. A group of actors - not just one star






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






49. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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