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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Collection of mystery plays - performed outdoors - festivals lasted 1-25 days






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






3. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






4. Causes trouble for the main character






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






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






7. Six elements - catharsis






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


9. Focused on thought - controversial






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






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






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






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






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


15. Works published before 1923






16. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






17. Someone who writes plays






18. Not many props or detailed scenery






19. Imitation of character and action






20. Imitation of character and action






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






22. Events that set off a major conflict






23. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






24. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






25. Was poetry for many years






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






27. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






28. Top of stage






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






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






31. Grammatically based






32. Part of What is included in the text






33. Focused on thought - controversial






34. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






35. Play reenacting biblical stories






36. Six elements - catharsis






37. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






38. Audience watches from 3 sides






39. Secondary line of action that is included in the plot/story






40. Gas lights - etc.






41. 500-1800 people






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






43. Grammatically based






44. A fee for each performance






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






46. The standard tool for casting a production






47. Play reenacting biblical stories






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






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






50. Organization of action