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






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






3. Top of stage






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






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






6. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






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






8. Visible light source on stage






9. Units of action that build emotional intensity






10. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






11. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






12. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






13. Writer and first actor






14. Focused on thought - controversial






15. Production of plays in schools at primary - secondary - undergraduate - and graduate levels






16. Proscenium arch/stage






17. A type of performance in which dialogue and action are not planned ahead of time and written down - but are made of on the spot by the actors






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






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

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20. A fee for each performance






21. Appearance of truth






22. Busiest person in the theatre






23. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






24. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






25. High point of action






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






27. 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






28. 100-499 people






29. Works published before 1923






30. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






31. Medea - The Bacchae






32. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






33. Not many props or detailed scenery






34. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






35. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






36. Rhyming






37. Main character






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






39. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






40. Feel more in stage acting.






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






42. 'Father of Realism'






43. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






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






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






46. A type of performance in which dialogue and action are not planned ahead of time and written down - but are made of on the spot by the actors






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






48. Ideas within the play






49. Events progress forward in time






50. Planned actor movement