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






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






3. Proscenium space






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






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






6. The first director






7. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






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

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9. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






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






11. Works published before 1923






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






13. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






14. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






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






16. Humorous - objective view point






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






18. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






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






20. Main character






21. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






22. Grammatically based






23. Shows that are produced to earn a profit for investors






24. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






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






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






27. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






28. Planned actor movement






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






30. Requires actors to call on personal memories of situations similar to those of their characters






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






32. Grammatically based






33. The standard tool for casting a production






34. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






35. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






36. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






37. Medea - The Bacchae






38. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






39. Verse






40. Series of short stories






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






42. Occurs when something important is found - learned - or realized - during the action of the play






43. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






44. 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






45. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






46. 'Emotion over intellect' - made to assault the senses - developed by Antonin Artaud






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






48. Used alienation to encourage distance






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






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