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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. Rejection of neoclassicism -






2. Six elements - catharsis






3. Someone who writes plays






4. Emotional release






5. Visible light source on stage






6. Units of action that build emotional intensity






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






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






9. Imitation of character and action






10. Ideas within the play






11. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






12. Writer and first actor






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






14. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






15. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






16. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






17. Person who embodies a character on stage






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






19. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






20. Busiest person in the theatre






21. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






22. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






23. Focused on thought - controversial






24. Thomas Aquinas - literature can be dispersed at a faster rate






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






26. Not many props or detailed scenery






27. Based on the lives of the saints






28. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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






30. Imitation of character and action






31. The era we are currently in






32. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






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






34. England's type of theatre






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

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36. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






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






38. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






39. The era we are currently in






40. The actual meaning of the dialogue behind the words spoken






41. Verse






42. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






43. Audience watches from 3 sides






44. Humorous - objective view point






45. Gas lights - etc.






46. Information needed to understand the play






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






48. Grammatically based






49. Medea - The Bacchae






50. Rhyming






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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