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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 drafting of the set as seen from overhead






2. In a proscenium space - spaces offstage to the left and right for actors - crew - and scenery not yet in the visible performance space






3. 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






4. 'Father of Realism'






5. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






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






7. Events progress forward in time






8. Writer and first actor






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






10. The person in charge of the artistic aspects of theatrical production






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






12. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






13. Organization of action






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






15. The era we are currently in






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






17. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






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






19. Proscenium arch/stage






20. A second or later round of auditions to which specific actors are invited






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






22. High point of action






23. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






24. Units of action that build emotional intensity






25. Feel more in stage acting.






26. Medea - The Bacchae






27. Proscenium arch/stage






28. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






29. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






30. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






31. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






32. A fee for each performance






33. Works published before 1923






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






35. Humorous - objective view point






36. Causes trouble for the main character






37. Organization of action






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






39. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






40. A>B>C>D






41. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






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






43. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






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






45. 'The Well Made Play' Credited with writing in between 440-500 plays - featured a melodramatic strategy






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






47. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






48. Italians






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






50. Linear events progress forward in time