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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. Top of stage






2. Focused on thought - controversial






3. Part of What is included in the text






4. Collection of mystery plays - performed outdoors - festivals lasted 1-25 days






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






6. Humorous - objective view point






7. Play reenacting biblical stories






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






9. Audience watches from 3 sides






10. Time (play had to take place within a 24 hour period) - place (the whole play must take place in a single location) - and action (single plot)






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






12. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






13. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






14. 'Father of Realism'






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






16. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






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






18. The era we are currently in






19. Verse






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






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






22. Planned actor movement






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

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24. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






25. Not many props or detailed scenery






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






27. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






28. The first director






29. Grammatically based






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






31. Writer and first actor






32. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






33. Rhyming






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






35. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






36. Series of short stories






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






38. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






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






40. Top of stage






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






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






43. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






44. Visible light source on stage






45. Proscenium arch/stage






46. High point of action






47. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






48. Major character at odds with social expectations






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

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50. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor