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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
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1. 500-1800 people






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






3. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






4. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






5. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






6. Rejection of neoclassicism -






7. Italians






8. Emotional release






9. Verse






10. Series of short stories






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






12. Series of short stories






13. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






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






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






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






17. Medea - The Bacchae






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






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






20. Visible light source on stage






21. Works published before 1923






22. Proscenium space






23. Planned actor movement






24. Performs Actions of the Play






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






26. Gas lights - etc.






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

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28. Organization of action






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






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






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






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






33. Feel more in stage acting.






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






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






36. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






37. Appearance of truth






38. Ideas within the play






39. A>B>C>D






40. The era we are currently in






41. England's type of theatre






42. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






43. Was poetry for many years






44. A fee for each performance






45. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






46. Professional - but all proceeds go back into the theatre - may require grants/donations






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






48. Linear events progress forward in time






49. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






50. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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