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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Physical comedy that became popular with the downslide of religious theatre

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2. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






3. The era we are currently in






4. A fee for each performance






5. Organization of action






6. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






7. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






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






9. Humorous - objective view point






10. Major character at odds with social expectations






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






12. Grammatically based






13. Grammatically based






14. Main character






15. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






17. Events progress forward in time






18. Linear events progress forward in time






19. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






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






21. 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






22. Play reenacting biblical stories






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






24. Organization of action






25. Humorous - objective view point






26. Verse






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






28. Person who embodies a character on stage






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






30. Series of short stories






31. Information needed to understand the play






32. 100-499 people






33. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






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

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35. Not many props or detailed scenery






36. Linear events progress forward in time






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






38. 500-1800 people






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






40. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






41. An entrance to elevated seating for the audience that runs underneath the audience and comes up to empty to the seating area






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






43. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






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






45. What characters do - what characters say about themselves - what others say about them






46. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






47. Part of What is included in the text






48. A fee for each performance






49. Top of stage






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