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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 fee for each performance






2. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






3. Visible light source on stage






4. Occurs when something important is found - learned - or realized - during the action of the play






5. Audience watches from 3 sides






6. A group of actors - not just one star






7. Planned actor movement






8. Shows that are produced to earn a profit for investors






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

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10. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






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






12. Rejection of neoclassicism -






13. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






14. Proscenium arch/stage






15. A drawing created by the lighting designer showing where each lighting instrument is to be hung






16. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






17. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






18. Proscenium space






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






20. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






21. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






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






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






24. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






25. Greek - actor






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






27. Top of stage






28. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






29. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






30. Used alienation to encourage distance






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






32. Verse






33. Medea - The Bacchae






34. 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






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

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36. Six elements - catharsis






37. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






38. Planned actor movement






39. Part of What is included in the text






40. Imitation of character and action






41. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






42. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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43. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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44. Verse






45. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






46. An individual that aids the director in researching the play and its historical time period






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






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






49. Scenery - costume - lighting - rhythm - movement - composition






50. Linear events progress forward in time