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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. Plays with a moral message - good vs. evil






2. Major character at odds with social expectations






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






4. Ideas within the play






5. A group of actors - not just one star






6. Part of What is included in the text






7. Rhyming






8. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






9. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






10. Rejection of neoclassicism -






11. Visible light source on stage






12. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






13. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






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






15. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






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






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






18. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






19. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






20. Six elements - catharsis






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






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






23. Ideas within the play






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






25. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






26. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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27. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






28. Rhyming






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






30. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






31. Greek - actor






32. Proscenium space






33. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






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






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






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






37. Focused on thought - controversial






38. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






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






40. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






41. 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






42. The first director






43. A>B>C>D






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






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






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






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






48. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






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






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