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






2. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






3. Proscenium arch/stage






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






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






6. A>B>C>D






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






8. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






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






10. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






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

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12. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






13. 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






14. Planned actor movement






15. Not many props or detailed scenery






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






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






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






19. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






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






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






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






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






24. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






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






26. Rhyming






27. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






28. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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29. Medea - The Bacchae






30. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






31. 'Father of Realism'






32. 100-499 people






33. Writer and first actor






34. Italians






35. Imitation of character and action






36. Organization of action






37. The standard tool for casting a production






38. Practitioners do not rely on theatrical activity for their livelihood






39. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






40. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






41. Controls the environment in the theatre






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






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






44. 500-1800 people






45. Proscenium space






46. 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






47. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






48. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






49. Gas lights - etc.






50. A group of actors - not just one star