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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






2. 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






3. Feel more in stage acting.






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






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






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






7. Planned actor movement






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






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






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






11. 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






12. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






13. High point of action






14. Grammatically based






15. Used alienation to encourage distance






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






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






18. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






19. 'Storm and stress'






20. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






21. Time (play had to take place within a 24 hour period) - place (the whole play must take place in a single location) - and action (single plot)






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






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






24. Audience watches from 3 sides






25. 100-499 people






26. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






27. Rebellion against melodrama and romanticism - more based on character's psychological journey - controversial subject matter






28. Events that set off a major conflict






29. Proscenium arch/stage






30. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






31. Visible light source on stage






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






33. Naturalism - throw away traditional structure - 'slice of life'






34. Works published before 1923






35. Events progress forward in time






36. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






37. Writer and first actor






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






39. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






40. Naturalism - throw away traditional structure - 'slice of life'






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

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






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






44. Gas lights - etc.






45. 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






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






47. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






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






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






50. Emotional release