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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. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






2. Humorous - objective view point






3. Events progress forward in time






4. Medea - The Bacchae






5. Movement of art and literature in 16th century - based on Greek and Roman works






6. Born in Stafford Upon Avon - studied Latin in school - wrote 30 plays






7. A>B>C>D






8. 500-1800 people






9. Performs Actions of the Play






10. Part of What is included in the text






11. Planned actor movement






12. High point of action






13. Emotional release






14. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






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






16. The first director






17. Grammatically based






18. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






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






20. Plato thought it was harmful to be one thing and act like another

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21. Major character at odds with social expectations






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






23. Major character at odds with social expectations






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






25. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






26. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






27. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






28. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






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






30. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






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






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






33. Units of action that build emotional intensity






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






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






36. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






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






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






39. Rejection of neoclassicism -






40. Someone who writes plays






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

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






43. Top of stage






44. Person who embodies a character on stage






45. Based on the lives of the saints






46. Was poetry for many years






47. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






48. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






49. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






50. Top of stage