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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 group of educated men from Oxford and Cambridge Who wrote and performed for the professional public theatre






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






3. Was poetry for many years






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






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






6. 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)






7. Six elements - catharsis






8. Medea - The Bacchae






9. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






10. Collection of mystery plays - performed outdoors - festivals lasted 1-25 days






11. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






12. Top of stage






13. Ideas within the play






14. Events that set off a major conflict






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






16. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






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






18. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






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






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






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






22. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






23. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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24. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






25. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






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

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






28. 'Storm and stress'






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






30. Units of action that build emotional intensity






31. Linear events progress forward in time






32. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






33. High point of action






34. Six elements - catharsis






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






36. Part of What is included in the text






37. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






38. 'Father of Realism'






39. 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






40. Play reenacting biblical stories






41. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






42. England's type of theatre






43. 500-1800 people






44. Causes trouble for the main character






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






46. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






47. In the middle ages - wagons with scenery used in professional staging






48. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






49. Major character at odds with social expectations






50. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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