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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. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






2. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






3. Rejection of neoclassicism -






4. 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)






5. Suggest - distort - or abstract reality - deliberately incomplete - impossible in real life






6. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






7. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






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






9. Organization of action






10. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






11. Controls the environment in the theatre






12. Proscenium space






13. High point of action






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






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






16. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






17. Italians






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






19. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






20. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






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






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






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

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






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






26. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






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






28. Used alienation to encourage distance






29. Organization of action






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






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






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

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






34. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






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






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

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37. Planned actor movement






38. Performs Actions of the Play






39. England's type of theatre






40. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






41. Grammatically based






42. Proscenium arch/stage






43. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






44. The first director






45. Emotional release






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






47. Experimental - popular between 1890's-1960's






48. Planned actor movement






49. Linear events progress forward in time






50. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles