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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. Six elements - catharsis






2. The standard tool for casting a production






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






4. Person who embodies a character on stage






5. Grammatically based






6. Events progress forward in time






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






8. 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






9. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






10. Information needed to understand the play






11. The person in charge of the artistic aspects of theatrical production






12. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






13. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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14. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






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






16. Rejection of neoclassicism -






17. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






18. A group of actors - not just one star






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






20. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






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






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






23. A fee for each performance






24. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






25. Verse






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






27. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






28. Information needed to understand the play






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






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






31. Causes trouble for the main character






32. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






33. Gas lights - etc.






34. Verse






35. Planned actor movement






36. Was poetry for many years






37. 'Emotion over intellect' - made to assault the senses - developed by Antonin Artaud






38. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






39. An individual that aids the director in researching the play and its historical time period






40. Play reenacting biblical stories






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






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






43. Feel more in stage acting.






44. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






45. Writer and first actor






46. Proscenium space






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






48. A>B>C>D






49. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






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