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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Part of What is included in the text






2. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






3. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






4. Imitation of character and action






5. Wrote 'The Republic' about people who would be allowed in his society






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






7. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






8. 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






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






10. The first director






11. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






12. Top of stage






13. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






14. Events that set off a major conflict






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






16. Used alienation to encourage distance






17. 500-1800 people






18. Imitation of character and action






19. Busiest person in the theatre






20. Performs Actions of the Play






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






22. High point of action






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






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

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






26. Grammatically based






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

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






29. Events progress forward in time






30. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






31. Medea - The Bacchae






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






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






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






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






36. 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)






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






38. A fee for each performance






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






40. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






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






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






43. Not many props or detailed scenery






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






45. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






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






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






48. A group of actors - not just one star






49. Feel more in stage acting.






50. Historically accurate costumes and scenery