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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. Organization of action






2. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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3. Major character at odds with social expectations






4. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






5. Medea - The Bacchae






6. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






7. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






8. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






9. A chart that records the items of clothing worn by each actor in each scene of the play






10. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






11. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






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






13. Emotional release






14. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






16. Based on the lives of the saints






17. Writer and first actor






18. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






19. Major character at odds with social expectations






20. England's type of theatre






21. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






22. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






23. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






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






25. Less than 100 people - experimental theatre - not exactly commercial






26. Main character






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






28. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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29. Professional - but all proceeds go back into the theatre - may require grants/donations






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. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






32. Causes trouble for the main character






33. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






34. Performs Actions of the Play






35. Rejection of neoclassicism -






36. Linear events progress forward in time






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






38. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






39. Visible light source on stage






40. A fee for each performance






41. Appearance of truth






42. 500-1800 people






43. 'Storm and stress'






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






45. Top of stage






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






47. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






48. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






49. Person who embodies a character on stage






50. A group of actors - not just one star