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






2. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






3. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






4. Based on the lives of the saints






5. Writer and first actor






6. 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






7. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






9. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






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






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






12. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






13. Was poetry for many years






14. Proscenium space






15. An entrance to elevated seating for the audience that runs underneath the audience and comes up to empty to the seating area






16. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






17. 'Storm and stress'






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






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






20. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






21. Units of action that build emotional intensity






22. Top of stage






23. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






24. A group of actors - not just one star






25. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






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






27. Verse






28. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






29. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






30. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






31. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






32. The era we are currently in






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






34. Planned actor movement






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






36. Organization of action






37. Secondary line of action that is included in the plot/story






38. Busiest person in the theatre






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

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40. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






41. Series of short stories






42. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






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






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






45. Causes trouble for the main character






46. Play reenacting biblical stories






47. The standard tool for casting a production






48. A>B>C>D






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






50. Major character at odds with social expectations