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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






2. Linear events progress forward in time






3. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






4. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






5. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






6. Works published before 1923






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






8. Artistic decisions meant to communicate a specific interpretation to the audience






9. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






10. The standard tool for casting a production






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






12. Works published before 1923






13. Main character






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






15. Linear events progress forward in time






16. Rhyming






17. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






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






19. Humorous - objective view point






20. Imitation of character and action






21. A group of actors - not just one star






22. Someone who writes plays






23. 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






24. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






25. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






26. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






27. Part of What is included in the text






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






29. England's type of theatre






30. Rebellion against melodrama and romanticism - more based on character's psychological journey - controversial subject matter






31. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






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






33. In ancient Greece - the audience seating area at floor level immediately in front of the stage






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






35. Writer and first actor






36. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






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






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






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

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40. Emotional release






41. Main character






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






43. Rejection of neoclassicism -






44. Events progress forward in time






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






46. Medea - The Bacchae






47. Rejection of neoclassicism -






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






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






50. Series of short stories