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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Grammatically based






2. 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)






3. 'The Well Made Play' Credited with writing in between 440-500 plays - featured a melodramatic strategy






4. Organization of action






5. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






6. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






7. Play reenacting biblical stories






8. Proscenium space






9. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






10. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






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






12. Someone who writes plays






13. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






14. Appearance of truth






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






16. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






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






18. Ideas within the play






19. Proscenium arch/stage






20. Performs Actions of the Play






21. Events that set off a major conflict






22. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






23. The standard tool for casting a production






24. Organization of action






25. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






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






27. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






28. Top of stage






29. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






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






31. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






32. Was poetry for many years






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






34. What characters do - what characters say about themselves - what others say about them






35. High point of action






36. Play reenacting biblical stories






37. Person who embodies a character on stage






38. Gas lights - etc.






39. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






40. Major character at odds with social expectations






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

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42. Linear events progress forward in time






43. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






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






45. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






46. Used alienation to encourage distance






47. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






48. Imitation of character and action






49. Physical comedy that became popular with the downslide of religious theatre

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50. Events progress forward in time