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






2. The Oresteia - only surviving Greek trilogy - added 2nd actor






3. Series of short stories






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






5. 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)






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

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7. England's type of theatre






8. Top of stage






9. Six elements - catharsis






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






11. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






12. Rhyming






13. Linear events progress forward in time






14. Performs Actions of the Play






15. Used alienation to encourage distance






16. Not many props or detailed scenery






17. A drawing created by the lighting designer showing where each lighting instrument is to be hung






18. Top of stage






19. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






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






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






22. A>B>C>D






23. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






24. Naturalism - throw away traditional structure - 'slice of life'






25. Born in Stafford Upon Avon - studied Latin in school - wrote 30 plays






26. The standard tool for casting a production






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






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






29. Rejection of neoclassicism -






30. Planned actor movement






31. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






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






33. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






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






35. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






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






37. Writer and first actor






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






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






40. 'Storm and stress'






41. Someone who writes plays






42. Imitation of character and action






43. Occurs when something important is found - learned - or realized - during the action of the play






44. Events progress forward in time






45. Was poetry for many years






46. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






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






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






49. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






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