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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






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






3. Italians






4. Imitation of character and action






5. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






6. A>B>C>D






7. The standard tool for casting a production






8. Linear events progress forward in time






9. Used alienation to encourage distance






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






11. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






12. Part of What is included in the text






13. Moscow arts theatre - ensemble acting - psychological evaluation of character






14. Series of short stories






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






16. Someone who writes plays






17. Grammatically based






18. Proscenium space






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






20. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






21. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






22. Visible light source on stage






23. The first director






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






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






26. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






27. The standard tool for casting a production






28. Works published before 1923






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






30. Grammatically based






31. 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






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






33. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






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






35. Rejection of neoclassicism -






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






37. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






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






39. A group of actors - not just one star






40. Visible light source on stage






41. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






42. Proscenium space






43. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






44. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






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






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






47. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






48. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






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






50. Linear events progress forward in time