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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. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






2. Occurs when a line of action suddenly veers to the opposite






3. High point of action






4. A fee for each performance






5. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






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






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






9. Proscenium arch/stage






10. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






11. Visible light source on stage






12. Part of What is included in the text






13. The standard tool for casting a production






14. The era we are currently in






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






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

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17. Linear events progress forward in time






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






19. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






20. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






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






22. Scenery - costume - lighting - rhythm - movement - composition






23. The first director






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






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






26. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






27. Imitation of character and action






28. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






29. High point of action






30. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






31. Was poetry for many years






32. Based on the lives of the saints






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






34. Verse






35. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






36. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






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






38. Play reenacting biblical stories






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






40. Information needed to understand the play






41. Organization of action






42. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






43. Linear events progress forward in time






44. Used alienation to encourage distance






45. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






46. 500-1800 people






47. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






48. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






49. Medea - The Bacchae






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