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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. Reality (violence happens offstage) - morality (needs to teach a moral lesson) - and universality






2. Writer and first actor






3. The era we are currently in






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






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






6. Works published before 1923






7. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






8. Used alienation to encourage distance






9. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






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






11. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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12. Play reenacting biblical stories






13. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






14. Imitation of character and action






15. Series of short stories






16. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






17. Part of What is included in the text






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






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






20. Feel more in stage acting.






21. Events that set off a major conflict






22. Major character at odds with social expectations






23. Events progress forward in time






24. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






25. Information needed to understand the play






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






27. Units of action that build emotional intensity






28. 'Father of Realism'






29. Proscenium arch/stage






30. Events that set off a major conflict






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






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






33. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






34. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






35. The first director






36. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






38. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






39. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






40. Someone who writes plays






41. Visible light source on stage






42. An entrance to elevated seating for the audience that runs underneath the audience and comes up to empty to the seating area






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






44. Audience watches from 3 sides






45. Planned actor movement






46. Was poetry for many years






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






48. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






49. 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






50. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.