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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Someone who writes plays






2. England's type of theatre






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






4. 100-499 people






5. Performs Actions of the Play






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






7. Play reenacting biblical stories






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






9. Emotional release






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






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






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


13. Part of What is included in the text






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






15. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






16. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






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






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






19. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






20. Gas lights - etc.






21. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






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






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






24. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






25. Busiest person in the theatre






26. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






27. The standard tool for casting a production






28. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






29. Six elements - catharsis






30. Rejection of neoclassicism -






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Linear events progress forward in time






37. 100-499 people






38. Rhyming






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






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






41. Business aspect of theatre: House manager - box office manager - ushers






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






43. 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)






44. Audience watches from 3 sides






45. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






46. In ancient Greece - a stage house upstage from the circular orchestra






47. Proscenium arch/stage






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






49. Not many props or detailed scenery






50. Humorous - objective view point