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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. Rhyming






2. Proscenium space






3. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






4. Grammatically based






5. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






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






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






8. The first director






9. Proscenium space






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






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






12. The standard tool for casting a production






13. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






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






15. A group of actors - not just one star






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






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






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






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






20. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






21. To see something in a 3 dimensional way


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






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






24. In a proscenium space - spaces offstage to the left and right for actors - crew - and scenery not yet in the visible performance space






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






26. 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






27. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






28. Was poetry for many years






29. Feel more in stage acting.






30. Performs Actions of the Play






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






32. Top of stage






33. Appearance of truth






34. Production of plays in schools at primary - secondary - undergraduate - and graduate levels






35. Performs Actions of the Play






36. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






37. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






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






39. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






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






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






42. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






43. Requires actors to call on personal memories of situations similar to those of their characters






44. Main character






45. Proscenium arch/stage






46. Emotional release






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






48. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






49. Main character






50. Busiest person in the theatre