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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Events progress forward in time






2. Main character






3. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






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






5. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






6. Movement of art and literature in 16th century - based on Greek and Roman works






7. The first director






8. Imitation of character and action






9. Planned actor movement






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






11. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






12. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






13. 'Storm and stress'






14. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






15. Greek - actor






16. Organization of action






17. Visible light source on stage






18. 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






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






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






21. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






22. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






23. Plato thought it was harmful to be one thing and act like another

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






25. Main character






26. Writer and first actor






27. 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)






28. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






29. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






30. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






31. Performs Actions of the Play






32. A type of performance in which dialogue and action are not planned ahead of time and written down - but are made of on the spot by the actors






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






34. Based on the lives of the saints






35. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






36. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






37. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






38. Greek - actor






39. Focused on thought - controversial






40. 500-1800 people






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






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






43. Planned actor movement






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






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






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






47. Works published before 1923






48. Proscenium arch/stage






49. An individual that aids the director in researching the play and its historical time period






50. Someone who writes plays