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






2. Italians






3. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






4. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






5. The first director






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






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






8. Series of short stories






9. Writer and first actor






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






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






12. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






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






14. Six elements - catharsis






15. Information needed to understand the play






16. Main character






17. 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)






18. Top of stage






19. 500-1800 people






20. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






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

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






23. Events that set off a major conflict






24. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






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






26. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






27. Units of action that build emotional intensity






28. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






29. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






30. Was poetry for many years






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






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






33. Feel more in stage acting.






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






35. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






37. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






38. Feel more in stage acting.






39. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






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

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






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






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






44. 'Father of Realism'






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






46. Was poetry for many years






47. Top of stage






48. Italians






49. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






50. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events