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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. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






2. Information needed to understand the play






3. Events that set off a major conflict






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






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






6. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






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






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






9. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






10. Grammatically based






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






12. Grammatically based






13. Humorous - objective view point






14. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






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






16. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






17. 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






18. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






19. 100-499 people






20. The period of work in which the show is made ready for the stage.






21. Organization of action






22. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






23. Blend of union and non-union actors - sometimes housed in non-traditional locations






24. Feel more in stage acting.






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






26. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






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






28. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






29. Italians






30. Used alienation to encourage distance






31. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






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






33. Based on the lives of the saints






34. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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35. Visible light source on stage






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






37. Imitation of character and action






38. Six elements - catharsis






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






40. A fee for each performance






41. 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)






42. 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






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






44. The standard tool for casting a production






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

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46. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






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






48. The period of work in which the show is made ready for the stage.






49. The era we are currently in






50. A drawing created by the lighting designer showing where each lighting instrument is to be hung