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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 100-499 people






2. Gas lights - etc.






3. Focused on thought - controversial






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






5. Events that set off a major conflict






6. 'Father of Realism'






7. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






8. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






9. 'Storm and stress'






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






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






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






13. The standard tool for casting a production






14. Main character






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






16. 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






17. Organization of action






18. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






19. Proscenium space






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






21. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






22. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






23. Main character






24. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






25. 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)






26. Part of What is included in the text






27. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






28. Visible light source on stage






29. Events progress forward in time






30. 500-1800 people






31. Controls the environment in the theatre






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






33. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






34. Information needed to understand the play






35. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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36. A>B>C>D






37. Not many props or detailed scenery






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






39. Events that set off a major conflict






40. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






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






42. Series of short stories






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






44. Used alienation to encourage distance






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






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






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






48. 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






49. Series of short stories






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