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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. Scenery - costume - lighting - rhythm - movement - composition






2. Busiest person in the theatre






3. Causes trouble for the main character






4. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






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






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

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7. Someone who writes plays






8. The era we are currently in






9. Italians






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






11. The first director






12. Secondary line of action that is included in the plot/story






13. Emotional release






14. Italians






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






16. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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17. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






18. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






19. Person who embodies a character on stage






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






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






22. Part of What is included in the text






23. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






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






25. Secondary line of action that is included in the plot/story






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






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






28. England's type of theatre






29. Greek - actor






30. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






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






32. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






33. Greek - actor






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






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






36. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






37. Organization of action






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






39. Appearance of truth






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






41. A fee for each performance






42. Meetings before casting - brainstorming - shaping work into a unified concept






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






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






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






46. Moscow arts theatre - ensemble acting - psychological evaluation of character






47. Was poetry for many years






48. Based on the lives of the saints






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






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