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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. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






2. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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3. Based on the lives of the saints






4. Emile Zola - throws away traditional structure - 'slice of life'






5. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






6. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






7. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






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






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






10. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






11. England's type of theatre






12. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






13. Performs Actions of the Play






14. Six elements - catharsis






15. Emile Zola - throws away traditional structure - 'slice of life'






16. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






17. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






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






19. Person who embodies a character on stage






20. Six elements - catharsis






21. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






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






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






24. An entrance to elevated seating for the audience that runs underneath the audience and comes up to empty to the seating area






25. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






26. Grammatically based






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






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






29. 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






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

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31. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






32. Causes trouble for the main character






33. 500-1800 people






34. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






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






36. Controls the environment in the theatre






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






38. Busiest person in the theatre






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






40. Visible light source on stage






41. Writer and first actor






42. A group of actors - not just one star






43. Series of short stories






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






45. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






46. 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)






47. High point of action






48. Appearance of truth






49. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






50. Rhyming