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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. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






2. Events progress forward in time






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






4. Medea - The Bacchae






5. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






6. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






7. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






8. Appearance of truth






9. Feel more in stage acting.






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






11. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






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






13. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






14. Greek - actor






15. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






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. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






18. Rejection of neoclassicism -






19. Top of stage






20. Controls the environment in the theatre






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






22. Planned actor movement






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






24. Humorous - objective view point






25. Focused on thought - controversial






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






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






28. Based on the lives of the saints






29. Grammatically based






30. An individual that aids the director in researching the play and its historical time period






31. Person who embodies a character on stage






32. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






33. Rhyming






34. Rebellion against melodrama and romanticism - more based on character's psychological journey - controversial subject matter






35. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






36. Humorous - objective view point






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






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






39. 'Father of Realism'






40. Not many props or detailed scenery






41. Physical comedy that became popular with the downslide of religious theatre


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






43. To see something in a 3 dimensional way


44. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






45. 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)






46. A fee for each performance






47. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






48. Busiest person in the theatre






49. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






50. Six elements - catharsis