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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'Storm and stress'






2. 500-1800 people






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






4. High point of action






5. A fee for each performance






6. 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






7. Used alienation to encourage distance






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

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9. 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)






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






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






12. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






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






14. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






15. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






16. Plays with a moral message - good vs. evil






17. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






18. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






19. Top of stage






20. Not many props or detailed scenery






21. Requires actors to call on personal memories of situations similar to those of their characters






22. England's type of theatre






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






24. Greek - actor






25. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






26. 'Storm and stress'






27. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






28. Was poetry for many years






29. Works published before 1923






30. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






31. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






32. Proscenium arch/stage






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






34. Rejection of neoclassicism -






35. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






36. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






37. Imitation of character and action






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






39. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






40. Appearance of truth






41. Requires actors to call on personal memories of situations similar to those of their characters






42. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






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






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






45. Main character






46. Proscenium space






47. Play reenacting biblical stories






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






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






50. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience