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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






2. Occurs when a line of action suddenly veers to the opposite






3. High point of action






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






5. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






6. Person who embodies a character on stage






7. Information needed to understand the play






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






9. Organization of action






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






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






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






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






14. Linear events progress forward in time






15. The era we are currently in






16. Ideas within the play






17. Events progress forward in time






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






19. Busiest person in the theatre






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






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

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22. Imitation of character and action






23. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






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






25. Medea - The Bacchae






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






27. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






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






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






30. Busiest person in the theatre






31. 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)






32. 'Father of Realism'






33. A group of educated men from Oxford and Cambridge Who wrote and performed for the professional public theatre






34. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






35. Units of action that build emotional intensity






36. Events that set off a major conflict






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






38. A group of actors - not just one star






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






40. Not many props or detailed scenery






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






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






43. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






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






45. Plot - Character - Thought - Language - Music - Spectacle

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46. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






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






48. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






49. 100-499 people






50. Artistic decisions meant to communicate a specific interpretation to the audience