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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. Not many props or detailed scenery






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






3. Major character at odds with social expectations






4. Someone who writes plays






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






6. Evokes emotions of pity and fear - serious - ends unhappily






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






8. England's type of theatre






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






10. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






11. Events that set off a major conflict






12. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






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






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

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16. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






17. Imitation of character and action






18. Rejection of neoclassicism -






19. A>B>C>D






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






21. The era we are currently in






22. In a proscenium space - spaces offstage to the left and right for actors - crew - and scenery not yet in the visible performance space






23. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






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






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






26. Humorous - objective view point






27. Italians






28. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






29. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






30. Ideas within the play






31. Main character






32. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






33. The standard tool for casting a production






34. Play reenacting biblical stories






35. In a proscenium space - spaces offstage to the left and right for actors - crew - and scenery not yet in the visible performance space






36. Person who embodies a character on stage






37. Grammatically based






38. Emotional release






39. Works published before 1923






40. Medea - The Bacchae






41. Planned actor movement






42. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






43. Controls the environment in the theatre






44. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






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






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






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






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






49. Greek - actor






50. 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