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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. Someone who writes plays






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

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3. A chart that records the items of clothing worn by each actor in each scene of the play






4. A fee for each performance






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






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






7. Feel more in stage acting.






8. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






9. Busiest person in the theatre






10. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






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

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12. Someone who writes plays






13. Ideas within the play






14. Causes trouble for the main character






15. A group of actors - not just one star






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






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






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






19. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






20. Greek - actor






21. Gas lights - etc.






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






23. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






24. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






25. Not many props or detailed scenery






26. A>B>C>D






27. A group of actors - not just one star






28. Rejection of neoclassicism -






29. Proscenium arch/stage






30. Top of stage






31. 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






32. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






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






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






35. Six elements - catharsis






36. The era we are currently in






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






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






39. Series of short stories






40. Medea - The Bacchae






41. High point of action






42. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






43. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






44. Major character at odds with social expectations






45. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






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






47. Meetings before casting - brainstorming - shaping work into a unified concept






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






49. Proscenium space






50. Audience watches from 3 sides