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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. Works published before 1923






2. Works published before 1923






3. A second or later round of auditions to which specific actors are invited






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






5. The era we are currently in






6. Major character at odds with social expectations






7. The era we are currently in






8. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






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






10. A>B>C>D






11. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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






13. Verse






14. 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






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






16. Someone who writes plays






17. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






18. Proscenium arch/stage






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

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20. Units of action that build emotional intensity






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






22. 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






23. Was poetry for many years






24. Medea - The Bacchae






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






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






27. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






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






29. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






30. The first director






31. Series of short stories






32. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






33. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






34. Linear events progress forward in time






35. Six elements - catharsis






36. Person who embodies a character on stage






37. Information needed to understand the play






38. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






39. Organization of action






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






41. Events progress forward in time






42. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






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

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44. 100-499 people






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






46. 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






47. Audience watches from 3 sides






48. Blend of union and non-union actors - sometimes housed in non-traditional locations






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






50. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates