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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. A group of actors - not just one star






2. Focused on thought - controversial






3. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






4. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






5. Was poetry for many years






6. Proscenium space






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






8. Information needed to understand the play






9. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






10. 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)






11. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






12. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






13. Emile Zola - throws away traditional structure - 'slice of life'






14. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






15. A>B>C>D






16. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






17. Person who embodies a character on stage






18. Planned actor movement






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






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






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






22. The era we are currently in






23. Rejection of neoclassicism -






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






25. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






26. Gas lights - etc.






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






28. Feel more in stage acting.






29. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






30. Rebellion against melodrama and romanticism - more based on character's psychological journey - controversial subject matter






31. Person who embodies a character on stage






32. Works published before 1923






33. What characters do - what characters say about themselves - what others say about them






34. Main character






35. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






36. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






37. Used alienation to encourage distance






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






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






40. Imitation of character and action






41. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






42. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






43. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






44. Major character at odds with social expectations






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






46. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






47. Not many props or detailed scenery






48. Audience watches from 3 sides






49. Medea - The Bacchae






50. In the middle ages - wagons with scenery used in professional staging