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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Shows that are produced to earn a profit for investors






2. Proscenium space






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






4. 'Father of Realism'






5. 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






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






7. The person in charge of the artistic aspects of theatrical production






8. Person who embodies a character on stage






9. Emotional release






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

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11. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






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






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






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






15. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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16. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






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






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






19. 500-1800 people






20. Was poetry for many years






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






22. Planned actor movement






23. The first director






24. A fee for each performance






25. Writer and first actor






26. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






27. Rejection of neoclassicism -






28. Audience watches from 3 sides






29. Someone who writes plays






30. 'Storm and stress'






31. Secondary line of action that is included in the plot/story






32. Used alienation to encourage distance






33. Humorous - objective view point






34. Gas lights - etc.






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






36. Ideas within the play






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






38. Italians






39. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






40. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






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






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






43. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






44. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






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






46. The standard tool for casting a production






47. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






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






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






50. A>B>C>D