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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






2. Ideas within the play






3. Rejection of neoclassicism -






4. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






5. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






6. Verse






7. A group of actors - not just one star






8. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






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






10. Based on the lives of the saints






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






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






13. Works published before 1923






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






15. Audience watches from 3 sides






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






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






18. Gas lights - etc.






19. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






20. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






21. Controls the environment in the theatre






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






23. Feel more in stage acting.






24. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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






26. Play reenacting biblical stories






27. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






28. 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)






29. A>B>C>D






30. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






31. Occurs when a line of action suddenly veers to the opposite






32. High point of action






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






34. Units of action that build emotional intensity






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






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






37. Based on the lives of the saints






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






39. Performs Actions of the Play






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






41. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






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






43. Imitation of character and action






44. Emotional release






45. Events that set off a major conflict






46. Rejection of neoclassicism -






47. England's type of theatre






48. Humorous - objective view point






49. Used alienation to encourage distance






50. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events







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