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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. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






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






3. Grammatically based






4. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






5. Major character at odds with social expectations






6. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






7. A fee for each performance






8. Humorous - objective view point






9. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






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

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






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






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






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






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






16. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






17. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






18. Information needed to understand the play






19. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






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






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






22. High point of action






23. Writer and first actor






24. Top of stage






25. Used alienation to encourage distance






26. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






27. The actual meaning of the dialogue behind the words spoken






28. A drawing created by the lighting designer showing where each lighting instrument is to be hung






29. 'Storm and stress'






30. Someone who writes plays






31. Part of What is included in the text






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






33. 'Storm and stress'






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






35. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






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






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






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






39. Emotional release






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






41. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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42. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






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






44. A fee for each performance






45. Works published before 1923






46. 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)






47. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






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






49. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






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