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






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






3. 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






4. Feel more in stage acting.






5. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






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






7. Events progress forward in time






8. Information needed to understand the play






9. Italians






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






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


12. Performs Actions of the Play






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






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






15. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






16. Events progress forward in time






17. England's type of theatre






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






19. 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






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






21. Six elements - catharsis






22. The era we are currently in






23. 100-499 people






24. Humorous - objective view point






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






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






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






28. Planned actor movement






29. Experimental - popular between 1890's-1960's






30. Artistic decisions meant to communicate a specific interpretation to the audience






31. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






32. Gas lights - etc.






33. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






34. Performs Actions of the Play






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






36. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






37. Medea - The Bacchae






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






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






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






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






42. Major character at odds with social expectations






43. Events that set off a major conflict






44. Controls the environment in the theatre






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






46. Visible light source on stage






47. Emotional release






48. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






49. Experimental - popular between 1890's-1960's






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