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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. 'Father of Realism'






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

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3. 'Storm and stress'






4. 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)






5. Six elements - catharsis






6. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






7. The era we are currently in






8. 100-499 people






9. Emotional release






10. A fee for each performance






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






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






13. Series of short stories






14. Collection of mystery plays - performed outdoors - festivals lasted 1-25 days






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






16. Grammatically based






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






18. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






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






20. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






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






22. Ideas within the play






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






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

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25. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






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






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






28. England's type of theatre






29. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






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






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






32. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






33. Rhyming






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






35. Performs Actions of the Play






36. Verse






37. Used alienation to encourage distance






38. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






39. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






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






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






42. Medea - The Bacchae






43. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






44. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






45. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






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






47. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






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






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






50. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment