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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. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






2. Grammatically based






3. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






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






5. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






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

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7. Born in Stafford Upon Avon - studied Latin in school - wrote 30 plays






8. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






9. Ideas within the play






10. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






11. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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12. The first director






13. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






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






15. A>B>C>D






16. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






17. 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






18. Someone who writes plays






19. What characters do - what characters say about themselves - what others say about them






20. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






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






22. Rejection of neoclassicism -






23. Audience watches from 3 sides






24. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






25. Humorous - objective view point






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






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






28. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






29. What characters do - what characters say about themselves - what others say about them






30. Planned actor movement






31. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






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






33. Medea - The Bacchae






34. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






35. Medea - The Bacchae






36. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






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






38. Greek - actor






39. Works published before 1923






40. Six elements - catharsis






41. Ideas within the play






42. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






43. 500-1800 people






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






45. Causes trouble for the main character






46. Units of action that build emotional intensity






47. 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






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






49. 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






50. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective