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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. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






2. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






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






4. Italians






5. Proscenium arch/stage






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






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






8. Events that set off a major conflict






9. Focused on thought - controversial






10. Suggest - distort - or abstract reality - deliberately incomplete - impossible in real life






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






12. Emotional release






13. The person in charge of the financial business and aspects of a production.






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






15. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






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






17. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






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






19. To see something in a 3 dimensional way


20. Main character






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






22. 100-499 people






23. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






24. Plato thought it was harmful to be one thing and act like another


25. Secondary line of action that is included in the plot/story






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






27. Proscenium arch/stage






28. The first director






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






30. Imitation of character and action






31. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






32. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






33. A fee for each performance






34. Information needed to understand the play






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






36. Grammatically based






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






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






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






40. The standard tool for casting a production






41. Medea - The Bacchae






42. Naturalism - throw away traditional structure - 'slice of life'






43. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






44. In a proscenium space - spaces offstage to the left and right for actors - crew - and scenery not yet in the visible performance space






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






46. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






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






48. Greek - actor






49. Moscow arts theatre - ensemble acting - psychological evaluation of character






50. A fee for each performance