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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 Oresteia - only surviving Greek trilogy - added 2nd actor






2. Visible light source on stage






3. Used alienation to encourage distance






4. The era we are currently in






5. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






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






7. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






8. Gas lights - etc.






9. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






10. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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11. Someone who writes plays






12. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






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






14. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






15. Busiest person in the theatre






16. Top of stage






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






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

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






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






21. England's type of theatre






22. Focused on thought - controversial






23. Proscenium arch/stage






24. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






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






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






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






28. Planned actor movement






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






30. Proscenium space






31. Medea - The Bacchae






32. A group of actors - not just one star






33. Emotional release






34. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






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






36. Play reenacting biblical stories






37. Series of short stories






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






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






40. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






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






42. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






43. Causes trouble for the main character






44. Gas lights - etc.






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






46. The first director






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






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






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






50. The audience seating are 'sitting place'