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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. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






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






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






4. The era we are currently in






5. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






6. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






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






8. Series of short stories






9. Focused on thought - controversial






10. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






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






12. Top of stage






13. Based on the lives of the saints






14. 'Emotion over intellect' - made to assault the senses - developed by Antonin Artaud






15. Writer and first actor






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






17. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






18. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






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






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






21. 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)






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






23. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






24. Proscenium arch/stage






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






26. 500-1800 people






27. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






28. Humorous - objective view point






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






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






31. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






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






33. Based on the lives of the saints






34. Grammatically based






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






36. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






37. Linear events progress forward in time






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






39. Medea - The Bacchae






40. 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)






41. A group of actors - not just one star






42. A group of educated men from Oxford and Cambridge Who wrote and performed for the professional public theatre






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






44. Proscenium space






45. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






46. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






47. Works published before 1923






48. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






49. Greek - actor






50. Occurs when something important is found - learned - or realized - during the action of the play