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






2. Events that set off a major conflict






3. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






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

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5. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






6. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






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






8. Units of action that build emotional intensity






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






10. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






11. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






12. An entrance to elevated seating for the audience that runs underneath the audience and comes up to empty to the seating area






13. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






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






15. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






16. Major character at odds with social expectations






17. Blend of union and non-union actors - sometimes housed in non-traditional locations






18. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






19. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






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






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






22. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






23. Visible light source on stage






24. 100-499 people






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






26. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






27. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






28. High point of action






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






30. Performs Actions of the Play






31. A>B>C>D






32. A fee for each performance






33. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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34. The standard tool for casting a production






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






36. Emotional release






37. Causes trouble for the main character






38. Rejection of neoclassicism -






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






40. Italians






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






42. Ideas within the play






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






44. Focused on thought - controversial






45. Audience watches from 3 sides






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






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






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






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






50. Visible light source on stage