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






2. Verse






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






4. 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






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






6. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






7. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






8. Not many props or detailed scenery






9. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






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






11. Ideas within the play






12. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






13. The first director






14. Greek - actor






15. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






16. A>B>C>D






17. Events progress forward in time






18. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






19. Proscenium space






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






21. 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






22. Major character at odds with social expectations






23. Units of action that build emotional intensity






24. Organization of action






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






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






27. Emotional release






28. A fee for each performance






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






30. A group of actors - not just one star






31. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






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






33. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






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






35. Planned actor movement






36. 100-499 people






37. The era we are currently in






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






39. England's type of theatre






40. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






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






42. Feel more in stage acting.






43. Rejection of neoclassicism -






44. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






45. Rebellion against melodrama and romanticism - more based on character's psychological journey - controversial subject matter






46. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






47. Person who embodies a character on stage






48. Production of plays in schools at primary - secondary - undergraduate - and graduate levels






49. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






50. 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)