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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. 'Storm and stress'






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






3. Proscenium space






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






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






6. Planned actor movement






7. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






8. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






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






10. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






11. Emotional release






12. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






13. Writer and first actor






14. Based on the lives of the saints






15. Italians






16. 100-499 people






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






18. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






19. Main character






20. Information needed to understand the play






21. 500-1800 people






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






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






24. Units of action that build emotional intensity






25. Feel more in stage acting.






26. Top of stage






27. Person who embodies a character on stage






28. England's type of theatre






29. A group of actors - not just one star






30. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






31. Used alienation to encourage distance






32. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






33. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






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






35. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






36. Someone who writes plays






37. A fee for each performance






38. Writer and first actor






39. Imitation of character and action






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. Controls the environment in the theatre






42. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






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






44. The first director






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






46. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






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






48. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






49. Not many props or detailed scenery






50. Person who embodies a character on stage