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






2. 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)






3. A fee for each performance






4. Ideas within the play






5. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






7. Ideas within the play






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






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






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






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






12. In ancient Greece - the audience seating area at floor level immediately in front of the stage






13. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






14. Verse






15. Planned actor movement






16. In ancient Greece - the audience seating area at floor level immediately in front of the stage






17. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






18. Used alienation to encourage distance






19. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






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






21. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






22. 'Father of Realism'






23. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






24. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






25. Thomas Aquinas - literature can be dispersed at a faster rate






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

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






28. Person who embodies a character on stage






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






30. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






31. Units of action that build emotional intensity






32. Linear events progress forward in time






33. High point of action






34. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






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






36. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






37. Writer and first actor






38. Organization of action






39. Rhyming






40. A second or later round of auditions to which specific actors are invited






41. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






42. Units of action that build emotional intensity






43. Events that set off a major conflict






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






45. Events progress forward in time






46. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






47. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






48. 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






49. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






50. Major character at odds with social expectations