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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. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






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






3. Causes trouble for the main character






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






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






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






7. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






8. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






9. Was poetry for many years






10. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






11. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






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






13. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






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






15. A drawing created by the lighting designer showing where each lighting instrument is to be hung






16. Feel more in stage acting.






17. Visible light source on stage






18. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






19. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






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






21. Verse






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






23. Linear events progress forward in time






24. Events that set off a major conflict






25. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






26. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






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






28. Works published before 1923






29. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






30. Audience watches from 3 sides






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






32. Major character at odds with social expectations






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






34. 'The Well Made Play' Credited with writing in between 440-500 plays - featured a melodramatic strategy






35. Rhyming






36. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






38. A fee for each performance






39. Feel more in stage acting.






40. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






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






42. Emotional release






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






44. The first director






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






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






47. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






48. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






49. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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50. Events progress forward in time