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






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






3. 'Father of Realism'






4. Wrote 'The Republic' about people who would be allowed in his society






5. Busiest person in the theatre






6. A>B>C>D






7. Gas lights - etc.






8. Planned actor movement






9. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






10. Six elements - catharsis






11. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






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

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13. Planned actor movement






14. Used alienation to encourage distance






15. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






16. Top of stage






17. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






18. Top of stage






19. Writer and first actor






20. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






21. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






22. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






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






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






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






26. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






27. Proscenium space






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






29. Writer and first actor






30. Units of action that build emotional intensity






31. Wrote 'The Republic' about people who would be allowed in his society






32. Works published before 1923






33. Was poetry for many years






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






35. Was poetry for many years






36. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






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






38. Based on the lives of the saints






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






40. Six elements - catharsis






41. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






42. 500-1800 people






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






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






45. Requires actors to call on personal memories of situations similar to those of their characters






46. Not many props or detailed scenery






47. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






48. Someone who writes plays






49. Person who embodies a character on stage






50. The standard tool for casting a production