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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. In a proscenium space - spaces offstage to the left and right for actors - crew - and scenery not yet in the visible performance space






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






3. High point of action






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






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






6. The first director






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






8. Ideas within the play






9. The standard tool for casting a production






10. Greek - actor






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






12. An entrance to elevated seating for the audience that runs underneath the audience and comes up to empty to the seating area






13. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






14. Linear events progress forward in time






15. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






16. England's type of theatre






17. Physical comedy that became popular with the downslide of religious theatre

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18. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






19. Plato thought it was harmful to be one thing and act like another

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






21. 100-499 people






22. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






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






24. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






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






26. Verse






27. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






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






29. Series of short stories






30. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






31. Appearance of truth






32. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






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






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






35. Rejection of neoclassicism -






36. Not many props or detailed scenery






37. The era we are currently in






38. Verse






39. Proscenium space






40. A group of actors - not just one star






41. Humorous - objective view point






42. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






43. Imitation of character and action






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






45. 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






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






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






48. Six elements - catharsis






49. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






50. Medea - The Bacchae