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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. Part of What is included in the text






2. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






3. Imitation of character and action






4. Imitation of character and action






5. Main character






6. Six elements - catharsis






7. Medea - The Bacchae






8. Emotional release






9. Focused on thought - controversial






10. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






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






12. Performs Actions of the Play






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






14. The standard tool for casting a production






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






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






17. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






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

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






20. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






21. Rebellion against melodrama and romanticism - more based on character's psychological journey - controversial subject matter






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

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23. A group of actors - not just one star






24. Occurs when a line of action suddenly veers to the opposite






25. Italians






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






27. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






28. Not many props or detailed scenery






29. Events progress forward in time






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






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






32. Ideas within the play






33. 'Storm and stress'






34. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






35. Occurs when a line of action suddenly veers to the opposite






36. In ancient Greece - a stage house upstage from the circular orchestra






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






38. Grammatically based






39. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






40. A fee for each performance






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






42. Rhyming






43. The Oresteia - only surviving Greek trilogy - added 2nd actor






44. Humorous - objective view point






45. The era we are currently in






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






47. Part of What is included in the text






48. A>B>C>D






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






50. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations