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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. Events that set off a major conflict






2. Rhyming






3. Series of short stories






4. Events progress forward in time






5. Causes trouble for the main character






6. A>B>C>D






7. Appearance of truth






8. Performs Actions of the Play






9. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






10. Italians






11. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






12. Not many props or detailed scenery






13. Occurs when something important is found - learned - or realized - during the action of the play






14. 100-499 people






15. 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)






16. Organization of action






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






18. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






19. Part of What is included in the text






20. Main character






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

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22. Feel more in stage acting.






23. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






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






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

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

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27. A fee for each performance






28. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






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






30. Major character at odds with social expectations






31. High point of action






32. Major character at odds with social expectations






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






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






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

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36. 'Father of Realism'






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






38. A type of performance in which dialogue and action are not planned ahead of time and written down - but are made of on the spot by the actors






39. The standard tool for casting a production






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






41. 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)






42. A type of performance in which dialogue and action are not planned ahead of time and written down - but are made of on the spot by the actors






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






44. Organization of action






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






46. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






47. Movement of art and literature in 16th century - based on Greek and Roman works






48. Greek - actor






49. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






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