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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. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






2. Medea - The Bacchae






3. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






4. 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






5. Used alienation to encourage distance






6. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






7. Main character






8. What characters do - what characters say about themselves - what others say about them






9. The era we are currently in






10. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






11. Events progress forward in time






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






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






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






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

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16. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






17. Rhyming






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






19. 500-1800 people






20. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






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






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

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






24. England's type of theatre






25. Organization of action






26. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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27. Events that set off a major conflict






28. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






29. Person who embodies a character on stage






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






31. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






32. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






33. Busiest person in the theatre






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






35. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






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

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






38. Proscenium arch/stage






39. Greek - actor






40. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






41. The standard tool for casting a production






42. 'Father of Realism'






43. Planned actor movement






44. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






45. Grammatically based






46. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






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






49. The first director






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