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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






2. Writer and first actor






3. Organization of action






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






5. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






6. Italians






7. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






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






9. 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)






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






11. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






12. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






13. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






14. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






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






16. Linear events progress forward in time






17. Greek - actor






18. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






19. Part of What is included in the text






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






21. Secondary line of action that is included in the plot/story






22. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






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






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






25. Major character at odds with social expectations






26. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






27. Grammatically based






28. Imitation of character and action






29. A>B>C>D






30. Visible light source on stage






31. Appearance of truth






32. 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






33. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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34. High point of action






35. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






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






37. Emile Zola - throws away traditional structure - 'slice of life'






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






39. Series of short stories






40. 'Storm and stress'






41. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






42. The first director






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

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






45. Focused on thought - controversial






46. Artistic decisions meant to communicate a specific interpretation to the audience






47. 'The Well Made Play' Credited with writing in between 440-500 plays - featured a melodramatic strategy






48. England's type of theatre






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






50. Imitation of character and action