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

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2. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






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






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






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

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6. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






7. Organization of action






8. Rhyming






9. Visible light source on stage






10. Evokes emotions of pity and fear - serious - ends unhappily






11. The era we are currently in






12. Main character






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






14. Proscenium arch/stage






15. Performs Actions of the Play






16. A fee for each performance






17. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






18. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






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






20. Series of short stories






21. Main character






22. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






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






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






25. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






26. Planned actor movement






27. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






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






29. 'Storm and stress'






30. 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)






31. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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32. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






33. Humorous - objective view point






34. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






35. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






36. Events that set off a major conflict






37. Was poetry for many years






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






39. Verse






40. Rhyming






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






42. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






43. Planned actor movement






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






45. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






46. Writer and first actor






47. Major character at odds with social expectations






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






49. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






50. Busiest person in the theatre