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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. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






2. A>B>C>D






3. Major character at odds with social expectations






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






5. Units of action that build emotional intensity






6. Imitation of character and action






7. A chart that records the items of clothing worn by each actor in each scene of the play






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






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






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






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






12. Audience watches from 3 sides






13. 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






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






15. Rhyming






16. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






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






18. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






19. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






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






21. Was poetry for many years






22. Units of action that build emotional intensity






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






24. Causes trouble for the main character






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






26. Professional - but all proceeds go back into the theatre - may require grants/donations






27. Grammatically based






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






29. Gas lights - etc.






30. Italians






31. The actual meaning of the dialogue behind the words spoken






32. Visible light source on stage






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






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






35. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






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






37. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






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






39. Used alienation to encourage distance






40. England's type of theatre






41. Top of stage






42. Stick used to add noise to physical comedy






43. Play reenacting biblical stories






44. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






45. Works published before 1923






46. Someone who writes plays






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






48. Medea - The Bacchae






49. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






50. In ancient Greece - the audience seating area at floor level immediately in front of the stage