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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Organization of action






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

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






4. Performs Actions of the Play






5. Series of short stories






6. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






7. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






8. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






9. Greek - actor






10. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






11. Grammatically based






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






13. A group of actors - not just one star






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






15. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






16. A second or later round of auditions to which specific actors are invited






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






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






19. Ideas within the play






20. Blend of union and non-union actors - sometimes housed in non-traditional locations






21. Emotional release






22. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






23. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






24. The era we are currently in






25. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






26. Proscenium arch/stage






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






28. Rhyming






29. Events that set off a major conflict






30. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






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






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






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






34. Main character






35. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






36. A second or later round of auditions to which specific actors are invited






37. Person who embodies a character on stage






38. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






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






40. An individual that aids the director in researching the play and its historical time period






41. Rhyming






42. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






43. An individual that aids the director in researching the play and its historical time period






44. The first director






45. 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






46. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






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






48. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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49. Used alienation to encourage distance






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