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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. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






2. Greek - actor






3. Linear events progress forward in time






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






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






6. Imitation of character and action






7. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






8. Units of action that build emotional intensity






9. Ideas within the play






10. Emotional release






11. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






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






13. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






14. Gas lights - etc.






15. England's type of theatre






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






17. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






18. Not many props or detailed scenery






19. Organization of action






20. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






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






22. Play reenacting biblical stories






23. 'Storm and stress'






24. Humorous - objective view point






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






26. Part of What is included in the text






27. Italians






28. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






29. Rejection of neoclassicism -






30. Works published before 1923






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






32. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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33. Was poetry for many years






34. Focused on thought - controversial






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






36. 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)






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






38. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






39. Was poetry for many years






40. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






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






42. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






43. Series of short stories






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






45. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






46. Appearance of truth






47. Writer and first actor






48. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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






50. Rejection of neoclassicism -