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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. Ideas within the play






2. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






3. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






4. 'Father of Realism'






5. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






6. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






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






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






9. Series of short stories






10. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






11. Was poetry for many years






12. Verse






13. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






14. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






15. Works published before 1923






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






17. Planned actor movement






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






19. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






20. Appearance of truth






21. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






23. Imitation of character and action






24. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






25. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






26. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






27. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






28. Moscow arts theatre - ensemble acting - psychological evaluation of character






29. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






30. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






31. High point of action






32. The era we are currently in






33. Writer and first actor






34. 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






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






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

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37. The period of work in which the show is made ready for the stage.






38. Emotional release






39. Imitation of character and action






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






41. England's type of theatre






42. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






43. Performs Actions of the Play






44. Gas lights - etc.






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






46. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






47. The era we are currently in






48. Events progress forward in time






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






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