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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. Collection of mystery plays - performed outdoors - festivals lasted 1-25 days






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






3. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






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






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






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






7. Not many props or detailed scenery






8. Business aspect of theatre: House manager - box office manager - ushers






9. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






10. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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11. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






12. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






14. Ideas within the play






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






16. Reality (violence happens offstage) - morality (needs to teach a moral lesson) - and universality






17. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






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






19. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






20. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






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






22. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






23. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






24. Information needed to understand the play






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






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






27. 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






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






29. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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30. 500-1800 people






31. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






32. Part of What is included in the text






33. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






34. Person who embodies a character on stage






35. Suggest - distort - or abstract reality - deliberately incomplete - impossible in real life






36. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






37. Gas lights - etc.






38. Secondary line of action that is included in the plot/story






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






40. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






41. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






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






43. Planned actor movement






44. Feel more in stage acting.






45. Appearance of truth






46. A fee for each performance






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






48. Series of short stories






49. 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






50. The standard tool for casting a production