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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. Six elements - catharsis






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






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






4. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






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






6. Major character at odds with social expectations






7. 'Father of Realism'






8. Major character at odds with social expectations






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






10. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






11. Performs Actions of the Play






12. The first director






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






14. A fee for each performance






15. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






16. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






17. Someone who writes plays






18. Gas lights - etc.






19. The era we are currently in






20. The first director






21. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






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






23. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






24. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






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






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






27. Person who embodies a character on stage






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

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29. Ideas within the play






30. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






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






32. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






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






34. 500-1800 people






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






36. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






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






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. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






40. Causes trouble for the main character






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






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






43. Physical comedy that became popular with the downslide of religious theatre

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44. Someone who writes plays






45. Italians






46. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






47. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






48. Person who embodies a character on stage






49. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






50. Six elements - catharsis