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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rebellion against melodrama and romanticism - more based on character's psychological journey - controversial subject matter






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






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






4. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






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






6. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






7. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






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






9. Major character at odds with social expectations






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






11. The era we are currently in






12. Born in Stafford Upon Avon - studied Latin in school - wrote 30 plays






13. Units of action that build emotional intensity






14. In a proscenium space - spaces offstage to the left and right for actors - crew - and scenery not yet in the visible performance space






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






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






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






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






19. Part of What is included in the text






20. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






21. Visible light source on stage






22. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






23. Ideas within the play






24. A>B>C>D






25. Linear events progress forward in time






26. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






27. Ideas within the play






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






29. Verse






30. Series of short stories






31. Occurs when a line of action suddenly veers to the opposite






32. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






33. Used alienation to encourage distance






34. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






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






36. Imitation of character and action






37. Movement of art and literature in 16th century - based on Greek and Roman works






38. Works published before 1923






39. Amateur theatre in which shows are created by residents of a particular area who come together without being part of a professional or academic institution






40. Audience watches from 3 sides






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






42. Gas lights - etc.






43. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






44. Performs Actions of the Play






45. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






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

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47. The era we are currently in






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






49. 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)






50. Not many props or detailed scenery