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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. Italians






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

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3. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






4. Main character






5. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






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






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






8. Was poetry for many years






9. Performs Actions of the Play






10. 'Storm and stress'






11. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






12. Focused on thought - controversial






13. Not many props or detailed scenery






14. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






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






16. 500-1800 people






17. Information needed to understand the play






18. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






19. Rhyming






20. A fee for each performance






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






22. Feel more in stage acting.






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

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






25. Works published before 1923






26. 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






27. The era we are currently in






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






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






30. The person in charge of the artistic aspects of theatrical production






31. England's type of theatre






32. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






33. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






34. 'Father of Realism'






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






36. Events that set off a major conflict






37. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






38. 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






39. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






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






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






42. A drawing created by the lighting designer showing where each lighting instrument is to be hung






43. Was poetry for many years






44. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






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






46. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






47. Audience watches from 3 sides






48. Imitation of character and action






49. Grammatically based






50. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax