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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. Series of short stories






2. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






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






4. Information needed to understand the play






5. The actual meaning of the dialogue behind the words spoken






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






7. Grammatically based






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






9. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






10. Proscenium arch/stage






11. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






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






13. Rhyming






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






15. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






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






17. A second or later round of auditions to which specific actors are invited






18. Planned actor movement






19. Occurs when something important is found - learned - or realized - during the action of the play






20. Top of stage






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






22. 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






23. The standard tool for casting a production






24. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






25. 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)






26. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






27. Proscenium space






28. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






29. Person who embodies a character on stage






30. Ideas within the play






31. Verse






32. Proscenium space






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






34. Major character at odds with social expectations






35. 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






36. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






37. Not many props or detailed scenery






38. Organization of action






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






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

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






42. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






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

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






45. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






46. A fee for each performance






47. Focused on thought - controversial






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






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






50. Historically accurate costumes and scenery