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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. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






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






3. Works published before 1923






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






5. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






6. England's type of theatre






7. Focused on thought - controversial






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






9. In ancient Greece - a stage house upstage from the circular orchestra






10. 500-1800 people






11. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






12. 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






13. Gas lights - etc.






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






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






17. 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






18. Major character at odds with social expectations






19. Feel more in stage acting.






20. 500-1800 people






21. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






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






23. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






25. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






26. Busiest person in the theatre






27. Ideas within the play






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






29. Wrote 'The Republic' about people who would be allowed in his society






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






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






32. Proscenium arch/stage






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






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






35. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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36. Person who embodies a character on stage






37. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






38. A>B>C>D






39. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






40. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






41. The era we are currently in






42. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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43. Main character






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






45. Emotional release






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






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






48. Shows that are produced to earn a profit for investors






49. Units of action that build emotional intensity






50. Production of plays in schools at primary - secondary - undergraduate - and graduate levels