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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 100-499 people






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

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






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






5. Person who embodies a character on stage






6. A>B>C>D






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






8. Part of What is included in the text






9. Planned actor movement






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






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






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






13. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






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






15. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






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






17. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






18. Organization of action






19. Focused on thought - controversial






20. Visible light source on stage






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






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






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

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24. 'Storm and stress'






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






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






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






28. 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)






29. Psychological separation - or a sense of detachment






30. Rejection of neoclassicism -






31. Major character at odds with social expectations






32. A group of actors - not just one star






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






34. 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






35. 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)






36. 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






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






38. Emotional release






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






40. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






41. 'Emotion over intellect' - made to assault the senses - developed by Antonin Artaud






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






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






44. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






45. Feel more in stage acting.






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






47. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






48. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






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






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