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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Thomas Aquinas - literature can be dispersed at a faster rate






2. Someone who writes plays






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






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






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






6. Busiest person in the theatre






7. Ideas within the play






8. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






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






10. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






11. A fee for each performance






12. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






13. Used alienation to encourage distance






14. Organization of action






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






16. The first director






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






18. Works published before 1923






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






20. 100-499 people






21. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






22. A fee for each performance






23. Series of short stories






24. Imitation of character and action






25. 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






26. Experimental - popular between 1890's-1960's






27. Focused on thought - controversial






28. Italians






29. Based on the lives of the saints






30. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






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






32. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






33. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






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






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






36. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






37. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






38. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






39. Proscenium arch/stage






40. The era we are currently in






41. England's type of theatre






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






43. Events that set off a major conflict






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






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

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46. 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)






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






48. A group of actors - not just one star






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






50. Italians