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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 drafting of the set as seen from overhead






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






3. Part of What is included in the text






4. Collection of mystery plays - performed outdoors - festivals lasted 1-25 days






5. Appearance of truth






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






7. Person who embodies a character on stage






8. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






9. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






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






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






12. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






13. Grammatically based






14. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






15. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






16. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






17. Ideas within the play






18. Organization of action






19. Not many props or detailed scenery






20. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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21. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






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






23. Feel more in stage acting.






24. Collection of mystery plays - performed outdoors - festivals lasted 1-25 days






25. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






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






27. The first director






28. Less than 100 people - experimental theatre - not exactly commercial






29. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






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






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






32. Rejection of neoclassicism -






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






34. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






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






36. Busiest person in the theatre






37. Verse






38. Planned actor movement






39. Medea - The Bacchae






40. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






41. Greek - actor






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






43. Audience watches from 3 sides






44. Appearance of truth






45. Series of short stories






46. Six elements - catharsis






47. England's type of theatre






48. A fee for each performance






49. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






50. Focused on thought - controversial