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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. Controls the environment in the theatre






3. Ideas within the play






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






5. Controls the environment in the theatre






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






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






8. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






9. Planned actor movement






10. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






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






12. Bottom of stage (closest to audience)






13. England's type of theatre






14. The first director






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

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






17. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






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






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






20. The first director






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






22. Focused on thought - controversial






23. Proscenium space






24. The Clouds - The Frogs - Lysistrata






25. The era we are currently in






26. Someone who writes plays






27. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






28. Emile Zola - throws away traditional structure - 'slice of life'






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






30. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






31. A>B>C>D






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






33. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






34. Works published before 1923






35. Relates to the emotional response that the play creates






36. Writer and first actor






37. 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)






38. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






39. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






40. A specialist in finding actors for specific roles






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






42. 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






43. 500-1800 people






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






45. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






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






47. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






48. Rhyming






49. Actors do not acknowledge the presence of an audience






50. Organization of action