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Theatre Appreciation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. England's type of theatre






2. Appearance of truth






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






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






5. Business aspect of theatre: House manager - box office manager - ushers






6. Greek - actor






7. Organization of action






8. Writer and first actor






9. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






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






11. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






12. Rhyming






13. Someone who writes plays






14. Thomas Aquinas - literature can be dispersed at a faster rate






15. Reality (violence happens offstage) - morality (needs to teach a moral lesson) - and universality






16. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






17. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






18. Emotional release






19. Rhyming






20. A fee for each performance






21. Writer and first actor






22. Units of action that build emotional intensity






23. 100-499 people






24. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






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






26. Proscenium arch/stage






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






28. Greek - actor






29. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






30. Person who embodies a character on stage






31. The Oresteia - only surviving Greek trilogy - added 2nd actor






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






33. The era we are currently in






34. Person who embodies a character on stage






35. Main character






36. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






37. Causes trouble for the main character






38. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






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






40. Events that set off a major conflict






41. The audience seating are 'sitting place'






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






43. Based on the lives of the saints






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






45. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






46. A>B>C>D






47. Planned actor movement






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






49. 'New Comedy' wrote The Grouch






50. Six elements - catharsis