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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. Experimented with symbolism in an unconventional setting






2. Requires actors to call on personal memories of situations similar to those of their characters






3. Was poetry for many years






4. Emotional release






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






6. Not many props or detailed scenery






7. Based on the lives of the saints






8. Ideas within the play






9. Someone who writes plays






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






11. Writer and first actor






12. Series of short stories






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






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






15. Top of stage






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






17. High point of action






18. A drafting of the set as seen from overhead






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






20. The period of work in which the show is made ready for the stage.






21. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






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






23. A>B>C>D






24. A drawing created by the lighting designer showing where each lighting instrument is to be hung






25. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






26. Causes trouble for the main character






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






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






29. Used alienation to encourage distance






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






31. 19th century - action - thrillers - domestic stories of love and divorce






32. Rhyming






33. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






34. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






35. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






36. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






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






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






39. Top of stage






40. Linear events progress forward in time






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






42. Feel more in stage acting.






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






44. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






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






46. Historically accurate costumes and scenery






47. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






48. Requires actors to call on personal memories of situations similar to those of their characters






49. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






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