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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 type of performance in which dialogue and action are not planned ahead of time and written down - but are made of on the spot by the actors






2. Someone who writes plays






3. 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






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






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






6. Top of stage






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






8. Moscow arts theatre - ensemble acting - psychological evaluation of character






9. Two or more opposing forces working towards different goals






10. Exaggerated comedy derived from situations






11. Practical considerations - atmosphere - visual images.






12. Proscenium arch/stage






13. Verse






14. Verse






15. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






16. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






17. Major character at odds with social expectations






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






19. Plot - Character - Thought - Language - Music - Spectacle

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20. A group of performers working together vocally and physically






21. 100-499 people






22. Grammatically based






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






24. High point of action






25. Visible light source on stage






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






27. Units of action that build emotional intensity






28. Rhyming






29. Causes trouble for the main character






30. Information needed to understand the play






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






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






33. Drawn by eccentricities of major character






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






35. Organization of action






36. Does not acknowledge the presence of an audience






37. The recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional events






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






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






40. Focused on thought - controversial






41. Events that set off a major conflict






42. England's type of theatre






43. Rhyming






44. 100-499 people






45. Plot - Character - Thought - Language - Music - Spectacle

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






47. Serious and comedic qualities are mixed






48. Person who embodies a character on stage






49. Stock characters (servants - masters - lovers)






50. Italians