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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Emotional identification - sense of identification with the character






2. Person who embodies a character on stage






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






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






5. 'The Well Made Play' Credited with writing in between 440-500 plays - featured a melodramatic strategy






6. Italians






7. Information needed to understand the play






8. Humorous - objective view point






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






10. Writer and first actor






11. Part of What is included in the text






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






13. A group of actors - not just one star






14. Fast paced - uses reversal and discovery






15. Rejection of neoclassicism -






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






17. Performs Actions of the Play






18. England's type of theatre






19. Series of short stories






20. A fee for each performance






21. Audience observes from a similar viewpoint






22. Proscenium arch/stage






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






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






25. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






26. Plato thought it was harmful to be one thing and act like another

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






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






29. A picture of the scene from the audience perspective






30. Non-profit and sells a full season theatre






31. Oedipus - Antigone - added 3rd actor






32. Silhouette - color - texture - accent






33. A>B>C>D






34. Space can be manipulated to suit the production






35. Feel more in stage acting.






36. Drop in emotional intensity following the climax






37. Meetings before casting - brainstorming - shaping work into a unified concept






38. Rejection of neoclassicism -






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






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






41. Ideas within the play






42. Verse






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






44. Experimental - popular between 1890's-1960's






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






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






47. Recognizes plays as intellectual property of the playwright






48. To see something in a 3 dimensional way

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49. Person who embodies a character on stage






50. Series of short stories