Theatre Appreciation Quiz 2 & 3

Front 1

The audience’s ability to experience empathy with a character makes theatre exciting and personal, while _________ allows the audience to analyze their feelings about a play.

Back 1

aesthetic distance

Front 2

In ancient Roman theatre, the word _____ indicated the mask an actor wore; now we use word to describe a social role we play in life.

Back 2

persona

Front 3

Theater operations that deal directly with the audience are called _________.

Back 3

front of house

Front 4

proscenium space

Back 4

characterized by a large open arch or "picture frame" that divides the audience and performance space

Front 5

thrust space

Back 5

the audience surrounds the stage or performance space on three sides

Front 6

arena space

Back 6

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a theatre space in which the audience compeltely surrounds the stage or performance area

Front 7

found space

Back 7

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a location, indoors or out, that was not intended as a theater space when created

Front 8

environmental theatre

Back 8

adudience and actors share the space with little or no separation between performing and observing areas

Front 9

Chapter Three has many production photographs – take a look at them! Which play is described in the photo caption as a “stunning amalgamation of humor, horror, and melodrama—an unusual combination for a musical”?

Back 9

sweeney todd

Front 10

The term ________ means scenery that is made to look and function as realistically as possible.

Back 10

representational

Front 11

The term ________ means scenery that is made to look and function as realistically as possible.

Back 11

presentational

Front 12

all costumes in a play are a product of specific choices by the costume designer and _____________

Back 12

a director

Front 13

Personal preference, or _________, is inextricably tied to our previous experiences with all aspects of art, entertainment, and culture.

Back 13

taste

Front 14

Critics never return to see a play again; they do not want to discover that their orginal opinion might have changed in some way.

Back 14

false

Front 15

-Xspace+Xaction+Xaudience =

Back 15

a range of empathy to artistic distance

Front 16

PETER BROOK

Back 16

theatre only requires: 1) an empty space (shared between audience and person)
a person in action
someone watching that persion in action (audience)

Front 17

Augusto Boal -

Back 17

invisible theatre. theatre should be rehearsal for the revolution. - acting in the environment. it’s for a purpose!