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Theatre Vocabulary Section 1 Test

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of 38 available terms

5 Written Questions

5 Matching Questions

  1. characterization
  2. crisis
  3. dramaturg
  4. dramatic play
  5. cue
  1. a person who provides in depth knowledge and literary resources to a director, producer or the audience {theater company}
  2. b point in the play where they decide how the outcome will end
  3. c children's creations of scenes when they are pretending
  4. d the development and portrayal of a personality through thought, action, dialogue, costuming, and makeup
  5. e a signal telling another character it is there call time on stage

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. the part closer toward the audience
  2. pronouncing words clearly and precisely
  3. reading a script when never seeing it
  4. the bad guy opposes other characters goals or desires
  5. the personality or role the actor re-creates

5 True/False Questions

  1. directorthe person who sees over the entire process

          

  2. blockingthe art and technique of bringing the elements together to form a play

          

  3. epic theaterthe audience is causing an illusion and are trying to focus on the theme's play {1920-1930}

          

  4. dictioncreative process to make staging, costumes, makeup, lighting, and more

          

  5. catharsisthe purification or purgation of the emotions affected in a tragedy