theatre 3 – Space – Flashcards
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the word criticize has at least two meanings, one is to find fault another is to
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understand and appraise
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a question that is NOT one of the criteria by which to judge a play and a production is
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"were the intentions appreciated by the audience"
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criticism that not only describes what has been done but offers advice or comments about how is should be is
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prescriptive
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criticism that attempts to describe as clearly and accurately as possible what is happening in a play or performance
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descriptive
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aristotle wrote primarily
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descriptive criticism
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horace wrote primarily
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prescriptive criticism
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a critic might offer background information about the
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all of the above - playwright, subject matter, style of production
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a critic usually has more ____ than a reviewer
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all of the above - time,space,knowledge
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which of the following usually works for a television station, a newspaper, or a magazine and reports on what occurred at the theatre?
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reviewer
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which of the following attempts to go into greater detail in describing or analyzing a theatre event
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critic
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which of the following will often try to explain how the theatre even fits into a category or genre or into the body of the playwright's work
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critic
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restricted by time, space, or both?
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reviewer
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which of the following is frequently limited in terms of experience and theatrical background?
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reviewer
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attempts to analyze a theatre event very closely
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critic
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ebert and roeper
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reviewers
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might offer an opinion about whether or not the event is worth seeing
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both reviewer and critic
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which of the following attempts to put the theatre event into a large context
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critic
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NOT a responsibility of a dramaturge?
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production research to determine the style of the play that the director will employ
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collective mind is created when a large number of people are gathered into a group, background of the individual spectator has little to do with the theatre experience
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true
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women comprised the largest part of the audience in ancient greece
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false
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bc artists are often accused of being antisocial or enemies of the state the art they produce is often unrelated to society
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true
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federal theatre project was created in the 1970s by national endowment for the arts as a way of promoting native american theatre productions
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true
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art may questions societies views or reaffirm them
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true
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while the latter part of the fifth century bce in greece is considered to be a golden age for politics
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true
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during the elizabethan era, women were barred from performing on the legitimate stage
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true
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bringing together of cultures by population shifts and swift global communication
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true
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although their mutual societies were vastly different both the greek and elizabethan theaters shared a strong connection
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true
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knowledge of the play or playwright is rarely necessary
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true
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while broadway theaters are within the district near times square
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true
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until the early 1950s most new plays written in the US originated in regional theatres
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true
