Theatre
Which of the following would NOT be considered slapstick comedy?
A woman watches her husband slowly die after giving him the wrong medication
_______ is a South African playwright whose plays often attacked apartheid
Athol Fugard
______ is the author of Mastor HArol 1/4 and the Boys
Athol Furgard
_______ Was a brazilian playwright and theorist noted for his theoretical work Theatre of the Opressed.
Augusto Boal
A classic play from which country includes a mythical Aboriginal character?
Australia
Roughly two-thirds life size, this puppet requires three performers to operate it.
Bunraku
In order to meet the aesthetic demands of a lighting design, the stage manager must
Call all cues with an understanding of the pace and rhythm integral to the production
______ is an English avant-garde director who reintepreted traditional texts with a focus on sociopolitical issues including feminism and gender.
Deborah Warner
While broadway theatre are all within the district near Times Square in New York City, the styles of their architecture and types of their stages vary considerably. True or false?
False
While the latter part of the fifth century B.C.E. in Greece is considered to be a golden age for politics, philosophy, art, and architecture, for the theatre it was a time of decline. True or false?
False
Women comprised the largest part of the audience in ancient Greece. True or false?
False
Women played an important role in the creation of Greek theatre during the classical period. True or false?
False
Shafts of light fading at odd angles, and colors in light used arbitrarily, are examples of:
Nonrealistic technique
The main representative character in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House who to this day serves as a symbol to the modern woman
Nora Helmer
Which of the following usually works for television station, a newspaper, or a magazine and reports on what has occurred at the theatre?
Reviewer
The phrase "willing suspension of disbelief" was coined by:
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
A first hand, a cutter/draper, and a stitcher are essential costume shop personnel working on the building/construction process of a costume. True of false?
True
An example of the postmodernist mixing of high and low art is the musical The Lion King. True of false?
True
Split cross-fades are quite difficult to make consistent on a manual lighting console, but computerized light broads make this complicated timing easy to accomplish. True or false?
True
We know that playwrights frequently write plays about a single family in classic climactic structure and they will also occasionally create two contrasting characters that are siblings or husband and wife in order to allow character traits to stand out more dramatically in the action. True or false?
True
What does Hamlet Shakespeare mean when he speaks to the players and says "be not too tame neither but let your discretion be your tutor; suit the action to the word; the word to the action"
When you gesture and speak please try to match the emotion of the words with your gesture, dont hold yourselves completely still as you talk and gesture naturally. (all answers are correct)
______ Is a nigerian playwright who won the Nobel prize for Literature in 1986 and whose plays include Death and the Kings Horsemen
Wole Soyinka
In 1973, ______ adapted a Euripide,s The Bacchae for the National Theatre in England.
Wole Soynika
A hard-fought and relatively equal contest:
a balance of forces
With ____________, although the stage space protrudes into the audience there is still a proscenium opening toward the back of that stage area, and there is a shallow area behind the proscenium as well that still allows for some scenic detail.
a thrust stage
Through the use of color, shadow, intensity, lighting can suggest:
a time of day, a season of year, and a place (all the above)
One thing film can do that theatre cannot:
a. create numerous computerized and/ or mechanical special effects b. show outdoor shots made from one scene to another c. instantaneously cut from one scene to another
Walking sticks and parasols are examples of:
accessories
The degree of separation between the object or event that an artist creates and the audience that observes it is called:
aesthetic distance
Theatre of all types exist at every level, from amatatuer community theatre to university training programs to professional, and at any times audiences might attend:
all the above
A medieval morality play is an example of a:
allegory
The Crucible by Arthur Miller represents:
allegory
Which of the following serves as a parable or lesson?
allegory
__________ is the representation of an abstract theme or subject through the symbolic use of characters, actions, or other elements of a production.
allegory
In proscenium theatre of 450 seats, there may be twenty rows of seats. IN a ________ theatre space with 450 seats, no one would be further away from the state than about seven or eight rows, which offers much more intimacy in style of performance that other types of theatres.
arena stage
In which of the following is the playing space in the center of a square or circle, with seats for spectators all around?
arena stage
Which of the following is also known as theatre-in-the-round or circle theatre?
arena stage
Which of the following is NOT the responsibility of the producer?
arriving at a central metaphor for the play
Performers wore heavy make-up, elaborate costumes and employed stylized movement in which period?
asian theatre
The objectives of the scene designer do NOT include
assisting in the blocking of the production
Theatre is an event in which the performers are in the presence of the:
audience
This director takes responsibility for shaping every element of the production including the script
auteur director
Auteur is a French word that means:
author
A _______ is a show that has a story-which traces the fortunes of the main characters through a series of adventures with a beginning, middle, and end-and features more popular songs
book musical
Which of the following might offer an opinion about whether or not the event is worth seeing?
both the reviewer and the critic
In Shakespeare's own day, women's parts were played by:
boys
In the United States, ________ has become synonymous with the type of sketch theatre comedy that relied heavily on sexual comedy and innuendo and was a precursor to American strip shows.
burlesque
One of the most famous Shakespeare festivals in the world, named for Shakespeare's birthplace, is located in
canada
Clothes have always indicated or signaled a number of things regarding the wearer, except for which of the following?
character flaws
The final and most significant crisis is referred to as the:
climax
Which of the following is NOT a genre?
clowning
An outside force or new twist in the plot introduced at an opportune moment is a:
complication
A controlling idea, vision, or point of view that the director feels is appropriate to the play is called a directorial:
concept
When a musical is based around an idea rather than a story, it is called a:
concept musical
Shows by Stephen Sondheim, such as Company and Assassins, are examples of the __________ form.
concept musicals
The inns in Spain were called _____, and this name was given to the theatres that developed there.
corrales
"Site specific" theatre productions are, by defintion, performed in which type of space?
created and found spaces
Multifocus environments, where something is going on in more than one playing area simultaneously, are typically found in which kind of stage space?
created and found spaces
Stages that use unusual structures as they are, with their original architectural elements intact, carving out special areas for acting and viewing
created and found spaces
Which of the following is/are used by avant-garde theatres such as the Performance Group?
created and found spaces
Which of the following attempts to analyze a theatre event closely?
critic
Which of the following attempts to go into greater detail in describing or analyzing a theatre event?
critic
Which of the following attempts to put a theatre event into a larger context?
critic
Which of the following will often try to explain how the theatre event fits into a category or genre, or into the body of the playwright's work?
critic
When one set of lights comes down at the same time that another set of lights come up, this is called:
cross fade
Lighting changes typically programmed in a computerized control system are referred to as:
cues
Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the dramaturg?
designing the program
Select the response that places directing activities in the proper order:
developing a concept, casting, block/staging, technical rehearsal, dress rehearsal
The sound designer's primary collaborator on any theatrical production is the:
director
Which of the following is NOT the responsibility of the stage manager?
discovering promising new plays and working with playwrights on developing their scripts
When a performer is required to play several roles in the same play, this is called:
doubling
_________ is a form which contains scenes of spoken dialogue that alternate with songs, and which generally features a romantic story set in some far-off locale
operetta
The circular acting area of a classic Greek theatre is called the:
orchestra
The Al-Kasaba Theatre, founded in 1970, is the most important theatre group in:
palestine
A theatrical technique in which performers pretend to be using objects that are not actually present is called:
pantomime
In __________ theatre, the emphasis is on education, personal development, or therapy.
participatory
The subject of theatre is always
people
At the heart of the theatre experience is the:
performer-audience relationship
Stage right and stage left mean the right and left side, respectively, from the perspective of the
performers facing the audience
Roles that we assume with our family and friends, such as being a braggart, a martyr, a conspirator and so on are called:
personal roles
Regardless of the level of intellectual study and training, it is important for actors to prepare before taking the stage often through various exercised such as:
physical tension and relaxation exercises, simple movement exercises, and various vocal exercises (all the above)
Which is not a characteristic of extraordinary characters?
pivotal but minor role
An anachronism involves:
placing some character or event outside its proper time sequence
A critic might offer background information about the?
playwright, subject matter of the play, and style of the production (all the above)
A selection and arrangement of scenes from a story is called a :
plot
General roles recognized by society, such as father, mother, child, police, store clerk, teacher, student and so on.
social roles
When a solitary character speaks to the audience, expressing in words a hidden thought, it is called a:
soliloquy
The amplification of sounds produced by a performer or musical instrument is called:
sound reinforcement
When light from one area falls into an adjacent area, it is said to have:
spill
The fundamental action or conflict of the play is called the
spine
The starting point and foundation for this type of director is the script.
stage director
"Stethoscope" suggests which of the following?
status and personality
A full account of an event or series of events, usually told in chronological order, is called a:
story
A light that is typically used to light the large cyclorama all the way upstage is a: s
strip or flood light
Which of the following is NOT a technique of comedy?
strong emphasis on suspense
The way in which a play is presented, the "manner in which the spine is articulated," is called the:
style
"The events of the Holocaust" is a
subject
"The story of electra" is a
subject
"a love story" is a
subject
A __________ reinforces or runs parallel to the major plot in an episodic play.
subplot
A flag is a:
symbol
A logo is an example of a:
symbol
A swastika is an example of a:
symbol
Language is a:
symbol
The statue of liberty is a:
symbol
In tragicomedy, the overview, or prevailing attitude, is a __________ of the serious and comic.
synthesis
The ________ was developed by the Greeks for their plays; it also was the type of stage used during Shakespeare's time.
thrust stage
A rough sketch that provides the basis for further discussions between director and the scene designer is called a:
thumbnail sketch
A critic usually has more ______ than a reviewer.
time, space, knowledge (all the above)
Which of the following is NOT one of the responsibilities of a performer in the theatre?
to create an attractive stage picture through movement and gesture
The word drama is derived from a Greek root, the verb dran, which means:
to do, to act
Which of the following is NOT one of Stanislavsky's four broad aims of actor training?
to make certain that an actor focuses on the character's inner life by excluding focus on anything else while on stage
Freeness lighting instruments are most often used for:
top lighting
A further development in contemporary theatre relates to the sheer diversity of multinational theatre, gender specific theatre, and political theatre. true or false?
true
A harsh red light below the actors face can create a disturbing mood, but you would only find that kind of light in a nonrealistic production. True or false?
true
A tableaux structure begins with characters arranged in a visual stage picture and the action, frequently nonverbal, proceeds from that tableaux until the end of the scene. True or false?
true
A warm golden red light from below an actor's face could establish a suggested light source of a campfire or candles on a table in a completely realistic production. True or false?
true
Along with expressionism, futurism, and surrealism, Antonin Artauds Theatre of Cruelty and Jerzy Grotowski's poor theatre were among the most significant features of the avant-garde theatre movement. True or false?
true
Although masks can help express a character effectively they are not likely to appear at all in a play that is completely realistic in style. True or false?
true
Although not common, there are times when an audience may find themselves entering into a theatre audience space in a controlled fashion, as has been done by the Performance Group, the Daryl Roth Theatre, and others, in New York City. True or false?
true
Although the Federal Theatre Project was shut down by congress in 1940, the thousands of African Americans who began working in theatre due to the Federal Theatre Project led to an eventual explosion of black theatre in the 1950s. True or false?
true
Although the business of theatre has a distinctly different organization between professional "for profit" and professional "not for profit" theatre entities, the actual artistic structure and process are very similar. True or false?
true
Although their mutual societies were vastly different, both the Greek and Elizabeth theatre shared a strong connection between the type of theatre they presented and the time and social conditions they lived in. True or false?
true
An example of point of view in film might be the various angles of vision and perspectives that the camera selects for us. True or false?
true
Art may question society's views or reaffirm them, but it cannot escape them: the two are indissolubly linked. True or false?
true
As seen in some of Chekhov's plays it is possible to combine the climactic and the episodic forms. True or false?
true
Asian American theatre continues to thrive as emerging playwrights are adding a more contemporary perspective to the already established works of David Henry Wang. True or false?
true
August Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning play Fences is a family drama set in the 1950s. True or false?
true
Both performance art and postmodernist approaches to theatrical production are more similar to the work of an auteur director, since the scripted dramatic work is subjugated to the creative vision and focus of the director. True or false?
true
Colors can be used to indicate changes in character. True or false?
true
Dramatic action is the essence of drama, and even the word derives from dran, which means "to act" or "to do." True or false?
true
During the Elizabethan era, women were barred from performing on the legitimate stage. True or false?
true
Even in todays world, replete with global communications and exchanges of ideas and commerce, there is surprising lack of theatrical exchange around the world. True or false?
true
Even more contemporary actor training methods based on books/ teachings of Uta Hagen, Robert Cohen, Robert Benedetti, Sanford Meirner, and Stella Adler, to name a few, are still based on essential training methods introduced by Stanislavsky around the turn of the twentieth century. True or false?
true
Even though the two longest running musicals in Broadway history were 1980s British imports =, the modern musical theatre form is predominantly a product of American talent and creativity. True or false?
true
Great actors are often set apart by less tangible qualities such as a personal charisma or charm, or star quality,or personal presence that captures an audience's attention and allows an actor to communicate directly or even kinetically with an audience.
true
In a climatic drama, the plot begins early in the story. True or false?
true
In addition to the costumes themselves, makeup and wigs are also part of the responsibilities of the costume designer. True or false?
true
In ancient Greek tragedy, choral sections were performed to the accompaniment of music and dance movements. True or false?
true
In our contemporary world it is important to recognize a feminist or woman's point of view in analyzing and understanding dramatic works as that viewpoint has not always been considered or respected throughout history but it is essential to the future development of dramatic works. True or false?
true
In the modern period, tragicomedy has become the predominant form of many of the best playwrights. True or false?
true
In their work for most regional professional theatres, the dramaturgs are responsible for examining new plays, researching plays the theatre is producing, and possibly working with playwrights on developing new scripts.
true
It was rare to see African American performers on the stage in the nineteenth century America. True or false?
true
Live theatre is actually flourishing throughout the United States; even in areas where professional theatre may not be present, there are typically active college and university theatre programs in addition to numerous amateur community theatre groups. True or false?
true
Many believe that the opening of Fiddler on the Roof in 1964 marked the end of the golden age of "book" musicals, and yet forty years later the book musical once again has established a major presence in Broadway theatres. True or false?
true
Masks can be used to create stereotypes similar to stock characters. True or false?
true
Narrators in the most traditional sense remain outside the action of the play and typically comment on the action communicating directly with the audience. True or false?
true
Native voices at the Autry founded by Randy Reinhold and his wife Jean Brue Scott, is one of the most important and prolific producers of new Native American Plays. True or false?
true
No matter how knowledgeable a critic is about theater, much of what he or she writes is simply opinion. True or false?
true
Off-broadway shows are usually produced wherever inexpensive space is available- churches, lofts, warehouses, large basements--- and are characterized by low-priced productions and a wide variety of offerings. True or false?
true
Off-broadway theatre began in the 1950s as an alternative to Broadway and is located in smaller theaters outside the Time Square district. True or false?
true
One of the major playwrights to come out of the Cuban American theatre is Maria Irene Fornes. True or false?
true
One unique aspect of Maria Irene Fornes's play Fefu and Her Friends, described in the text, is that during one part of the play the audience is divided into four groups and taken to different locations to view scenes. True or false?
true
Opera was originated by men who though they were imitating greek drama. True or false?
true
Patterns as structure exist not only in dance but also in some plays, where the characters movement and circumstances can be repetitive, as in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. True or false?
true
Politicians and advertisers often hide their point of view, whereas a playwrights imposition of their point of view is direct and deliberate. True or false?
true
Realistic prosthetic makeup is used for both fantastical creatures like flying monkeys and in creating believable historical characters. True or false?
true
Recitatives in an opera are the transitional sections between areas that are essentially dialogue that is spoken/sung in a stylized fashion on a musical pitch. True or false?
true
Shinkgeki, or "new theatre" evolved throughout the twentieth century in Japan and eventually allowed female playwrights to actively take part, something that had been previously nonexistent in Japan. True or false?
true
Some of the most important contemporary avant-garde works can be found off-off broadway in theatres such as Cafe La Mama, the Living Theatre, and the Wooster group among others. True or false?
true
Sound effects in theatre can be produced effectively with either advanced technology or with age-old manual theatrical mechanics, depending on the style of production. True or false?
true
Sound travels more slowly than light. True or false?
true
Strictly speaking, there was no Native American theatre tradition; rather, there were spiritual and social traditions that had theatrical elements. True of false?
true
The Federal Theatre Project of the 1930's was created to help theatre artists through the Depression and it included units for African Americans. True or false?
true
The bringing together of cultured by population shifts and swift global communication, and the challenges to long-held beliefs characterized by the writings of Charles Darwin, Karl Max, Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein, are reflected in the eclecticism and fragmentation of contemporary theatre. True or false?
true
The lighting designer can only use the following four controllable properties of light-intensity, color, distribution, and movement/change-in setting the lights for any cues in the theatre. True or false?
true
The makeup of a group will alter a theatrical event. True of false?
true
The musical of Thee I Sing, 191, satirized presidential elections in the U.S as though they were some kind of beauty contest. True or false?
true
The proliferation of film, televeision, DVDs, computer games and other electronic forms of entertainment present a challenge to the continuation of live theatre. True or false?
true
The true American musical, combining music, dance, and a singular dramatic story at the center, was first established in the late 1920s with the musical Showboat. True or false?
true
A question that is NOT one of the criteria by which to judge a play and a production is:
were the intentions appreciated by the audience?
A stage set should tell the audience:
when the play takes place, where the play takes place, and what kind of characters the play is about.
The technical term for revelation of background material in a play is:
exposition
The Adding Machiene by Elmer Rice is an example of:
expressionism
_______ was at its height during the first quarter of the twentieth century; it gave outward expression to inward feelings.
expressionism
Acquiring the special physical and vocal skills that stage performance demands is an _________ aspect of acting.
external
A critic should treat a play as an aesthetic object separate from its social, political, or cultural context. True or false?
false
A stitcher is a technician who patterns, pins, and drapers the fabric to fit the individual actor perfectly, whereas a draper is a technician who sews all the costumes. True or false?
false
After a play has had several previews, it often will go back into rehearsal prior to the opening. True or false?
false
Although every actor needs to work on inner and outer aspects of acting, it is best to develop all of the inner aspects of character development first that will allow the actor to more easily develop the physical movement and vocal aspects of the character. True or false?
false
Although it may be fun and exciting, circus training and clowning or juggling are not valuable forms of training for actors to use in their theatre work.
false
An auteur director adheres closely to the playwrights intent in the form of text and sequence of events. True or false?
false
Aphra Behn and Susanna Centivre are two contemporary feminist playwrights. True or false?
false
Asian theatre training and the type of actor training that is common in the U.S. are virtually the same kind of training, focusing on the same kind of movement and vocal performance styles.
false
Because a "collective mind" is created when a large number of people are gathered into a group, the background of the individual spectactor has little to do with the theatre experience. True or false?
false
Because artist are often accused of being "antisocial," "subversive," or "enemies of the state," and are thus outsiders, the art that they produce is often unrelated to the society in which it is produced. True or false?
false
Because the costumes must stand out from the scenery in order to be seen, costumes are rarely designed to be consistent with the scenic design for a production. True or false?
false
Because the reviewer should represent the tasted of the general public, it is not important that he or she have a thorough background in theatre. True or false?
false
Because we no longer have a society that believes in the concept of the "Gods" as they did in ancient Greece, traditional Greek tragedies are no longer feasible to consider for contemporary productions. True or false?
false
Common structure in musical theatre requires that ever song has a segment that involves the chorus. True or false?
false
Computerized design, known technically as computer-assisted design (CAD) is very inflexible: the designer is often at disadvantage when making instantaneous changes from what appears on the screen, even so she can, with some difficulty indicate to the direct and others alternative plans and features of a stage set. True or false?
false
Canvas stretch on wood with the side facing the audience painted to look like a solid wall is called a:
flat
The development of a _________ is a extremely important step in preparing for the show to begin rehearsals so the actors and director know how their patterns of movement will be affected by the placement of scenic elements and/or furniture.
floor plan or ground plan
When a beam of light is aimed at a particular area on the stage, it is said to be:
focused
A conventional spot light that produces a soft-edged beam and allows for variable beam spread is called a:
frensel spotlight
Joshua Sobal is the Israeli dramatist who wrote an important play about the Nazi occupation of Lithuania, called
ghetto
_______ had a chorus that sang and danced odes.
greek theater
Aggressive, politically-oriented theatre produced by an activist in the streets is called _______ theatre.
guerilla
A firm material called loan placed on a wooden hollow metal frame, which can be paint, and in addition, have three-dimensional plastic moldings attached to it create cornices, chair rails, and other features is called a:
hard flat
Augusto Boal is regarded as one of the most inspirational theatre practitioners of his day because:
he created a new form of acting based off movement and dance
Roman togas and soldiers helmets primarily suggest witch of the following?
historical period
Uniquely among the arts, theatre focuses on one thing and one thing only. What is this one thing?
human beings
When one person mimics or copies another's vocal patterns , gestures, facial expressions, posture, and the like, this is called:
imitation
Which of the following is a 2009 Tony Award-winning musical concerning a mother who is struggling with a bipolar disorder and the affects her disease has on her family?
next to normal
Abstract forms and shapes on a bare stage are examples of a:
nonrealistic technique
Poetry that Romeo speaks to Juliet in Shakespeare's play is an example of:
nonrealistic technique
One of the differences between acting in daily life and acting in theater is that actors and actresses are always being:
observed
An impediment that is put in a character's way is called a:
obstacle
When Horace Walpole said "this world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel" he was NOT thinking:
one should think about one thing profoundly and a thousand things well
In America, the interpretation of Stanislavsky's ideas by Lee Strasburg at the Actor's Studio has caused controversy, because many people feel that he emphasized:
only the emotional side of stanislavsky's technique
A ______ is a drama set entirely to music.
opera
Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the director?
raising money for the production
In the nonprofit theatre, which of the following is NOT a front-of-house responsibility?
raising money to finance the production
The slant of an auditoriums stage floor is called a
rake
When an element of theatre resembles observed reality, it is considered:
realistic
Ordinary street clothes are an example:
realistic technique
Rooms of a real house is an example of:
realistic techniques
There are permanent, professional, nonprofit theatres that offer a season of first-class productions to their audience each year:
regional theatres
Distinguishing major from minor characters is an analysis of which of the following?
relationships
A fairly complete sketch made by the scene designer, usually done in color, is called a:
rendering
Visibility is the most obvious function of stage lighting. Which of the following is also a primary function of lighting?
reveal shapes and forms, assist in creating mood and reinforcing style, and provide a selective focus an artistic visual composition
Which of the following is frequently limited in terms of experience and theatrical background?
reviewer
Which of the following is usually restricted by time, space, or both?
reviewer
______ is a type of theatre in which sketches and vignettes alternate with musical numbers, but no single story carries through beginning to end.
revue
A repetition of a proceeding or a transaction which has acquired special meaning is called a
ritual
A gauze or cloth screen that, when painted and lit from the front, appears solid, but when lit from behind becomes transparent, is called a:
scrim
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of comedy?
sense that the universe is cruel and unfeeling
These puppets are silhouette figures-often made of leather- and are highlighted on the screen that is lifted from behind.
shadow puppets
The 1st challenge to theatre as a dramatic medium came from:
silent movies
A bed like cement is an example of:
simili
A typical Elizabethan playhouse would have used?
thrust stage
In which of the following does the audience sit on three sides, or in a semicircle, enclosing a stage, which protrudes into the center of the audience?
thrust stage
In which of the following is elaborate scenery impossible because it would block the view of the spectators?
thrust stage
A low platform on wheels upon which set pieces and even actors are brought onstage is called a:
wagon
Acting alternated between exaggerated and more natural styles in the:
Englsish 18th and 19th century theatre
Which of the following is NOT a feature of melodrama?
Even if the ending is sad, an optimistic worldview is present.
__________ was at the heart of most plot complications in the comedy dell'arte.
Harlequin
______ is the term for when characters and their activities are intended to resemble life, but a certain license is allowed.
Heightened realism
Match the artist with the correct location:
Heiner Muller- Germany Yasimina Reza- France Tom Stoppard- England George Ibrahim- Palestine Athol Fugard- South Africa Wole Soynika- Nigeria
What does Hamlet (shakespeare) mean when he speaks to the players and says : "speak the speech, I pray you, and I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue; but if you mouth it, as many of your players do, I had as lief the town crier spoke my lines"
I would rather have you speak honestly and believably rather than just shouting the lines out loud
Contemporary Asian theatre has evolved dramatically and yet traditional theatrical forms from India, China, and Japan continue in popularity, including
Japanese- Bunraku and Kabuki, Beijing- Opera Indian- Kathakali theatre styles
Match the artists name with the correct location
Joshua Sobol- Israel Federica Leon- Argentina Augusto Boal- Brazil Deborah Warner- England Peter Handke- Germany Ariane Mnouckine-France
________ are a form of musical theatre that uses fairly contemporary popular music of a singular performer or music group and crafts a story to fit with the already popular music.
Jukebox musicals
_______ devised a systen that could be taught to others for achieving the kind of believability demanded by the new realistic drama being written in the late 19th century.
Konstantin Stanislavski
Bustles or corsets affect which of the following areas?
Line, shape, and silhouette
The Beauty Queen of the Leenane, The Pillowman, and The Cripple of Inishmaan, all by the playwright _______, have been brought to Broadway in the past ten years.
Martin McDonagh
Contemporary film actor Geoffrey Rush and Cate Blanchett have appeared with this theatre company in Australia.
Melbourne La Mama Theatre
A "laboratory coat" is typical of which of the following categories?
Status and personality
_______ is a Japanese director whose theatre emphasized physical movement, ensemble playing, and the combination of the new and the old, the traditional and the experimental.
Tadashi Suzuki
Which of the following responses places these theatrical lighting practices in the proper chronological order?
The sun, candles and oil lamps, gaslight, limelight, incandescent lights, LEDs
High-tech lights often used by rock musicians move up and down and from side to side, change colors, and change the sharpness and width of a beam of light and allow for numerous decorative and atmospheric patterns are now used industry wide. Such lights are called:
automated lights
An intellectual or artistic movement that breaks with tradition and therefore seems ahead of its time is called _________; literally, it means "advance guard in a military formation"
avant-garde
Which 2004 musical featured puppets?
avenue q
Line, mass, color, texture, balance. Which one of these is not considered one of the five elements of scene design?
balance
A type of broad, exaggerated comedy that takes marriage and sex as objects of fun is called:
bedroom farce
An all-purpose theatre space that can be converted into different arrangements is sometimes referred to as a:
black box
_____ is when a director decides where and when performers move and position themselves on the stage.
blocking/staging
A playwright, composer, or architect who envisions a work sets about putting the idea into so it will be recognizable to those who will bring the idea to ultimate realization.
blueprint
A wireless microphone attached to a performer is called a:
body mike
The objective of costumes is many. For example, costumes help establish the style of the production. Which of the following, however, is NOT one of a costumes objective?
draw attention to the skill of the designer
A __________ is a rehearsal where all the elements are put together and the play is performed as if the audience were present with no stops or interruptions with full lights, scenery, costumes and sound.
dress rehearsal
When sound effects are recorded and arranged in the order of their appearance in the script, the process is called:
editing
Performers would often speak toward the audience during this period, rather than to the character they were addressing on stage, since the theaters weren't lit as well as the stage and the actors wanted to hold on to the audiences attention.
eighteenth and nineteenth century English theatre
A conventional spot light that throws a sharp, concentrated light and allows for the shaping of the beam with shutters is called a:
ellipsoidal reflector spotlight
Sound that recreated the noises of everyday life and help create the verisimilitude of a play, but are not specifically called for by the script, are called:
environment sounds
Because existentialism suggests that characters have no specific causes for their action, the structure of an existentialist play is often lacking in:
exposition
Costume designers rarely meet the actors who will be wearing their costumes, leaving those responsibilities to the stage manager. True or false?
false
David Henry Hwang is the author of Angels in America. True or false?
false
Despite the popularity of the form, no musical has ever received the Pulitzer Price. True or false?
false
Different kind of performance spaces are appropriate for certain kinda of plays. A large scale musical like Wicked would not be appropriate for a small arena theatre; however, it is appropriate to move a smaller-scale show into a large proscenium space so it can earn more money at the box office. True or false?
false
Each of us fills only one social role. True or false?
false
El Teatro Campesino is one of the major theatres to arise in Native American theatre. True or false?
false
Environmental theatre is the name given to the plethora of outdoor theatres that developed in the late 1960s and 1970s. True or false?
false
If a reviewer dislikes a particular production, it is probably best to avoid it. True or false?
false
If two or more playwrights create a play based on the same story, it is important that the facts of that story remain consistent from one play to the next. True or false?
false
In order to prepare the role properly, the actor or actresses should always begin with an outer aspect- a walk, a posture, a peculiar vocal delivery- and then develop the inner life of the character. True or false?
false
Lee Strasberg, who headed the Actor's Studio Training in New York City for many years, established a style of training known as emotional recall that particularly emphasized a technique for prompting actor emotions that was almost identical to the method that Stanislavsky used later in his career. True or false?
false
Minor characters in a play are always written as basic stock characters. True or false?
false
Once a society determines the characteristics of a social role, these characteristics cannot be changed. True or false?
false
Only something that actually attaches or pins to a costume piece is considered an accessory. True or false?
false
Prior to 1874, when George II, the duke of Saze-Meiningen, began supervising every element of his theatrical productions. The function of the director did not exist. True or false?
false
Samuel Taylor Coleridge coined this statement regarding a playwright's point of view: "the world is a comedy to those that think and a tragedy to those that feel" True or false?
false
Tenneesse Williams, Arthur MIller, Lorraine Hansberry, and Edward Albee are the most notable American playwrights of the twentieth century avant-garde theatre movement. True or false?
false
The "british invasion" in a theatrical context refers to imported british musicals like The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Cats, Les Miserables and Miss Saigon. True or false?
false
The action of a play is generally confined to a "world" of its own- that is, to a fictional universe that contains all the characters and events of the play- and none of the characters or actions moves outside the orbit of that world. This is an example of limited time. True or false?
false
The book of a musical is sometimes referred to as the lyrics. True or false?
false
The most realistic makeup designs being used in the world of theatre are most often found in Japanese kabuki theatre presentations. True of false?
false
The persistent and dire predictions that live theatre would soon be dead, made obsolete by technological innovations such as radio, film, TV, and the computer have, for the most part, proven accurate.
false
The subject of drama varies greatly, and at certain times throughout theatre history, drama has focused on human beings, but more often than not the subject of drama are quite different. True or false?
false
The term "robot" was actually first used in an early-twentieth century by Neil Simon. True or false?
false
Throughout theatre history, regardless of the predominant acting style of the day, the actors that were singled out as being the greatest of their generation were always those actors who made certain to overemphasize their emotions with excessive physical movement. True of false?
false
To this day the most common form of sound reproduction technology in the theatre is reel-to-reel tape. True or false?
false
Two periods that were particularly conductive to the creation of tragic drama were the eighteenth century (the age of enlightenment) and the nineteenth century (the century of progress). True or false?
false
Undergarments are not a concern of the costume designer. True or false?
false
Unfortunately, the sheer diversity of the American theatre since has become so fragmented that there is no longer enough audience support for live theatre to continue. True or false?
false
Until the early 1950s, most new plays written in the United States originated in regional theatre. True or false?
false
When a person watches a play, it is expected that they will ignore their own individual memories, emotional scars, and private fantasies. True or false?
false
When a play goes into dress rehearsals, last minute changes are no longer possible. True or false?
false
When costumes are taken from inventory or rented from a costume house, this is known as rendering a costume. True or false?
false
When nonhuman characteristics are written into a script it is typically because the producers do not want to create a stage prop when an actor can solve the problem nicely. True or false?
false
While fabric affects the silhouette, structure, texture, and bulk of a costume, it has little symbolic value. True or false?
false
While it is often necessary for actors and actresses to make quick costume changes, this is a concern for the stage manager, not the costume designer. True or false?
false
While the trend toward diversity in the American theatre has given birth to many multiethnic, multicultural, and gender theatre companies representing groups with special interests, plays produced by these theatres rarely enter the mainstream of American theatre. True or false?
false
One of the following is NOT a collaborator of the costume designer?
first hand
Rapid movement back and forth in time is called:
flashbacks
The emergence of the director as a separate creative figure can partly be attributed to the:
increase in numerous forms of communication, which opened up a world of other cultures to examine and bring life to the stage
When the performers combine the inner and the outer aspects of acting in a forceful and convincing way, they have used a process known as:
integration
Learning how to make the feelings and emotions of the characters portrayed believable is an ______ aspect of acting.
internal
A strong design concept:
is important to convey information, should complement the directorial concept, is a unifying idea carried out visually and is important when the time and play of the play have been shifted (all the above)
Another word that means "contrast in the connection of scenes" is:
juxtaposition
The best-known of his innovations, designer Josef Svoboda used screens in conjunction with actors; the actors were part of the film, and the film was part of the action. He called this:
lanterna magika
Realism came the dominant form of European drama in the:
late nineteenth century
When children use imitation, it is often a way of:
learning
A light plot dos NOT include
length and light cues
Which of the following is NOT a convention of dramatic structure?
limited conflict
The Donmar Warehouse, noted for active fringe theatre production, is located in
london
Which of the following is a major responsibility of the stage manager?
maintain the lighting/sound/scene designers and director's vision of rhythm and pace through the proper and consistent calling of all cues during the run
Which of the following should an actor try to avoid if he or she is trying to connect meaningfully with the audience?
make certain that all character actions and vocal work are exaggerated
The use of a word that sounds like the right word but actually is a different world altogether is the use of a:
malaprop
In the nonprofit theatre, the person or group with the responsibilities of the producer is called the:
manager
Which of the following is a critical member of the lighting design team?
master electrician
"Heart of Darkness" is an example of a:
metaphor
Ice in his veins is an example of a:
metaphor
The King of Swing is an example of a:
metaphor
The ship of state is a:
metaphor
When we say that one thing is like another, it is called a simili; when we say one thing is another, that is called a:
metaphor
The ________ was a variety show that featured white performers wearing blackface.
minstrel show
A small-scale, three dimensional version of a set is called a:
model
Sounds that are called for in the script are called:
motivated sounds
Irving Belrin, George Gershin, Cole Porter, and Richard Rodgers all were composers who worked in the ________form.
musical comedy
_________ is a form of musical entertainment that emerged in America in the 1920s and which features a light, comic story interspersed with popular music.
musical comedy
Attempts to put onstage as exact a copy of life as possible, down to the smallest detail, is an example of:
naturalism
Which of the following is sometimes called "slice-of-life" drama?
naturalism
______ is a kind of super realism
naturalism
A _______ is a performance in front of an audience prior to the "official" opening of the play, when the director and the performers discover which parts of the play are successful and which are not.
preview
The dramaturg serves an increasingly important function particularly in regional theatre or period pieces, since their work encompasses research related to:
previous productions of the same play, discovering promising new plays, and the social and historical details surrounding the period in which a play takes place (all the above)
Some tragicomedies, such as Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and All's Well That Ends Well, haven been called:
problem plays
The movement, pace, and rhythm of a play are NOT affected by the:
producer
Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of a dramaturg?
production research to determine the style of the play that the director will employ
In order to throw the voice into the audience so that it penetrates to the uttermost reaches of the theater, the performer must
project
All the seats in the auditorium face in the same direction
proscenium stage
Giacamo Torelli invented the counterweight system for this type of theatrer
proscenium stage
In which of the following is the stage are usually deep, allowing for elaborate scenery?
proscenium stage
Most broadway theatres were built in which configuartion?
proscenium stage
The standard theatre throughout Europe and the United States from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth century used?
proscenium stage
Which of the following is also known as a "fourth wall" stage?
proscenium stage
A humorous use of words with the same sound but different meanings is the use of a:
pun
"to entertain royality" is a
purpose
"to escape" is a
purpose
"to reinforce religious beliefs" is a
purpose
The person responsible for seeing that the scenery, platforms, and other elements are built, painted, and installed onstage is called a:
technical director
A ________ is a rehearsal where the performers are onstage with scenery, lighting, and sound for the first time and the primary focus is the mechanical and physical aspects of the production.
technical rehearsals
Plays that convey humanity sense of alienation and its loss of bearings in an illogical, unjust, and ridiculous world are called theatres of:
the absurd
The existence of wars, terrorism, natural disasters, and other intangibles are overwhelming issues in our contemporary world and therefore
the need for theatre and arts emphasizing human interaction are more important in our society
The technical rehearsal is time to establish:
the safe operation of all scenic shots, all light cue levels and timing, and the placement and length of all sound cues (all the above)
In the reenactment of material gathered from the actual events is called:
theatre of fact
The type of theatre scene once found almost exclusively in New York City has become firmly established in numerous leading cities, such as Chicago, throughout the county with a mix of theatre that is similar to the Broadway/off-broadway theatre model in NYC. True or false?
true
The viewpoint of a theatre artist actually provides the audience with a key to understanding the actions and words of the characters on stage. True or false?
true
There is a very active theatre culture in Israel, which also includes numerous fringe theatre groups as found in Europe and the U.S, but most of the recent theatrical works explore the complexities of Middle Eastern politics and Israels relationship with Palestine. True or false?
true
To perform in repertory means to present a series of plays over a given span of time. True of false?
true
Training in tai chi churn is valuable for an actor, as it serves as an excellent focused exercise for an actor's body awareness and due to the graceful of the core regiment movement, it also serves as a form of meditation to help the actor prepare. True of false?
true
Virtually all primitive forms of theatre used an arena style performance configuration. True or false?
true
When a costume is created in the costume shop under the supervision of the designer, this is known as building the costume. True or false?
true
When a new play is given its first production, the director will have a series of meetings with the playwright to iron out problems in the script. True or false?
true
A circular revolving unit that is set into the floor, and which can turn mechanically to bring one set into view as another disappears, is a:
turntable
When a performer closely resembles in real life the character to be enacted is known as:
typecasting
Minor characters are:
typically used as a dramatic device by the playwright to move the action along, typically used to be supportive or confidante- like characters for the central character in the play and usually those in which we see only one facet of their personalities (all the above)
If an actor is near the edge of the stage closest to the audience, and she turns her back and walks away from the audience she is walking:
upstage
____________ was a series of variety acts-music, sketches, juggling, animal acts-that made up an evenings entertainment,
vaudeville
"The world is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel" is a:
viewpoint
"To present events as heroic" is a
viewpoint
"to portray a story in a comic manner" is a
viewpoint
