Theatre Test #1

When an audience member feels a sense of detachment from the action on stage, this experience is called

Aesthetiv distance

When the audience accepts the authenticity of a character, the character is said to have

believability.

Which of the following does NOT provide accessibility to theatre for today's audience?

blocking

In a proscenium theatre, the area of the stage closest to the audience is known as

downstage

Playwright and theorist Antonin Artaud described the purpose of theatre as

emotional identification.

The independent theatres of the late nineteenth century existed in order to

evade government censorship.

Carefully executed analysis of theatrical production is likely to

heighten your ability to express your opinions and formulate meaningful argument.

The person responsible for the safety and comfort of the audience members during their time in the theatre is the

house manager.

While visiting Little Rock, you pick up a brochure for The Rep. You learn that The Rep offers several different seasons of plays in two performance spaces, that you can buy either single tickets or a season subscription, and that the theatre receives funding from the National Endowment for the Arts as well as corporate contributors. From this information, you can tell that The Rep

is a resident theatre.

For the purposes of this theatre class, the word "style" means

manner of expression and methods of onstage behavior as they affect composition and performance.

The Greek word "mimesis" means

the artist's process of imitating character and action.

Which of the following is important to consider when analyzing a costume for a production?

the costume's relationship to the costumes of other characters in the play and the appropriateness of the costume to the character wearing it

For the purposes of this theatre class, which of the following is the most appropriate definition of "taste"?

the personal inclination and preferences of the beholder of an aesthetic experience

In a proscenium theatre, what is the orchestra?

the space immediately in front of the stage where seats are on the floor.

Theatre critics have a difficult job because

they have a complicated relationship with the arts community and they serve as arbiters and entertainers simultaneously.

¨nontraditional casting" refers to

casting actors of a different race than the character as written.

Theatre as an art form does NOT do which of the following?

solves our most challenging problems.

Which of the following would NOT be categorized as a set property?

A cigarette case carried by an actor

Which of the following is true about nonprofit theatres?

Any money earned at the box office is funneled back into the arts organization to support other shows and programs

In a proscenium theatre, the playing space in front of the proscenium arch and grand curtain is known as the

Apron

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate question to ask yourself when analyzing the acting in a production?

Are the actor attractive to me?

The traditional theatre space in which the audience completely surrounds the performance area is the

Arena

Which of the following statements about arena theatre is NOT true?

Arena lends itself to the use of many large scenic units.

A theatre space that is small and features flexible seating for the audience is a

Black box

A piece of writing that includes analysis and evaluation of a theatrical production is

Criticism

The person in charge of the artistic aspects of production is the

Director

When an audience member experiences a sense of participation and emotional identification with a character on stage, this phenomenon is called

Emphaty

The theatrical term for actors working together as a team is

Esemble work

When the performers make up the words and movements as they go along this process is called

Improvisation

The Roman writer Horace defined the function of theatre as..

To teach and to please

The context of performance refers to

your expectations when you go to a particular type of theatre.

Which of the following is NOT true about active participation required of the audience member in the theatre?

The audience member must talk back to the authors

Typically, contemporary production begins with a script created by the

Playwright

The Odd Couple and Harvey are good examples of theatre as

Popular Entertainment

When discussing an actor's performance in class, you note that an actor stood up suddenly and seemed to be threatening another actor. You have shared your

Presentation

If the scenery is NOT meant to resemble everyday life and is stylized, abstracted, or suggestive, the scenery is

Presentational

You are watching a production in which the scenery on stage consists of many multi- colored cubes that the actors move around and use as chairs, a mountain, even an automobile. The design approach to this scenery is

Presentational

he fact that theatre is a live production presented to an audience makes it potentially effective as a means for

Propaganda Social protest Exploring life in other times

The traditional theatrical space that features the audience on only one side of the performance area is the

Proscenium

Drottningholm Court Theatre in Sweden is an example of a historic

Proscenium Theatre

Which of the following represents good advice when writing about a theatrical performance?

Soon after seeing the show, write down your sensory impressions and be as objective as possible in providing evidence.

The person who executes artistic decisions by the creative team and ensures that things run smoothly on and backstage is the

Stage Manager

The term "environmental theatre" refers to the principle of

Actors and Audience sharing the same place

A friend treats you to a performance of Our Town at a theatre in his home town. While looking at the program, you discover from the biographies that the actor playing The Stage Manager is the manager of a men's clothing store and the actress playing Emily is a teacher at the local elementary school. Several university students are performing in the production, but your friend tells you that this theatre is not affiliated with the university. From this information, you know that the theatre you are attending is...

Community Theatre

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the proscenium arch?

It gives the audience a 360-degree view of the action.

Which of the following is NOT true about writing about plays and productions?

It helps you learn to come to a decision as quickly as possible.

In 1924, audiences encountered a play that assaulted the atrocities of war in...

Maxwell Anderson's What Price Glory.

Which of the following plays introduced subversive thought at the time it was written - either blatantly or symbolically?

Millers´s The crucible 1953

During class discussion, another student describes a dark stage with low-intensity lighting. They have shared their

Observation

Your recognition of what actually happened on stage is

Observation

In Egyptian life, episodes were depicted publically from the stories of Ra and Osiris. This ritual is an example of theatre's close connection with

Religion

If scenery is crafted realistically to look and function just as the scenic location would in the real world, the scenery is

Representational

In a proscenium theatre, the area of the stage farthest from the audience is called..

Upstage.

In a proscenium theatre, spaces offstage left and right for actors, crew, and scenery that are not in the visible performance space are known as

Wings

Bertolt Brecht's insertion of 1920s jazz tunes in his adaptation of the eighteenth- century British musical The Beggar's Opera is a good example of

a playwright indicating a stylistic shift within the play's text.

The Greek term "catharsis" refers to

a feeling of emotional release near the end of a play.

Which of the following is NOT a major expense for an amateur theatre?

paying the performers