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If a reviewer dislikes a particular production, it is best to avoid going to see it.

false

Gobos allows you to project patterns on stage that resemble light coming through branches, or an image of windows, or clouds, or stars, etc.

true

In a traditional tragedy, the hero or heroine is caught in circumstances from which there is no escape and which inevitably lead to a fateful end

true

Italian commedia dell'arte had no set dialogue; it was largely improvisational.

true

Kabuki plays feature beautiful scenic effects and also include the first known use of a revolving stage.

true

No one knows how theatre began, and where or when it originated.

true

One disadvantage of the proscenium stage is that it tends to lose intimacy that is found in other types of theatre spaces.

true

Stanislavski's early research into realistic acting techniques was conducted while he was directing many plays by

Anton Chekhov

In response to the new realistic drama of the late nineteenth century, ______ devised a system to teach performers how to achieve the necessary believability

Konstantin Stanislavski

The most significant difference between film and theatre is

The relationship between the performer and the audience

At the heart of the theatre performance experience is the

actor audience relationship

Stage right and stage left mean the right side and the left side, respectively, from the perspective of the

actors facing the audience

The degree of separation between the object or an event, which an artist creates and the audience observes, is called

aesthetic distance

Elaborate scenery on/in a(n) ________ is impossible because it would block the view of some audience members

arena or in round

Which of the following provides the most intimate performance space?

arena stage or theatre in the round

Ensemble acting emphasizes the

artistic unity of a group

The arrangement and movements of performers relative to each other and to the stage space is called

blocking

One type of comic form that relies on gross exaggeration and occasional vulgarity is

burlesque

The dramatic structure that features a restricted number of scenes is

climactic structure

The final and most significant crisis is referred to as the

climax

The type of performance space associated with street theatre is the

created or found space

Which of the following is not ordinarily used for performances?

created or found space

The point of view of the _______ generally dominates an auteur production

director

Which person casts the actors?

director

Which type of dramatic structure features large numbers of locales?

episodic structure

Which type of dramatic structure often features many characters?

episodic structure

The imparting of details about the past that are essential but not covered by the action onstage is known as

exposition

A movie theatre is configured more like a thrust stage than a proscenium stage.

false

African American and Asian American performers have historically escaped being cast as stereotypes in dramatic roles.

false

Despite global communication and worldwide commerce, there is a surprising lack of theatrical exchange around the world.

false

Despite global influences, contemporary theatre tends to maintain the uniform and traditional styles of the country of production

false

If a playwright is writing about a historical event, it is inappropriate for the playwright to change the order of events to suit his/her purpose.

false

The Greek amphitheatre is the first example of a proscenium theatre space.

false

The design elements of a theatrical production are purely visual

false

The god Dionysus, to whom the Greek dramatic festivals were dedicated, was the god of war, death and chastity.

false

The word "genre" means an ability to "generalize about all human beings by observing a small portion of their actions."

false

Theatre employs such an in-depth collaborative process that an audience is not essential to the completed production.

false

Thespis is considered the first playwright.

false

Under Islamic rule in India, theatrical productions and classic Sanskrit dramas continued to be encouraged and maintained.

false

Waiting for Godot is probably the most famous realistic play ever written.

false

Within the theatrical setting, the designer tends to make artistic choices independently, rather than working on cooperation with other theatre artists.

false

Which comic form has few intellectual pretentions; its humor arises as the result of ridiculous situations?

farce

Performers must not mix acting methods; they should find a method that works for them and then strictly adhere to that method's approach.

fasle

One characteristic of ________ is that identical performances can be presented in many different places at the same time

film

Which of the following is NOT the responsibility of the dramaturg?

hiring the director and performers

A hallmark of commedia dell'arte is its

improvisation

Costumes do NOT indicate the

inner most thoughts of a character

Which of the following patterns emerged as theatre globalized?

interaction, adaptation, collaboration

Centering" involves finding the place where all the lines of force in the body come together. It is located, roughly, in the

middle of the torso

In which tragic form do the characters tend to be regular men and women?

modern tragedy

In a(n) _______, action occurs on several stages simultaneously

multi focus theatre

Which of the following is NOT a necessary component of a theatrical event?

music

The selection and arrangement of scenes that actually happen onstage is called the

plot

A performance in front of an audience prior to the 'official' opening of a play, when the director and the performers discover which parts of the play are successful and which are not, is known as the

preview

In a noncommercial theatre, the managing director is akin to the ______ in a commercial theatre

producer

Which person oversees the budget?

producer

A "fourth wall theatre" describes a(n)

proscenium stage

A ________ is a gauze or cloth screen that, when painted and lit from the front, appears solid, but when lit from behind becomes transparent.

scrim

Which person communicates the rehearsal schedule to the performers?

stage manager

Which of the following best characterizes acting in classical Asian theatres?

stylization and symbolism

The putting aside of all literal and practical considerations by the audience in order to enter into the world of the drama is called

the willing suspense of disbelief

One characteristic of _________ is that each performance is unique and occurs in the presence of an audience.

theatre

One characteristic of _________ is that the audience is capable of affecting the performers

theatre

Developed by the Greeks, the _______ was also the type of theatre space used during Shakespeare's time

thrust stage

"Viewpoints" theory is an approach to acting that originated in the United States and combines dance and stage movement with concepts of

time and space

Which of the following is NOT one of the responsibilities of a performer in the theatre?

to coordinate the elements and the vision of the production

In ________, the hero or heroine is a person of social stature: a king, a queen, a general, a nobleman, etc.

traditional tragedy

A common approach of postmodernist directors is to deconstruct classic theatrical works in favor of developing new individual conceptualizations of the material.

true

A key difference between visual and performance art is audience interaction.

true

Adolphe Appia and Edward Gordon Craig greatly influenced theatrical lighting design through their inclusion of light as an integral visual element in scene design.

true

Art can be best understood as a mirror: an extension or projection of how we live, think and feel.

true

As opposed to music and the visual arts, theatre is a fully collaborative art form involving different specialists who share a common vision for a unified production.

true

Bourgeois or domestic drama consists of plays that deal with middle- or lower-middle-class characters that face problems of the family and the home rather than affairs of state.

true

Comedy of manners is a form of comic drama that emphasizes a sophisticated atmosphere and witty dialogue.

true

Despite the popularity of medieval religious drama, secular theatre and drama also existed in the Middle Ages.

true

During the Restoration period, the theatrical entrepreneur emerged.

true

Even television reality-show contestants are selected or 'cast' for their character type to improve the chances for dramatic interactions among contestants.

true

Even though film and other forms of electronic media dominate world contemporary culture, live theatre has at least 2,300 more years of history and established tradition.

true

For the first 2,000 years of its recorded history, theatrical performances were held mostly outdoors during the day.

true

One of Anton Chekhov's most famous works, The Sea Gull, was a dismal failure in its first public performance in Russia.

true

Postmodern directors tend to integrate elements of dance, film, video, and computer material into their productions.

true

Realistic plays have been the dominant style of theatre in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

true

Sanskrit drama typically included both serious and comic elements, as well as a number of different locations and characters.

true

Saturday Night Live uses a format established in early vaudeville that was a popular form of entertainment in the early twentieth century.

true

Stock characters and dominant trait characters tend to appear most often in comedies or melodramas, due to their more two-dimensional nature.

true

The Federal Theatre project of the 1930s was created to help theatre artists through the Depression; it included units for African Americans.

true

The artistic director is responsible for all the creative activities of a noncommercial theatre.

true

The point of view of an auteur production is that of the director, not the playwright.

true

The power of a realistic play lies in the credibility and sense of identification it creates.

true

The presence of conflict or tension is necessary for drama to exist.

true

The proscenium arch was partially responsible for the move toward greater theatrical realism.

true

The scene designer's visual choices must support the movement and physical action of the play.

true

The size and type of theatre space affects audience perception; therefore, the choice of theatre space makes a big difference to both actors and the audience.

true

Theatre was so popular in the nineteenth century that several theatre riots resulted from audiences' passion.

true

Theatres became larger during the eighteenth century, to accommodate the new middle-class audience.

true

While there have been changes and modifications over the years to Stanislavski's approach to realistic acting, his theories continue to form the basis for most acting training.

true

A circle set in the stage floor that can turn mechanically to bring one set into view as another disappears is called a

turnttable

Theatre as an art form is

unique from music and the visual arts, as it occupies both time and space

A stage set should tell the audience

when and where the play takes place, what kind of characters the play is about