THAR 101 Final

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A prop is any object that is used on stage that becomes a permanent part of the scenery or costumes

False

Because artists are often accused of being "antisocial" 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.

False

Beyond the confines of Broadway and touring professional theater, there is not a great deal of diversity available in theater around the country in the early twenty-first century

False

Despite the popularity of the form, no musical has ever received the Pulitzer Prize

False

Environmental theater is the name given to the plethora of outdoor theaters that developed in the late 1960s and 1970s

False

Performance art began as a form that predominantly combined ballet with special sound effects and limited to visual design elements

False

Postmodernism is an approach to drama that strives to achieve a correct interpretation of a play through extensive background research and intense bibliographic rigor

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

False

The book of a musical is sometimes referred to as the lyrics

False

Undergarments are not a concern of the costume designer

False

Unfortunately the sheer diversity of the American theater scene has become so fragmented that there is no longer enough audience support for live theater to continue

False

Until the early 1950s, most new plays written in the United States originated in regional theaters

False

When a person watches a play, it is expected that they will ignore their own individual memories, emotional scars, and private fantasies

False

When costumes are taken from inventory or rented from a costume house, this is known as rendering a costume

False

While Broadway theaters are all within the district near Times Square in New York City, the styles of their architecture and types of their stages vary considerably

False

While fabric affects the silhouette, texture, and bulk of a costume, it has little symbolic value

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

False

A 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

A woman's point of view has not always been considered or respected throughout history

True

An example of the postmodernist mixing of high and low art is the musical The Lion King

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

Color can be used to indicate changes in character

True

Costumes should show the relationships between characters

True

England and numerous European countries invest significantly in the arts, and theater specifically, to a far greater extent than the National Endowment for the Arts in the United States

True

Even though the three longest-running musicals in Broadway history were 1980s British imports, the modern musical theater form is predominantly a product of American talent and creativity

True

In addition to the costumes themselves, makeup and wigs are also part of the responsibilities of the costume designer

True

Live theater is actually flourishing throughout the United States; even in areas where professional theater may not be present, there are typically active college and university theater programs in addition to numerous amateur community theater groups.

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 theaters

True

Off-Broadway theater began in the 1950s as an alternative to Broadway and is located in smaller theaters outside the Times Square district.

True

Opera was originated by men who thought they were imitating Greek drama

True

Performance art has been at the center of a controversy over funding form the National Endowment for the Arts.

True

Performance art has since undergone several shifts of emphasis as visual artists continue to explore the temporal nature of theatrical performance, and yet the vocal representation of text continues to be dominated by the use of texts as visual image

True

Some of the most important contemporary avant-garde works can be found off-off-Broadway in theaters such as Cafe LaMama, the Living Theater, Mabou Mines, and the Wooster Group, among others

True

The type of theater scene once found almost exclusively in New York City has become firmly established in numerous leading cities throughout the country, with a mix of theater that is similar to the Broadway/off-Broadway/off-off-Broadway theater model in NYC

True

To perform in repertory means to present several plays on alternate nights

True

When a costume is created in the costume shop under the supervision of the designer, this is known as building a costume

True


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