Theater Midterm

this theatre professional is in charge of the overall creative vision or goal of the ensemble. this person will often choose which plays to produce who will direct them, and who will design them

Artistic director

which philosopher would agree that theatre is therapy for the soul

Artistotle

T or F: Art generally conveys collaboration

False

T or F: Artist create the perception of order by meticulously creating a slavish copy or an extra replica of visual media

False

T or F: Artists create because they want to reinforce the audience's values; entertainers create primarily to express themselves

False

T or F: screen actors require more training and rehearsal hours than stage actors

False

T or F: to a certain extent, all works of art share 5 basic qualities: 1-they are all created by humans, 2-they create consensus, 3-they have a subject, 4-they use a medium, and 5-they are structured

False

In the 1920s and 1930s was a time when black artists, actors, poets, musicians, and writers converged upon NYC and created what was known as the

Harlem Renaissance

Which philosopher accused theatre people of promoting vice and wickedness and of being largely responsible for the corruption of his day

Plato

Hannah is a young actress just beginning her career in staged plays and TV dramas. What will she face as a theatre actress but not a screen actress

She will perform all her scenes in sequence

T or F: Theater and drama have 3 qualities that makes them unique art forms: the performance is always live, its always about human beings, and its collaborative

True

T or F: a talk back is a after performance discussion the actors discuss and take questions from audience

True

T or F: an innovation of realism, the fourth wall is an imaginary barrier between actors and the audience

True

T or F: as long as theatre remains locally funded and controlled, a wealth of opinions can be expressed

True

T or F: communication flows in only one direction during screen entertainment

True

T or F: everytime artists make a choice about what aspect of existence to select and arrange, they express a value judgment and reveal their beliefs. Because of this, art is inherently political

True

T or F: in the movie you've got mail with tom hanks and meg ryan, the AOL jingle plays when either gets an email. this is a source of revenue for the makers of movie and TV productions

True

T or F: non profit theatres receive about 42% of their funding from outside federal, state, and local government sources

True

T or F: some of the rules of theatre etiquette include: not texting, tweeting, taking pics, or recording video during a play, not talking, and not coming late

True

T or F: the duties of the dramaturg may include acting as a literary advisor or serving as the expert in theatre history who helps the director understand specifics about a play's performance history

True

T or F: the french director antonin artaud summed up the purpose of protest plays when he said "the action of theatre like rhat of plague is beneficial for impelling men to see themselves as they are it causes the mask to fall, reveals a lie, the slackness, baseness, and hypocrisy of our world

True

T or F: the primary motive behind many reviewers today is to promote a play to help the theatre survive in an environment of intense competition from film to TV entertainment

True

when we watch a production of Hamlet, we know that the actors playing Gertrude and Hamlet will not actually die after being poisoned. What term describe this

Willing suspension of disbelief

By the 1900s Second Avenue in New York City had so many Jewish theatres it was known as the...

Yiddish Broadway

there is a primal relationship between a theatre audience and the actors because of their physical proximity and the power and the audience has to affect the actor's performances. this immediate nature of theatre is why it often is called

a "living art"

which special aspect of play production usually makes theatre a bit more dramatic than film or tv

a playwright creates and controls a script, the director casts and advises the actors, each of whom gives unique performances every night

This term has to do with the audience's ability to remove themselves from a work of art just far enough so that they can contemplate it—or even judge it.

aesthetic distance

when we watch a production of Hamlet, we enjoy the acting and the spectacle, but also find ourselves contemplating the themes like the idea of revenge. what term describes this?

aesthetic distance

Rather than rating a particular production, literary criticism has more to do with delving into a play's

aesthetic effect, history, and dramatic structure

In his book, The Empty Space, what three elements does Peter Brook say are needed for theatre to occur

an empty space/someone to walk across it/ someone to watch

the time the actors arrive is known as what and the time the play starts is called

call and curtain

some members of the american public want to be warned about the content of a particular play and to restrict the content of plays so that certain ideas will never be heard, even by those who desire to hear them. this restriction is known as

censorship

Whether explicit or implicit, what is at the core of drama?

conflict

architecture

considered a spatial art

is a legal guarantee granted by the governemnt to authors and other artists that allows them to maintain control and profit from their creative works

copyright

which of the following is not an argument made by critics of cross-cultural theatre

cross cultural theater expose the complexities among cultures by putting them on stage side by side

Which type of theatre mixes different cultures in an attempt to find understanding or commonality among them?

cross-cultural theatre

this term means the values, standards, and patterns of behavior of a particular group of people

culture

which member of the ensemble participate in concept meetings

director and designers

film is often called this type of medium bc this artist has a great deal of creative control

directors

although each person in a theatre audience is an individual as a group their feelings, reactions, and thoughts can be manipulated in three ways, what is not one of the ways

dramatic criticism

what offers the reader a discriminating, often scholarly interpretation and analysis of a play and artists work, or a period of theatre history

dramatic criticism

what is the process by which we learn about our culture by watching and imitating the behaviors of others and listening to their stories

enculturation

its purpose is to reaffirm that audience's values and confirm their established belief systems

entertainment

We all see the world from our own point of view, and most people tend to think that their take on things, as seen through their culture, is the correct view. This is known as...

ethnocentrism

what type of play break down the barriers and push the limits of traditional theatre by eliminating the actor/audience relationship or by trying out new staging techniques

experimental theatre

which of these situations does the first amendment guarantee

expressing a factually wrong or political incorrect opinion

T or F: freedom of speech allows a playwright to write a script in which the government is criticized changes are demanded or which advocates violence for removing leadership from power

false

Challenges the audience's values

good entertainment, as opposed to art, likely does all of the following except:

songs plays pictures etc that are what are owned by the general public, and everyone has the right to produce or change them without permission or payment to the creator

in the public domain

what statement about "theater of protest" is false

it is often called "theatre of militancy" because its purpose is change

which of the following is not true of a rehearsal report

its written by the director

How long does copyright last?

life of author plus 70 years

this theatre professional reads and evaluates scripts, acting as a liaison between playwrights agents, and the theatre. This person often writes grant applications to help support new plays development and stage readings of new plays

literary manager

american theatre, whites wearing "ethnic" makeup to appear black, Indian, and asians. its discontinued.

minstrel theatre

what is written by the artistic director, declares in clear and concise terms the theatre's purpose and key objectives, it can also state what type of theatre is to be produce-from comedies and classics to thought-provoking, socially relevant plays or perhaps even new plays by up-and-coming playwrights

mission statement

which of the following is not an obstacle to funding a non-Broadway theatre production

most plays require ever-increasing technological innovations. but the cost is high

the attempt to overcome all forms of discrimination, including racism, sexism, and homophobia, so the people can coexist as well as perhaps achieve a pluralistic society

multiculturalism

producing a large-scale production such as a musical may include which of the following theatre professionals

musical director, choreographer and fight director

except for broadway, most theatres are what kind of companies, meaning they don't have stockholders or pay federal taxes

nonprofit

Actors in film and TV are sometimes called "talking heads" because:

of the many close-up shots that reveal emotions thru facial expressions

in theatre lingo, what term means to give away alot of free tickets

paper the house

which entities decide what the general public will hear, see, and read as well as which actors, musicians, writers, and artists will be spotlighted

people with money and power, powerful entertainment corporations, and organizations that have the means to make the art or entertainment available

Theatre is classified as which type of art?

performing art

BC artists infuse their beliefs into their work, and are apt to state an opinion that may challenge an audience's values and deconstruct their preconceptions, many artists are likely to become involved in

political activities

This type of theatre makes no attempt to offer a realistic illusion on stage, and the actors openly acknowledge the audience and sometimes even invite members to participate.

presentational theatre

this theatre professional financially backs the theatre or orchestrates funding through grant money and ticket sales

producer

which of the following members of the theatre ensemble manage the budget

producer and artistic director

this theatre professional designs builds or purchases all the objects the actors handle while on stage, such as pens, fans, cigars, and umbrellas

prop master

this department of the theatre company promotes the plays, which might include setting up an interview with the director at the local radio station or arranging times for actors to tour area schools as part of the theatre's outreach program

publicity department

this type of theatre offers a completely realistic illusion on stage, and the actors seem to be unaware the audience is present

representational theatre

what is the major difference between a review and criticism

review is an opinion and a criticism is a detailed analysis

not a part of the "progressive agenda"

segregation

this theatre professional oftens uses a computer to aid in creating the stage elements that make up the physical appearance of the stage

set designer

Aristotle deconstructed plays into 6 basic elements. Which is optional in todays theatre

song

this theatre professional designs and records various effects that range from synthesized rhythms and preshow music, to the noise of the onstage doorbell or offstage ambulance sirens

sound director

the first amendment protects our rights to express ourselves but not this

spiritual injury

this theatre professional not only runs the show during the performance but also helps the director throughout the rehearsal process by taking notes, recording blocking, scheduling rehearsals and assisting during auditions

stage manager

in a repertory theatre, which two members of theatre ensemble carry the most responsibility for getting the administrative, creative, construction, and production teams on the same page to produce what appears to be an effortless theatre experience

stage manager and technical director

the running crew includes which of the following jobs

stagehands, dressers, and riggers

what term is defined "shortcuts in thinking that attribute a generalized identity to people who are not like us"

stereotypes

In the theatre, the medium is exactly the same as the

subject

Subject

the ? of a work of art is what the work is about, what it reflects of attempts to comprehend

what is the last thing to happen just before the theatre doors are locked for the night

the ghost light is rolled onto stage

which federal agency in the US disburses tax dollars to the arts

the national endowment for the arts

where does the stage manager keep all the blocking and cue notes

the prompt book

type of theatre that objects to the dominant culture's control and demands that a minority culture's voice and political agenda be heard?

theater of protest

which of the following requires an audiences active participation

theatre

what is not a basic type of theatre of the people

theatre of coexistence

Which type of theatre promotes a particular people's cultural identity?

theatre of identity

this type of theater promotes a particular people's awareness of themselves and their experiences, traditions, and culture

theatre of identity

in general, who has the most control of the content in a theatre production

those who control the funding

what is the job of the house manager

to deal with any seating issues and to make sure the play begins on time

what statement does not reflect the main purpose of the national endowment for the arts

to let the american people decide which culture is the american culture and aid the direction of government politics and funding to reflect that decision

T or F: A work that ignores common standards of technique and beauty, that reflects no skill, that offends viewer's sensibilities, and is practically impossible to comprehend cannot be considered art

true

T or F: a strong argument in favor of government funding of the arts is that, without government assistance, only the privileged culture will be heard

true

What term describes the principles, standards, or qualities considered worthwhile or desirable within a given society?

values

greek philosopher aristotle deconstructed plays into six elements, which isn't one

visual art

Unlike playwrights, Hollywood film and TV do not retain the rights to their scripts, but sell their words outright. these writers are known as

writers for hire

Today, how many multinational corporations own 90 percent of American entertainment companies

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