Theater Quiz Chapter 6

Which of the following is NOT a possible role undertaken by a professional dramaturg? A. personally coaching the actors in how to speak really difficult-to-memorize speeches. B. providing historical context for the play. C. writing program notes D. cutting, trimming, or adapting a script to fit the director's concept.

A. personally coaching the actors in how to speak really difficult-to-memorize speeches.

Which person is responsible for the financial support of the production and, working closely with the director, also contributes to many "directorial" decisions in the production process? A. producer B. director C. technical stage manager D. stage manager

A. producer

The rhythm of a production, sometimes confused with the speed of the actor's delivery, is called A. style. B. mode. C. pace. D. verisimilitude.

C. Pace

Which statement best describes the end of the director's involvement with the play? A. Directors attend every performance and have rehearsals each week of a run. B. Directors do not see any performances of the play, leaving after the final rehearsal. C. The director may still change aspects of the play during previews or the run, but primarily has given over responsibility to the audience and might feel a twinge of isolation. D. The artistic involvement ends after casting; the technical involvement ends when the play's run is finished.

C. The director may still change aspects of the play during previews or the run, but primarily has given over responsibility to the audience and might feel a twinge of isolation

Which of the following is true of the history of the director's role? A. Directing has always been a specifically defined role within the theatre company. B. Directing is an innovation in drama that accompanied the proscenium stage. C. The idea of an independent director did not exist until the nineteenth century. D. Directing was done by a triumvirate of elders in ancient Greece.

C. The idea of an independent director did not exist until the nineteenth century

The director spends most of her time doing which of the following tasks? A. selecting the play B. working long hours with the dramaturg C. coaching the actors D. working with designers

C. coaching the actors

The initial shows where a director can evaluate the production in terms of audience response and institute new changes are known as A. earlies. B. trailers. C. previews. D. design-throughs.

C. previews.

What is meant by the "concept" of a play?

C. the director's central idea which focuses his or her interpretation

What is one factor that can determine the pace of a play? A. the number of lines or pages in the script B. the speed of the actor's delivery in 'real life' C. the genre of the play, as with farce needing to be fast D. whether or not the play is being filmed

C. the genre of the play, as with farce needing to be fast

Which of the following is NOT one of the goals of staging? A. to create focus for the play's theme B. to generate interest in the play's actions C. to allow the actors and director to show off D. to lend credibility to the play's characters

C. to allow the actors and director to show off

Which of the following INCORRECTLY pairs a director with his or her previous profession? A. Elia Kazan: actor B. Gower Champion: choreographer C. Robert Wilson: architectural student D. Mike Nichols: lighting designer

D. Mike Nichols: lighting designer

Which of the following is NOT included in the conceptualization of a play? A. a social or philosophical statement about meaning B. a specific interpretation C. a basic tone or texture D. the social history of the playwright

D. the social history of the playwright

Which of the following was one of several directors who not only fostered the development of realist and naturalist dramas but who was also considered artists, analysts, therapists and even mystics? A. Arthur Miller B. Clive Barnes C. Harley Granville-Barker D. Paul Fort

Harley Granville-Barker

Which of the following directors founded the Théâtre d'Art in Paris in 1890 as a direct assault upon the realist principles espoused by André Antoine?

Paul Fort

Which of the following is true of directors of antirealism?

They are unrestrained by rigid formulas with respect to verisimilitude or realistic behavior

A director should possess all of the following EXCEPT

a capable voice and an athletic physique, both which comprise the actor's instrument.

The timing and placement of a character's entrances, exits, crosses, embraces, and other major movements is called

blocking

Small-scale movement on the stage, which an actor performs within the larger pattern of entrances and exits, is called A. blocking. B. business. C. producing. D. managing.

business

Which of the following tasks belong to the director?

conceptualizing the play and giving it vision and purpose

The ancient Greek word for director is A. didaskalos, meaning "teacher." B. himation, meaning "holy one." C. spargasmos, meaning "dividing into parts." D. tyrannos, meaning "leader."

didaskalos, meaning "teacher."

A great directorial concept has the qualities of being generalized, well-established by tradition, intellectually relaxing,, and readily apparent without much imagination.

false

The role of teacher-director reached its historical pinnacle of influence, albeit anonymously, during the Renaissance and early Restoration periods.

false

What does a director NOT seek in a designer-director collaboration?

financial independence

André Antoine is primarily known as a ______ director.

naturalist and idealist

Which type of rehearsal occurs near the end of the rehearsal process, as the play comes closer to production time but before the actors apply makeup?

technical

The "core concept" is

the director's determination of the most important of the many images, ideas, and emotions that will give the production meaning.

What is the directors primary responsibility?

to envision the main lines of the production and provide the artistic leadership to realize that vision

A director's responsibility is to assemble an artistic team that will follow the director's concept and collaborate.

true

A dramaturg is not necessary to a play, but may significantly change the overall quality of the production.

true

As a response against Stanislavsky's realism, the director Vsevolod Meyerhold evolved a theatre of "biomechanical constructivism" in Moscow.

true

George II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, is generally regarded as the first modern director.

true

The directing process encompasses the distinct periods of preparation and implementation.

true

The director's work with the designers is generally suggestive and corrective, rather than overtly controlling.

true

The interest of the director and intended audience, along with the capability of the director and producer to conceptualize and produce the play, are all criteria for play selection.

true

The paradox of the director implies that his/her touch is everywhere and nowhere; he/she is invisible yet connected to all aspects of the play.

true