Quiz 4

Scrim

gauze or cloth screen which when painted and lit from the front appears solid, but when lit from behind comes transparent:

Melodrama

the action is exaggerated, with the main character's always living on the edge of danger

Traditional comedy

the hero's and heroines accept responsibility for their actions and also show a willingness to suffer and an immense capacity for suffering

Pun

the humorous use of a word or phrase suggest different in meaning; a play on words.

Modern tragedy

the language used in the play is prose

traditional tragedy

the language used in the play is verse

assisting in the blocking of the production

the objectives of the scene designer do not include:

Rendering

A fairly complete sketch made by the scene designer, usually done in color:

hard flat

A firm material called lauan placed on a wooden or hollow metal frame, which can be painted and, in addition, have three-dimensional plastic moldings attached to it to create cornices, chair rails, and other features, is called a

Thumbnail sketch

A rough sketch that provides the basis for further discussions b/t the director and the scene designer

Model

A small-scale, three dimensional version of the set is:

All of the choices are correct

A stage set should tell the audience:

Bedroom farce

A type of broad, exaggerated comedy that takes marriage and sex objects of fun is:

Flat

Canvas stretched on wood with the side facing the audience painted to look like a solid wall is:

Melodrama

Characters are clearly recognizable as good or evil

Upstage

If an actor is near the edge of the stage closest to the audience and he turns his back and walks away from the audience, he is walking:

Synthesis

In tragicomedy the overview or prevailing attitude is ________ of the serious and comic

Bourgeois or domestic drama

Plays that deal with middle or lower middle class characters

Heroic Drama

Serious drama of any period which features many of the traits of traditional tragedy but has a happy ending

performers facing the audience

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

Traditional tragedy

The hero or heroine is an extraordinary person and a person of social stature

Technical director

The person responsible for seeing that the scenery, platforms and other elements are built, painted and installed:

Traditional tragedy

The situation becomes irretrievable: there is no turning back, no way out in

Malaprop

The use of a word that sounds like the right word but actually is a different word altogether is the use of a(n)

Melodrama

There is a strong emphasis on suspense