Theater 1 Test

A full account of an event or series of events, usually in chronological order, is called a

A story

We can see aspects of theatre in which of the following?

ALL

At the heart of the theatre experience is the

Actor-Audience relationship

The final and most significant crisis is referred to as the

Climax

__________ is the coordinator of all the elements of the production and is responsible for the unifying vision of the prod

Director

Which type of dramatic structure often features many characters?

Episodic structure

A complication and an obstacle are actually the same thing—they both delay the climax.

False

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

False

Diversity in theatre tends to reflect the homogenous "melting pot" philosophy of our culture.

False

It is wise to always agree with a theatre critic when deciding to purchase a ticket for a play or musical.

False

The plot and the story are essentially the same thing.

False

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

False

__________ theatre refers to theatre not just in the Western tradition but theatre from around the world such as India, China, Africa, Latin America and Native America cultures.

Global

Which of the following questions does NOT address one of the main criteria by which a critic judges a production?

How will the review affect the production?

A hallmark of commedia dell'arte is its

Improvisation.

hich of the following statements about theatrical history is NOT correct?

It was not until the twenty-first century that theatrical techniques were affected by global influences.

Match the following theatrical terms to the appropriate description/definition

Performance Art - Typically highly individual, and presented by only one person, the content of which is usually highly personal, and may be combined with art, dance, film, or music Community theatres-Semi Pro Site-specific theatre -Presentations in nontraditional Global- theatre from around the world, not just in the Western tradition.

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

Plot

Permanent, professional, non-profit theatres that offer first-class to their audiences is called

Regional Theatre

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

Theater

Acting is a part of our everyday lives.

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 audience's desire to believe in the reality of what is happening onstage is called willing suspension of disbelief.

True

The point of view of a dramatic text helps to determine its genre.

True

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

True

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

True

The term deus ex machina ("god from a machine") is used contemporarily to describe a playwriting device that allows for an arbitrary or coincidental resolution to the central conflict of the play.

True

Theatre may be referred to as "the lively art" because it is alive in a way that other forms of dramatic presentation are not

True

he most significant difference between film and theatre is the relationship between the performer and the audience.

True

Theatre grew out of ritual, which is

a reenactment of actions that have acquired special meaning.

The central conflict and movement through a drama is referred to as the ________ of the play. (hint; an actor is one who performs a series of ....?...)

action

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

aesthetic distance

Because of the power of an audience's mental and emotional participation in a theatrical event, those in authority may fear the effect theatre can have. This fear sometimes results in

censorship

In which type of dramatic structure does the plot or action of the play begins very late in the story?

climactic structure

Which type of dramatic structure features a restricted numbers of characters?

climactic structure

Which type of dramatic structure requires extensive exposition?

climactic structure

The dramatic structure that piles up people, places, and events is called

episodic

Which type of dramatic structure features large numbers of locales?

episodic structure

The imparting of details about the past that are essential but not covered by the action onstage is known as (hint: and as a director I'd like to know how to have this handled on stage, so any ideas?)

exposition

Dramaturg comes from a French word for "dramatic advisor."

false

Which comic form has few intellectual pretentions; its humor arises as the result of ridiculous situations? (hint: Boeing Boeing, which I'm directing at the end of the semester, is an example of this.)

farce

In ________, the language used in the play is prose.

modern tragedy

Which of the following is NOT an essential aspect of dramatic structure?

mutually agreeable forces

Which comic form relies on sophisticated language to attack evil and foolishness?

satire

Also called __________ this is the blueprint for a production in which the playwright transforms the raw material—the incident, the biographical event, the myth—into a drama, a sequence of events that features characters speaking and interacting with one another.

script

Shakespeare's plays typically included subplots, which are

secondary plots that reinforce or runs parallel to the major plot

The most significant difference between film and theatre is

the relationship between the performer and the audience.

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

the willing suspension of disbelief.

e often attend theatre performances because of its sheer excitement as well as to be amused. However, another often-overlooked reason is

to learn about the human condition.

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

traditional tragedy