Theatre

Which of the following would NOT be considered slapstick comedy?

A woman watches her husband slowly die after giving him the wrong medication

_______ is a South African playwright whose plays often attacked apartheid

Athol Fugard

______ is the author of Mastor HArol 1/4 and the Boys

Athol Furgard

_______ Was a brazilian playwright and theorist noted for his theoretical work Theatre of the Opressed.

Augusto Boal

A classic play from which country includes a mythical Aboriginal character?

Australia

Roughly two-thirds life size, this puppet requires three performers to operate it.

Bunraku

In order to meet the aesthetic demands of a lighting design, the stage manager must

Call all cues with an understanding of the pace and rhythm integral to the production

______ is an English avant-garde director who reintepreted traditional texts with a focus on sociopolitical issues including feminism and gender.

Deborah Warner

While broadway theatre are all within the district near Times Square in New York City, the styles of their architecture and types of their stages vary considerably. True or false?

False

While the latter part of the fifth century B.C.E. in Greece is considered to be a golden age for politics, philosophy, art, and architecture, for the theatre it was a time of decline. True or false?

False

Women comprised the largest part of the audience in ancient Greece. True or false?

False

Women played an important role in the creation of Greek theatre during the classical period. True or false?

False

Shafts of light fading at odd angles, and colors in light used arbitrarily, are examples of:

Nonrealistic technique

The main representative character in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House who to this day serves as a symbol to the modern woman

Nora Helmer

Which of the following usually works for television station, a newspaper, or a magazine and reports on what has occurred at the theatre?

Reviewer

The phrase "willing suspension of disbelief" was coined by:

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

A first hand, a cutter/draper, and a stitcher are essential costume shop personnel working on the building/construction process of a costume. True of false?

True

An example of the postmodernist mixing of high and low art is the musical The Lion King. True of false?

True

Split cross-fades are quite difficult to make consistent on a manual lighting console, but computerized light broads make this complicated timing easy to accomplish. True or false?

True

We know that playwrights frequently write plays about a single family in classic climactic structure and they will also occasionally create two contrasting characters that are siblings or husband and wife in order to allow character traits to stand out more dramatically in the action. True or false?

True

What does Hamlet Shakespeare mean when he speaks to the players and says "be not too tame neither but let your discretion be your tutor; suit the action to the word; the word to the action"

When you gesture and speak please try to match the emotion of the words with your gesture, dont hold yourselves completely still as you talk and gesture naturally. (all answers are correct)

______ Is a nigerian playwright who won the Nobel prize for Literature in 1986 and whose plays include Death and the Kings Horsemen

Wole Soyinka

In 1973, ______ adapted a Euripide,s The Bacchae for the National Theatre in England.

Wole Soynika

A hard-fought and relatively equal contest:

a balance of forces

With ____________, although the stage space protrudes into the audience there is still a proscenium opening toward the back of that stage area, and there is a shallow area behind the proscenium as well that still allows for some scenic detail.

a thrust stage

Through the use of color, shadow, intensity, lighting can suggest:

a time of day, a season of year, and a place (all the above)

One thing film can do that theatre cannot:

a. create numerous computerized and/ or mechanical special effects b. show outdoor shots made from one scene to another c. instantaneously cut from one scene to another

Walking sticks and parasols are examples of:

accessories

The degree of separation between the object or event that an artist creates and the audience that observes it is called:

aesthetic distance

Theatre of all types exist at every level, from amatatuer community theatre to university training programs to professional, and at any times audiences might attend:

all the above

A medieval morality play is an example of a:

allegory

The Crucible by Arthur Miller represents:

allegory

Which of the following serves as a parable or lesson?

allegory

__________ is the representation of an abstract theme or subject through the symbolic use of characters, actions, or other elements of a production.

allegory

In proscenium theatre of 450 seats, there may be twenty rows of seats. IN a ________ theatre space with 450 seats, no one would be further away from the state than about seven or eight rows, which offers much more intimacy in style of performance that other types of theatres.

arena stage

In which of the following is the playing space in the center of a square or circle, with seats for spectators all around?

arena stage

Which of the following is also known as theatre-in-the-round or circle theatre?

arena stage

Which of the following is NOT the responsibility of the producer?

arriving at a central metaphor for the play

Performers wore heavy make-up, elaborate costumes and employed stylized movement in which period?

asian theatre

The objectives of the scene designer do NOT include

assisting in the blocking of the production

Theatre is an event in which the performers are in the presence of the:

audience

This director takes responsibility for shaping every element of the production including the script

auteur director

Auteur is a French word that means:

author

A _______ is a show that has a story-which traces the fortunes of the main characters through a series of adventures with a beginning, middle, and end-and features more popular songs

book musical

Which of the following might offer an opinion about whether or not the event is worth seeing?

both the reviewer and the critic

In Shakespeare's own day, women's parts were played by:

boys

In the United States, ________ has become synonymous with the type of sketch theatre comedy that relied heavily on sexual comedy and innuendo and was a precursor to American strip shows.

burlesque

One of the most famous Shakespeare festivals in the world, named for Shakespeare's birthplace, is located in

canada

Clothes have always indicated or signaled a number of things regarding the wearer, except for which of the following?

character flaws

The final and most significant crisis is referred to as the:

climax

Which of the following is NOT a genre?

clowning

An outside force or new twist in the plot introduced at an opportune moment is a:

complication

A controlling idea, vision, or point of view that the director feels is appropriate to the play is called a directorial:

concept

When a musical is based around an idea rather than a story, it is called a:

concept musical

Shows by Stephen Sondheim, such as Company and Assassins, are examples of the __________ form.

concept musicals

The inns in Spain were called _____, and this name was given to the theatres that developed there.

corrales

"Site specific" theatre productions are, by defintion, performed in which type of space?

created and found spaces

Multifocus environments, where something is going on in more than one playing area simultaneously, are typically found in which kind of stage space?

created and found spaces

Stages that use unusual structures as they are, with their original architectural elements intact, carving out special areas for acting and viewing

created and found spaces

Which of the following is/are used by avant-garde theatres such as the Performance Group?

created and found spaces

Which of the following attempts to analyze a theatre event closely?

critic

Which of the following attempts to go into greater detail in describing or analyzing a theatre event?

critic

Which of the following attempts to put a theatre event into a larger context?

critic

Which of the following will often try to explain how the theatre event fits into a category or genre, or into the body of the playwright's work?

critic

When one set of lights comes down at the same time that another set of lights come up, this is called:

cross fade

Lighting changes typically programmed in a computerized control system are referred to as:

cues

Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the dramaturg?

designing the program

Select the response that places directing activities in the proper order:

developing a concept, casting, block/staging, technical rehearsal, dress rehearsal

The sound designer's primary collaborator on any theatrical production is the:

director

Which of the following is NOT the responsibility of the stage manager?

discovering promising new plays and working with playwrights on developing their scripts

When a performer is required to play several roles in the same play, this is called:

doubling

_________ is a form which contains scenes of spoken dialogue that alternate with songs, and which generally features a romantic story set in some far-off locale

operetta

The circular acting area of a classic Greek theatre is called the:

orchestra

The Al-Kasaba Theatre, founded in 1970, is the most important theatre group in:

palestine

A theatrical technique in which performers pretend to be using objects that are not actually present is called:

pantomime

In __________ theatre, the emphasis is on education, personal development, or therapy.

participatory

The subject of theatre is always

people

At the heart of the theatre experience is the:

performer-audience relationship

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

performers facing the audience

Roles that we assume with our family and friends, such as being a braggart, a martyr, a conspirator and so on are called:

personal roles

Regardless of the level of intellectual study and training, it is important for actors to prepare before taking the stage often through various exercised such as:

physical tension and relaxation exercises, simple movement exercises, and various vocal exercises (all the above)

Which is not a characteristic of extraordinary characters?

pivotal but minor role

An anachronism involves:

placing some character or event outside its proper time sequence

A critic might offer background information about the?

playwright, subject matter of the play, and style of the production (all the above)

A selection and arrangement of scenes from a story is called a :

plot

General roles recognized by society, such as father, mother, child, police, store clerk, teacher, student and so on.

social roles

When a solitary character speaks to the audience, expressing in words a hidden thought, it is called a:

soliloquy

The amplification of sounds produced by a performer or musical instrument is called:

sound reinforcement

When light from one area falls into an adjacent area, it is said to have:

spill

The fundamental action or conflict of the play is called the

spine

The starting point and foundation for this type of director is the script.

stage director

"Stethoscope" suggests which of the following?

status and personality

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

story

A light that is typically used to light the large cyclorama all the way upstage is a: s

strip or flood light

Which of the following is NOT a technique of comedy?

strong emphasis on suspense

The way in which a play is presented, the "manner in which the spine is articulated," is called the:

style

"The events of the Holocaust" is a

subject

"The story of electra" is a

subject

"a love story" is a

subject

A __________ reinforces or runs parallel to the major plot in an episodic play.

subplot

A flag is a:

symbol

A logo is an example of a:

symbol

A swastika is an example of a:

symbol

Language is a:

symbol

The statue of liberty is a:

symbol

In tragicomedy, the overview, or prevailing attitude, is a __________ of the serious and comic.

synthesis

The ________ was developed by the Greeks for their plays; it also was the type of stage used during Shakespeare's time.

thrust stage

A rough sketch that provides the basis for further discussions between director and the scene designer is called a:

thumbnail sketch

A critic usually has more ______ than a reviewer.

time, space, knowledge (all the above)

Which of the following is NOT one of the responsibilities of a performer in the theatre?

to create an attractive stage picture through movement and gesture

The word drama is derived from a Greek root, the verb dran, which means:

to do, to act

Which of the following is NOT one of Stanislavsky's four broad aims of actor training?

to make certain that an actor focuses on the character's inner life by excluding focus on anything else while on stage

Freeness lighting instruments are most often used for:

top lighting

A further development in contemporary theatre relates to the sheer diversity of multinational theatre, gender specific theatre, and political theatre. true or false?

true

A harsh red light below the actors face can create a disturbing mood, but you would only find that kind of light in a nonrealistic production. True or false?

true

A tableaux structure begins with characters arranged in a visual stage picture and the action, frequently nonverbal, proceeds from that tableaux until the end of the scene. True or false?

true

A warm golden red light from below an actor's face could establish a suggested light source of a campfire or candles on a table in a completely realistic production. True or false?

true

Along with expressionism, futurism, and surrealism, Antonin Artauds Theatre of Cruelty and Jerzy Grotowski's poor theatre were among the most significant features of the avant-garde theatre movement. True or false?

true

Although masks can help express a character effectively they are not likely to appear at all in a play that is completely realistic in style. True or false?

true

Although not common, there are times when an audience may find themselves entering into a theatre audience space in a controlled fashion, as has been done by the Performance Group, the Daryl Roth Theatre, and others, in New York City. True or false?

true

Although the Federal Theatre Project was shut down by congress in 1940, the thousands of African Americans who began working in theatre due to the Federal Theatre Project led to an eventual explosion of black theatre in the 1950s. True or false?

true

Although the business of theatre has a distinctly different organization between professional "for profit" and professional "not for profit" theatre entities, the actual artistic structure and process are very similar. True or false?

true

Although their mutual societies were vastly different, both the Greek and Elizabeth theatre shared a strong connection between the type of theatre they presented and the time and social conditions they lived in. True or false?

true

An example of point of view in film might be the various angles of vision and perspectives that the camera selects for us. True or false?

true

Art may question society's views or reaffirm them, but it cannot escape them: the two are indissolubly linked. True or false?

true

As seen in some of Chekhov's plays it is possible to combine the climactic and the episodic forms. True or false?

true

Asian American theatre continues to thrive as emerging playwrights are adding a more contemporary perspective to the already established works of David Henry Wang. True or false?

true

August Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning play Fences is a family drama set in the 1950s. True or false?

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 or false?

true

Colors can be used to indicate changes in character. True or false?

true

Dramatic action is the essence of drama, and even the word derives from dran, which means "to act" or "to do." True or false?

true

During the Elizabethan era, women were barred from performing on the legitimate stage. True or false?

true

Even in todays world, replete with global communications and exchanges of ideas and commerce, there is surprising lack of theatrical exchange around the world. True or false?

true

Even more contemporary actor training methods based on books/ teachings of Uta Hagen, Robert Cohen, Robert Benedetti, Sanford Meirner, and Stella Adler, to name a few, are still based on essential training methods introduced by Stanislavsky around the turn of the twentieth century. True or false?

true

Even though the two longest running musicals in Broadway history were 1980s British imports =, the modern musical theatre form is predominantly a product of American talent and creativity. True or false?

true

Great actors are often set apart by less tangible qualities such as a personal charisma or charm, or star quality,or personal presence that captures an audience's attention and allows an actor to communicate directly or even kinetically with an audience.

true

In a climatic drama, the plot begins early in the story. True or false?

true

In addition to the costumes themselves, makeup and wigs are also part of the responsibilities of the costume designer. True or false?

true

In ancient Greek tragedy, choral sections were performed to the accompaniment of music and dance movements. True or false?

true

In our contemporary world it is important to recognize a feminist or woman's point of view in analyzing and understanding dramatic works as that viewpoint has not always been considered or respected throughout history but it is essential to the future development of dramatic works. True or false?

true

In the modern period, tragicomedy has become the predominant form of many of the best playwrights. True or false?

true

In their work for most regional professional theatres, the dramaturgs are responsible for examining new plays, researching plays the theatre is producing, and possibly working with playwrights on developing new scripts.

true

It was rare to see African American performers on the stage in the nineteenth century America. True or false?

true

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

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 theatres. True or false?

true

Masks can be used to create stereotypes similar to stock characters. True or false?

true

Narrators in the most traditional sense remain outside the action of the play and typically comment on the action communicating directly with the audience. True or false?

true

Native voices at the Autry founded by Randy Reinhold and his wife Jean Brue Scott, is one of the most important and prolific producers of new Native American Plays. True or false?

true

No matter how knowledgeable a critic is about theater, much of what he or she writes is simply opinion. True or false?

true

Off-broadway shows are usually produced wherever inexpensive space is available- churches, lofts, warehouses, large basements--- and are characterized by low-priced productions and a wide variety of offerings. True or false?

true

Off-broadway theatre began in the 1950s as an alternative to Broadway and is located in smaller theaters outside the Time Square district. True or false?

true

One of the major playwrights to come out of the Cuban American theatre is Maria Irene Fornes. True or false?

true

One unique aspect of Maria Irene Fornes's play Fefu and Her Friends, described in the text, is that during one part of the play the audience is divided into four groups and taken to different locations to view scenes. True or false?

true

Opera was originated by men who though they were imitating greek drama. True or false?

true

Patterns as structure exist not only in dance but also in some plays, where the characters movement and circumstances can be repetitive, as in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. True or false?

true

Politicians and advertisers often hide their point of view, whereas a playwrights imposition of their point of view is direct and deliberate. True or false?

true

Realistic prosthetic makeup is used for both fantastical creatures like flying monkeys and in creating believable historical characters. True or false?

true

Recitatives in an opera are the transitional sections between areas that are essentially dialogue that is spoken/sung in a stylized fashion on a musical pitch. True or false?

true

Shinkgeki, or "new theatre" evolved throughout the twentieth century in Japan and eventually allowed female playwrights to actively take part, something that had been previously nonexistent in Japan. True or false?

true

Some of the most important contemporary avant-garde works can be found off-off broadway in theatres such as Cafe La Mama, the Living Theatre, and the Wooster group among others. True or false?

true

Sound effects in theatre can be produced effectively with either advanced technology or with age-old manual theatrical mechanics, depending on the style of production. True or false?

true

Sound travels more slowly than light. True or false?

true

Strictly speaking, there was no Native American theatre tradition; rather, there were spiritual and social traditions that had theatrical elements. True of false?

true

The Federal Theatre Project of the 1930's was created to help theatre artists through the Depression and it included units for African Americans. True or false?

true

The bringing together of cultured by population shifts and swift global communication, and the challenges to long-held beliefs characterized by the writings of Charles Darwin, Karl Max, Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein, are reflected in the eclecticism and fragmentation of contemporary theatre. True or false?

true

The lighting designer can only use the following four controllable properties of light-intensity, color, distribution, and movement/change-in setting the lights for any cues in the theatre. True or false?

true

The makeup of a group will alter a theatrical event. True of false?

true

The musical of Thee I Sing, 191, satirized presidential elections in the U.S as though they were some kind of beauty contest. True or false?

true

The proliferation of film, televeision, DVDs, computer games and other electronic forms of entertainment present a challenge to the continuation of live theatre. True or false?

true

The 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 or false?

true

A question that is NOT one of the criteria by which to judge a play and a production is:

were the intentions appreciated by the audience?

A stage set should tell the audience:

when the play takes place, where the play takes place, and what kind of characters the play is about.

The technical term for revelation of background material in a play is:

exposition

The Adding Machiene by Elmer Rice is an example of:

expressionism

_______ was at its height during the first quarter of the twentieth century; it gave outward expression to inward feelings.

expressionism

Acquiring the special physical and vocal skills that stage performance demands is an _________ aspect of acting.

external

A critic should treat a play as an aesthetic object separate from its social, political, or cultural context. True or false?

false

A stitcher is a technician who patterns, pins, and drapers the fabric to fit the individual actor perfectly, whereas a draper is a technician who sews all the costumes. True or false?

false

After a play has had several previews, it often will go back into rehearsal prior to the opening. True or false?

false

Although every actor needs to work on inner and outer aspects of acting, it is best to develop all of the inner aspects of character development first that will allow the actor to more easily develop the physical movement and vocal aspects of the character. True or false?

false

Although it may be fun and exciting, circus training and clowning or juggling are not valuable forms of training for actors to use in their theatre work.

false

An auteur director adheres closely to the playwrights intent in the form of text and sequence of events. True or false?

false

Aphra Behn and Susanna Centivre are two contemporary feminist playwrights. True or false?

false

Asian theatre training and the type of actor training that is common in the U.S. are virtually the same kind of training, focusing on the same kind of movement and vocal performance styles.

false

Because a "collective mind" is created when a large number of people are gathered into a group, the background of the individual spectactor has little to do with the theatre experience. True or false?

false

Because artist are often accused of being "antisocial," "subversive," 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. True or false?

false

Because the costumes must stand out from the scenery in order to be seen, costumes are rarely designed to be consistent with the scenic design for a production. True or false?

false

Because the reviewer should represent the tasted of the general public, it is not important that he or she have a thorough background in theatre. True or false?

false

Because we no longer have a society that believes in the concept of the "Gods" as they did in ancient Greece, traditional Greek tragedies are no longer feasible to consider for contemporary productions. True or false?

false

Common structure in musical theatre requires that ever song has a segment that involves the chorus. True or false?

false

Computerized design, known technically as computer-assisted design (CAD) is very inflexible: the designer is often at disadvantage when making instantaneous changes from what appears on the screen, even so she can, with some difficulty indicate to the direct and others alternative plans and features of a stage set. True or false?

false

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

flat

The development of a _________ is a extremely important step in preparing for the show to begin rehearsals so the actors and director know how their patterns of movement will be affected by the placement of scenic elements and/or furniture.

floor plan or ground plan

When a beam of light is aimed at a particular area on the stage, it is said to be:

focused

A conventional spot light that produces a soft-edged beam and allows for variable beam spread is called a:

frensel spotlight

Joshua Sobal is the Israeli dramatist who wrote an important play about the Nazi occupation of Lithuania, called

ghetto

_______ had a chorus that sang and danced odes.

greek theater

Aggressive, politically-oriented theatre produced by an activist in the streets is called _______ theatre.

guerilla

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

hard flat

Augusto Boal is regarded as one of the most inspirational theatre practitioners of his day because:

he created a new form of acting based off movement and dance

Roman togas and soldiers helmets primarily suggest witch of the following?

historical period

Uniquely among the arts, theatre focuses on one thing and one thing only. What is this one thing?

human beings

When one person mimics or copies another's vocal patterns , gestures, facial expressions, posture, and the like, this is called:

imitation

Which of the following is a 2009 Tony Award-winning musical concerning a mother who is struggling with a bipolar disorder and the affects her disease has on her family?

next to normal

Abstract forms and shapes on a bare stage are examples of a:

nonrealistic technique

Poetry that Romeo speaks to Juliet in Shakespeare's play is an example of:

nonrealistic technique

One of the differences between acting in daily life and acting in theater is that actors and actresses are always being:

observed

An impediment that is put in a character's way is called a:

obstacle

When Horace Walpole said "this world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel" he was NOT thinking:

one should think about one thing profoundly and a thousand things well

In America, the interpretation of Stanislavsky's ideas by Lee Strasburg at the Actor's Studio has caused controversy, because many people feel that he emphasized:

only the emotional side of stanislavsky's technique

A ______ is a drama set entirely to music.

opera

Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the director?

raising money for the production

In the nonprofit theatre, which of the following is NOT a front-of-house responsibility?

raising money to finance the production

The slant of an auditoriums stage floor is called a

rake

When an element of theatre resembles observed reality, it is considered:

realistic

Ordinary street clothes are an example:

realistic technique

Rooms of a real house is an example of:

realistic techniques

There are permanent, professional, nonprofit theatres that offer a season of first-class productions to their audience each year:

regional theatres

Distinguishing major from minor characters is an analysis of which of the following?

relationships

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

rendering

Visibility is the most obvious function of stage lighting. Which of the following is also a primary function of lighting?

reveal shapes and forms, assist in creating mood and reinforcing style, and provide a selective focus an artistic visual composition

Which of the following is frequently limited in terms of experience and theatrical background?

reviewer

Which of the following is usually restricted by time, space, or both?

reviewer

______ is a type of theatre in which sketches and vignettes alternate with musical numbers, but no single story carries through beginning to end.

revue

A repetition of a proceeding or a transaction which has acquired special meaning is called a

ritual

A gauze or cloth screen that, when painted and lit from the front, appears solid, but when lit from behind becomes transparent, is called a:

scrim

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of comedy?

sense that the universe is cruel and unfeeling

These puppets are silhouette figures-often made of leather- and are highlighted on the screen that is lifted from behind.

shadow puppets

The 1st challenge to theatre as a dramatic medium came from:

silent movies

A bed like cement is an example of:

simili

A typical Elizabethan playhouse would have used?

thrust stage

In which of the following does the audience sit on three sides, or in a semicircle, enclosing a stage, which protrudes into the center of the audience?

thrust stage

In which of the following is elaborate scenery impossible because it would block the view of the spectators?

thrust stage

A low platform on wheels upon which set pieces and even actors are brought onstage is called a:

wagon

Acting alternated between exaggerated and more natural styles in the:

Englsish 18th and 19th century theatre

Which of the following is NOT a feature of melodrama?

Even if the ending is sad, an optimistic worldview is present.

__________ was at the heart of most plot complications in the comedy dell'arte.

Harlequin

______ is the term for when characters and their activities are intended to resemble life, but a certain license is allowed.

Heightened realism

Match the artist with the correct location:

Heiner Muller- Germany Yasimina Reza- France Tom Stoppard- England George Ibrahim- Palestine Athol Fugard- South Africa Wole Soynika- Nigeria

What does Hamlet (shakespeare) mean when he speaks to the players and says : "speak the speech, I pray you, and I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue; but if you mouth it, as many of your players do, I had as lief the town crier spoke my lines"

I would rather have you speak honestly and believably rather than just shouting the lines out loud

Contemporary Asian theatre has evolved dramatically and yet traditional theatrical forms from India, China, and Japan continue in popularity, including

Japanese- Bunraku and Kabuki, Beijing- Opera Indian- Kathakali theatre styles

Match the artists name with the correct location

Joshua Sobol- Israel Federica Leon- Argentina Augusto Boal- Brazil Deborah Warner- England Peter Handke- Germany Ariane Mnouckine-France

________ are a form of musical theatre that uses fairly contemporary popular music of a singular performer or music group and crafts a story to fit with the already popular music.

Jukebox musicals

_______ devised a systen that could be taught to others for achieving the kind of believability demanded by the new realistic drama being written in the late 19th century.

Konstantin Stanislavski

Bustles or corsets affect which of the following areas?

Line, shape, and silhouette

The Beauty Queen of the Leenane, The Pillowman, and The Cripple of Inishmaan, all by the playwright _______, have been brought to Broadway in the past ten years.

Martin McDonagh

Contemporary film actor Geoffrey Rush and Cate Blanchett have appeared with this theatre company in Australia.

Melbourne La Mama Theatre

A "laboratory coat" is typical of which of the following categories?

Status and personality

_______ is a Japanese director whose theatre emphasized physical movement, ensemble playing, and the combination of the new and the old, the traditional and the experimental.

Tadashi Suzuki

Which of the following responses places these theatrical lighting practices in the proper chronological order?

The sun, candles and oil lamps, gaslight, limelight, incandescent lights, LEDs

High-tech lights often used by rock musicians move up and down and from side to side, change colors, and change the sharpness and width of a beam of light and allow for numerous decorative and atmospheric patterns are now used industry wide. Such lights are called:

automated lights

An intellectual or artistic movement that breaks with tradition and therefore seems ahead of its time is called _________; literally, it means "advance guard in a military formation"

avant-garde

Which 2004 musical featured puppets?

avenue q

Line, mass, color, texture, balance. Which one of these is not considered one of the five elements of scene design?

balance

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

bedroom farce

An all-purpose theatre space that can be converted into different arrangements is sometimes referred to as a:

black box

_____ is when a director decides where and when performers move and position themselves on the stage.

blocking/staging

A playwright, composer, or architect who envisions a work sets about putting the idea into so it will be recognizable to those who will bring the idea to ultimate realization.

blueprint

A wireless microphone attached to a performer is called a:

body mike

The objective of costumes is many. For example, costumes help establish the style of the production. Which of the following, however, is NOT one of a costumes objective?

draw attention to the skill of the designer

A __________ is a rehearsal where all the elements are put together and the play is performed as if the audience were present with no stops or interruptions with full lights, scenery, costumes and sound.

dress rehearsal

When sound effects are recorded and arranged in the order of their appearance in the script, the process is called:

editing

Performers would often speak toward the audience during this period, rather than to the character they were addressing on stage, since the theaters weren't lit as well as the stage and the actors wanted to hold on to the audiences attention.

eighteenth and nineteenth century English theatre

A conventional spot light that throws a sharp, concentrated light and allows for the shaping of the beam with shutters is called a:

ellipsoidal reflector spotlight

Sound that recreated the noises of everyday life and help create the verisimilitude of a play, but are not specifically called for by the script, are called:

environment sounds

Because existentialism suggests that characters have no specific causes for their action, the structure of an existentialist play is often lacking in:

exposition

Costume designers rarely meet the actors who will be wearing their costumes, leaving those responsibilities to the stage manager. True or false?

false

David Henry Hwang is the author of Angels in America. True or false?

false

Despite the popularity of the form, no musical has ever received the Pulitzer Price. True or false?

false

Different kind of performance spaces are appropriate for certain kinda of plays. A large scale musical like Wicked would not be appropriate for a small arena theatre; however, it is appropriate to move a smaller-scale show into a large proscenium space so it can earn more money at the box office. True or false?

false

Each of us fills only one social role. True or false?

false

El Teatro Campesino is one of the major theatres to arise in Native American theatre. True or false?

false

Environmental theatre is the name given to the plethora of outdoor theatres that developed in the late 1960s and 1970s. True or false?

false

If a reviewer dislikes a particular production, it is probably best to avoid it. True or false?

false

If two or more playwrights create a play based on the same story, it is important that the facts of that story remain consistent from one play to the next. True or false?

false

In order to prepare the role properly, the actor or actresses should always begin with an outer aspect- a walk, a posture, a peculiar vocal delivery- and then develop the inner life of the character. True or false?

false

Lee Strasberg, who headed the Actor's Studio Training in New York City for many years, established a style of training known as emotional recall that particularly emphasized a technique for prompting actor emotions that was almost identical to the method that Stanislavsky used later in his career. True or false?

false

Minor characters in a play are always written as basic stock characters. True or false?

false

Once a society determines the characteristics of a social role, these characteristics cannot be changed. True or false?

false

Only something that actually attaches or pins to a costume piece is considered an accessory. True or false?

false

Prior to 1874, when George II, the duke of Saze-Meiningen, began supervising every element of his theatrical productions. The function of the director did not exist. True or false?

false

Samuel Taylor Coleridge coined this statement regarding a playwright's point of view: "the world is a comedy to those that think and a tragedy to those that feel" True or false?

false

Tenneesse Williams, Arthur MIller, Lorraine Hansberry, and Edward Albee are the most notable American playwrights of the twentieth century avant-garde theatre movement. True or false?

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. True or false?

false

The action of a play is generally confined to a "world" of its own- that is, to a fictional universe that contains all the characters and events of the play- and none of the characters or actions moves outside the orbit of that world. This is an example of limited time. True or false?

false

The book of a musical is sometimes referred to as the lyrics. True or false?

false

The most realistic makeup designs being used in the world of theatre are most often found in Japanese kabuki theatre presentations. True of false?

false

The persistent and dire predictions that live theatre would soon be dead, made obsolete by technological innovations such as radio, film, TV, and the computer have, for the most part, proven accurate.

false

The subject of drama varies greatly, and at certain times throughout theatre history, drama has focused on human beings, but more often than not the subject of drama are quite different. True or false?

false

The term "robot" was actually first used in an early-twentieth century by Neil Simon. True or false?

false

Throughout theatre history, regardless of the predominant acting style of the day, the actors that were singled out as being the greatest of their generation were always those actors who made certain to overemphasize their emotions with excessive physical movement. True of false?

false

To this day the most common form of sound reproduction technology in the theatre is reel-to-reel tape. True or false?

false

Two periods that were particularly conductive to the creation of tragic drama were the eighteenth century (the age of enlightenment) and the nineteenth century (the century of progress). True or false?

false

Undergarments are not a concern of the costume designer. True or false?

false

Unfortunately, the sheer diversity of the American theatre since has become so fragmented that there is no longer enough audience support for live theatre to continue. True or false?

false

Until the early 1950s, most new plays written in the United States originated in regional theatre. True or false?

false

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

false

When a play goes into dress rehearsals, last minute changes are no longer possible. True or false?

false

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

false

When nonhuman characteristics are written into a script it is typically because the producers do not want to create a stage prop when an actor can solve the problem nicely. True or false?

false

While fabric affects the silhouette, structure, texture, and bulk of a costume, it has little symbolic value. True or false?

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. True or false?

false

While the trend toward diversity in the American theatre has given birth to many multiethnic, multicultural, and gender theatre companies representing groups with special interests, plays produced by these theatres rarely enter the mainstream of American theatre. True or false?

false

One of the following is NOT a collaborator of the costume designer?

first hand

Rapid movement back and forth in time is called:

flashbacks

The emergence of the director as a separate creative figure can partly be attributed to the:

increase in numerous forms of communication, which opened up a world of other cultures to examine and bring life to the stage

When the performers combine the inner and the outer aspects of acting in a forceful and convincing way, they have used a process known as:

integration

Learning how to make the feelings and emotions of the characters portrayed believable is an ______ aspect of acting.

internal

A strong design concept:

is important to convey information, should complement the directorial concept, is a unifying idea carried out visually and is important when the time and play of the play have been shifted (all the above)

Another word that means "contrast in the connection of scenes" is:

juxtaposition

The best-known of his innovations, designer Josef Svoboda used screens in conjunction with actors; the actors were part of the film, and the film was part of the action. He called this:

lanterna magika

Realism came the dominant form of European drama in the:

late nineteenth century

When children use imitation, it is often a way of:

learning

A light plot dos NOT include

length and light cues

Which of the following is NOT a convention of dramatic structure?

limited conflict

The Donmar Warehouse, noted for active fringe theatre production, is located in

london

Which of the following is a major responsibility of the stage manager?

maintain the lighting/sound/scene designers and director's vision of rhythm and pace through the proper and consistent calling of all cues during the run

Which of the following should an actor try to avoid if he or she is trying to connect meaningfully with the audience?

make certain that all character actions and vocal work are exaggerated

The use of a word that sounds like the right word but actually is a different world altogether is the use of a:

malaprop

In the nonprofit theatre, the person or group with the responsibilities of the producer is called the:

manager

Which of the following is a critical member of the lighting design team?

master electrician

"Heart of Darkness" is an example of a:

metaphor

Ice in his veins is an example of a:

metaphor

The King of Swing is an example of a:

metaphor

The ship of state is a:

metaphor

When we say that one thing is like another, it is called a simili; when we say one thing is another, that is called a:

metaphor

The ________ was a variety show that featured white performers wearing blackface.

minstrel show

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

model

Sounds that are called for in the script are called:

motivated sounds

Irving Belrin, George Gershin, Cole Porter, and Richard Rodgers all were composers who worked in the ________form.

musical comedy

_________ is a form of musical entertainment that emerged in America in the 1920s and which features a light, comic story interspersed with popular music.

musical comedy

Attempts to put onstage as exact a copy of life as possible, down to the smallest detail, is an example of:

naturalism

Which of the following is sometimes called "slice-of-life" drama?

naturalism

______ is a kind of super realism

naturalism

A _______ is a performance in front of an audience prior to the "official" opening of the play, when the director and the performers discover which parts of the play are successful and which are not.

preview

The dramaturg serves an increasingly important function particularly in regional theatre or period pieces, since their work encompasses research related to:

previous productions of the same play, discovering promising new plays, and the social and historical details surrounding the period in which a play takes place (all the above)

Some tragicomedies, such as Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and All's Well That Ends Well, haven been called:

problem plays

The movement, pace, and rhythm of a play are NOT affected by the:

producer

Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of a dramaturg?

production research to determine the style of the play that the director will employ

In order to throw the voice into the audience so that it penetrates to the uttermost reaches of the theater, the performer must

project

All the seats in the auditorium face in the same direction

proscenium stage

Giacamo Torelli invented the counterweight system for this type of theatrer

proscenium stage

In which of the following is the stage are usually deep, allowing for elaborate scenery?

proscenium stage

Most broadway theatres were built in which configuartion?

proscenium stage

The standard theatre throughout Europe and the United States from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth century used?

proscenium stage

Which of the following is also known as a "fourth wall" stage?

proscenium stage

A humorous use of words with the same sound but different meanings is the use of a:

pun

"to entertain royality" is a

purpose

"to escape" is a

purpose

"to reinforce religious beliefs" is a

purpose

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

technical director

A ________ is a rehearsal where the performers are onstage with scenery, lighting, and sound for the first time and the primary focus is the mechanical and physical aspects of the production.

technical rehearsals

Plays that convey humanity sense of alienation and its loss of bearings in an illogical, unjust, and ridiculous world are called theatres of:

the absurd

The existence of wars, terrorism, natural disasters, and other intangibles are overwhelming issues in our contemporary world and therefore

the need for theatre and arts emphasizing human interaction are more important in our society

The technical rehearsal is time to establish:

the safe operation of all scenic shots, all light cue levels and timing, and the placement and length of all sound cues (all the above)

In the reenactment of material gathered from the actual events is called:

theatre of fact

The type of theatre scene once found almost exclusively in New York City has become firmly established in numerous leading cities, such as Chicago, throughout the county with a mix of theatre that is similar to the Broadway/off-broadway theatre model in NYC. True or false?

true

The viewpoint of a theatre artist actually provides the audience with a key to understanding the actions and words of the characters on stage. True or false?

true

There is a very active theatre culture in Israel, which also includes numerous fringe theatre groups as found in Europe and the U.S, but most of the recent theatrical works explore the complexities of Middle Eastern politics and Israels relationship with Palestine. True or false?

true

To perform in repertory means to present a series of plays over a given span of time. True of false?

true

Training in tai chi churn is valuable for an actor, as it serves as an excellent focused exercise for an actor's body awareness and due to the graceful of the core regiment movement, it also serves as a form of meditation to help the actor prepare. True of false?

true

Virtually all primitive forms of theatre used an arena style performance configuration. True or false?

true

When a costume is created in the costume shop under the supervision of the designer, this is known as building the costume. True or false?

true

When a new play is given its first production, the director will have a series of meetings with the playwright to iron out problems in the script. True or false?

true

A circular revolving unit that is set into the floor, and which can turn mechanically to bring one set into view as another disappears, is a:

turntable

When a performer closely resembles in real life the character to be enacted is known as:

typecasting

Minor characters are:

typically used as a dramatic device by the playwright to move the action along, typically used to be supportive or confidante- like characters for the central character in the play and usually those in which we see only one facet of their personalities (all the above)

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

upstage

____________ was a series of variety acts-music, sketches, juggling, animal acts-that made up an evenings entertainment,

vaudeville

"The world is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel" is a:

viewpoint

"To present events as heroic" is a

viewpoint

"to portray a story in a comic manner" is a

viewpoint