Exam 2 (5,6,7,8,9,& 10)

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

1) a time of day. 2) a season of the year. 3) a place. 4) All these answers are correct.

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

1) reveal shapes and forms 2) assist in creating mood and reinforcing style 3) provide a selective focus and an artistic visual composition

A stage set should tell the audience

All these answers are correct.

Stanislavski's early research into realistic acting techniques was conducted while he was directing many plays by

Anton Chekhov

Which of the following acting teachers encouraged students to use the text as an instrument of action through exercises such as the "Content-less Scene"?

Robert Cohen

black box

a flexible theatre that can be converted into different arrangements

created space

a space often used by avant-garde artists

Walking sticks and parasols are examples of

accessories

A strong design concept

all of the above

Elaborate scenery on/in a(n) ____ is impossible because it would block the view of other audience members.

arena stage

In which of the following performance spaces do performers usually have to make their entrances and exits along aisles that run through the audience?

arena stage

Which of the following provides the most intimate performance space?

arena stage

Ensemble acting emphasizes the

artistic unity of a group performance

The objectives of the scene designer do NOT include

assisting in the blocking of the production

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.

Circle of attention

concentration on some object, person, or event while onstage

The _______________ is of special interest to experimental or avant-garde practitioners.

created, or found, space

The type of performance space associated with street theatre is the

created, or found, space

When one set of lights comes down at the same time that another set of lights come up, this is known as a

cross-fade.

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

cues

Which person blocks or stages the play?

director

Which person casts the actors?

director

Which person develops a concept for the production?

director

Which person researches productions and criticism?

dramaturg

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

spill

Another term for a through line is

spine

Which person communicates the rehearsal schedule to the performers?

stage manager

Which person coordinates light, sound, and scene changes during the performance, as well as the entrances and exits of the performers?

stage manager

Which person maintains quality control of all production elements after opening?

stage manager

It is very important for directors to create interesting visual compositions with the actors in space; this is known as creating effective

stage pictures

A long, white laboratory coat and a stethoscope on a character would be typical in showing which of the following categories?

status and personality

Which of the following best characterizes acting in classical Asian theatres?

stylization and symbolism

Which type of performance space in the medieval period was called a platform stage or trestle stage?

thrust stage

Which type of performance space was originally built into hillsides in Greece?

thrust stage

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

thumbnail sketch

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

to coordinate the elements and the vision of the production

A director's first step is to determine the spine of the play.

true

A harsh red light from below an actor's face can create a disturbing mood, but you would only find that kind of light in a nonrealistic production.

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

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

As long as there have been theatrical productions, there has been someone performing the function of director.

true

Color can be used to indicate changes in character.

true

Masks can be used to create stereotypes similar to stock characters.

true

One disadvantage of the proscenium stage is that it tends to lose the intimacy that is found in other types of theatre spaces.

true

Sound travels more slowly than light.

true

Super objective

what the character wants above all else during the course of the play

Importance of specifics

expressing an emotion in terms of concrete activities

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

false

A movie theatre is configured most like a thrust theatre

false

Because it is important that the audience not be distracted while a character is speaking, Stanislavski believed that the other actors should, in essence, stop acting when they were not the main focus of the scene.

false

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

flat

The development of a ________ is an 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

proscenium arch

frame that separates the stage from the auditorium and forms an outline for the stage

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

hiring the director and performers

Roman togas and soldiers' helmets on characters primarily suggest which of the following?

historical period

The most typical thing that characters wearing ringlets, pompadours, or bouffant hairstyles can denote for a play is

historical period

Magic if

imagining how the actor would feel in a particular situation

Which of the following is NOT associated with the "front of the house"?

raising money for the production

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

rendering

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

Developed by the Greeks, the ________ was also the type of theatre space used during Shakespeare's time.

thrust stage

In which type of performance space do audiences sit on three sides?

thrust stage

A conventional spotlight that produces a soft-edged beam and allows for variable beam spread is called a(n)

Fresnel spotlight.

In response to the new realistic drama of the late nineteenth century, ________ devised a system to teach performers how to achieve the necessary believability.

Konstantin Stanislavski

Bustles or corsets affect which of the following areas?

Line, shape, and silhouette

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

balance

Which of the following is NOT a performance technique developed by Stanislavski?

biomechanics

The arrangement and movements of performers relative to each other and to the stage space is called

blocking

A wireless microphone attached to a performer is called a ________ mike.

body

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

draw attention to the skill of the designer

When a play is performed as it will be before the public, complete with all production elements but without an audience present, it is called the

dress rehearsal

A conventional spotlight that throws a sharp, concentrated light and allows for the shaping of the beam with shutters is called a(n)

ellipsoidal reflector spotlight.

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

environmental sounds

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

false

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

false

Performers must not mix acting methods; they should find a single method that works for them and then strictly adhere to that method's approach.

false

The realistic portrayal of characters in a lifelike fashion has been characteristic of theatre throughout history.

false

To this day the most common form of sound reproduction technology in the theatre is reel-to-reel tape

false

Unlike in classical plays, adept physical movement is not required of the actor in a realistic play.

false

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

false

While fabric affects the silhouette, texture, and bulk of a costume, it has little symbolic value

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

false

The design style for a __________ play may have exaggerated scenery and outrageous colors to match the exaggerated nature of the acting.

farce

Inner truth

internal or subjective world of the characters

In which way is the approach of Lee Strasberg different from the approach of acting teachers like Stella Adler, Sanford Meisner, and Uta Hagen?

it emphasizes the inner aspects of acting

A light plot does NOT include the

length of light clues

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

master electrician

"Centering" involves finding the place where all the lines of force in the body come together. It is located, roughly, in the

middle of the torso

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

model

Which type of performance space requires spectators to take in and synthesize several impressions at once?

multifocus theatre

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

preview

Which person is responsible for raising money to finance a production?

producer

In order to throw the voice into the audience so that it penetrates to the utmost reaches of the theatre, the actor must

project

A "fourth wall theatre" describes a(n)

proscenium stage

In which of the following performance spaces do all the seats face in one direction?

proscenium stage

Most Broadway performance spaces were built with the ___ configuration.

proscenium stage

Which type of configuration is best suited for the large and elaborate spectacle associated with contemporary musical theatre productions?

proscenium stage

Which type of performance space utilities the greatest amount of scenery and stage machinery?

proscenium stage

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

technical director

Relaxation

the elimination of unwanted tension

orchestra

the main floor where the audience sits in a contemporary proscenium theatre, and, in Ancient Greece, the circular acting area at the base of a hillside theatre

aesthetic distance

the physical or psychological separation of an audience from the dramatic action

Ensemble

the playing together of all performers

rake

the slant of an auditorium or stage floor

Given circumstances

the specifics of the situation in which a character exists

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.

A typical Elizabethan playhouse was which type of performance space?

thrust stage

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

true

While there have been changes and modifications over the years to Stanislavski's approach to realistic acting, his theories continue to form the basis for most acting training.

true

property design includes functional props used by actors as well as the set dressing that fills out that visual stage reality

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

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

wagon