THE2000 FINAL EXAM
Griselda Gambaro's Information for Foreigners...
- puts the audience at the center of the action, trapping them between the "real" events they see in performance and the real military threat that disrupts their everyday life - disrupts aesthetic distance by suggesting that the audience's lack of intervention is tacit approval of the events they see enacted - challenges the audience to resist selling out to the dominant culture and to maintain a connection to their cultural heritage
When did Asian American theatre emerge?
1960s
Angels in america takes place primarily during the:
1980's
According to Sean Bartley's FSU Connection video, site-specific theatre:
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Corporations have taken over producing many Broadway shows because:
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Dale Jordan says that the most anxious moment for him while working on a show is:
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Harper Hannah Joe Louis
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Technical director hang and focus crew lighting designer stage manager
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The person/people the stage manager must be closest to and communicated best with is:
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What is not part of the traditional acting experience? (which of the following..)
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What theatrical technology sparked debate about whether or not it hinders the liveliness that makes theatre unique?
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Where does Gallimard first meet song?
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Zach Cramer claimed his most challenging project was:
?
According to lecture, who is Mei Lanfang
A beijing opera master
the most important thing the rocky mountain theatre for kids provides for kids is:
A chance to be center stage
Bartley describes Sleep no more as:
A choose your own adventure
Devised theatre is
A creative process, not a specific product
Orientalism describes:
A deeply entrenched way of thinking about the Other, which gives power to the powerful and takes it from those who are different
In the regard of flight, what is one of the props Irwin used in the scene?
A gun
Ombra said some set pieces were stored where?
A large gate, for the ellis island scene A casket, which held the character who died during the show
As demonstrated in the video clip of Kabuki Theatre, the percussive beat is caused by:
A musician beating "clappers" against a wooden platform
In 1987, Ronald Reagan publicly mentioned a serious issue for the first time, in spite of the fact that this issue had been causing illness and death throughout the country since at least 1981. What was the issue?
AIDS
What issues appear in angels in america
AIDS Religion Drug addiction politics
The video clips of Peking Opera and Kabuki Theatre used in lecture both include:
Action sequences
What best describes the inside-out or representational acting technique
Actors begin with emotional experiences and progress to physical action
In the cradle will rock:
Actors performed from the audience
What should be considered when designing costumes or set for a production?
Aesthetic distance Director's concept Time period
What is an example of a concept or fragmented msuical?
Assassins
The most basic units of a play, as defined by actors and directors are:
Beats
M. Butterfly takes
Beijing Paris
Infared technology helped the stage manager during the crucial moments of Ragtime?
Blackouts
Put in order
Bob and Cathy take a moment to check their distance from one another Cathy shows her intent to punch bob Bob reacts vocally, completes the knap and arches his body back Cathy follows through
With shows like Lullaby Moon, Lucia Neare's Theatrical Wonders take place in neglected public spaces and strive to
Bring the community together through a shared artistic experience
Shows like lullaby moon take place in neglected public spaces and strive to:
Bring the community together through a shared artistic experience.
Michael Hayden starred in a Broadway revival of:
Carousel
In the short clip of raceless, which could monica do in order to please her boss
Catch a fly with chopsticks
In angels in america, where does joe go in the middle of the night?
Central park
When choreographing a dance number for musical theatre, the choreographer must consider:
Character motivation and development
Writer of The Hungry Woman: A Mexican Medea, __________________ also writes about what it means to "pass" for white while watching other Latina women struggle with racism, and is the first to write openly about what it means to be a Chicana lesbian in the United States.
Cherrie Moraga
What famous asian playwright was also known as the "Shakespeare of Japan?"
Chikamatsu Monzaemon
What is an example of contemporary physical theatre?
Cirque du Soleil
The Hungry Woman: A Mexican Medea:
Combines the Greek myth of Medea with the Mexican myth of La Llorona ('the weeping woman')
Chris Burden's Shoot raised a number of issues, including
Commentary on the vietnam war and the ideas of americans being killed in a seemingly senseless war
What type of theatre is most concerned with financial profit?
Commercial
A stage manager's primary duty is:
Communication
Hayden prepares for his first day of rehearsal by:
Completely memorizing his lines
Dale Jordan explains that he takes this step early in his creative process:
Create a metaphor that blends with the directors concept
The goal of character makeup is to:
Create an illusion for the audience
Amateur theatre is theatre that is:
Created by artists whose primary income is not from box office sales
El teatro campesino continues to produce work today, including power to the people, which....
Dealt with the real-life power crisis in california and the corruption that led to it
Hwang was inspired by two ideas, one of which was:
Deconstructing the Puccini Opera, Madame Butterfly
Site-Specific theatre is:
Designed to be performed at a unique, specially adapted location, NOT a traditional theatre
A two-headed giraffe would most likely be found in (a):
Dime museum
Who can we credit with revitalizing New York City's Times Square Theatre district, which had become previously run-down and crime-ridden?
Disney
In the 1990s, the culture wars:
Divided the country between conservative and progressive ideas
Muscha states that costume design is most effective when a designer:
Does a close script analysis
In the video clip of the short play, "Raceless", Monica's employer complains that she:
Does not act "asian" enough
In Tour of the fallon theatre video, who is responsible for the lobby display
Dramaturg
In the surrealist taxi, audience members:
Draw their fates from a hand-drawn set of cards, then go on a journey in a taxi
The actors in pirates of the caribbean clip used several different props as weapons, including:
Dust/Ash from forge fire Swords
Representational acting emphasizes:
Emotions
Who dials the phone to call 911 for roy cohn when he collapses in angels in america?
Ethel Rosenberg
What important set piece was flown in for ragtime?
Evelyn Nesbit's swing
What important set piece was flown in for the production of Ragtime?
Evelyn Nesbit's swing
Nine presidential assassins gather to sing about:
Everyone's right to be happy
Cirque du Soleil differs from the typical circus in many ways, including:
Expensive ticket prices
Off-Broadway theatre allow for:
Experimentation in form and subject matter Shows more interested in artistic than commercial success Small, intimate shows that play to small audiences
What is not one thing a theatrical design must do?
Explain the plot
Kabuki theatre features:
Extensive spectacle and lots of action
Broadway is the only place that new or innovative theatre happens in the US
False
Bunraku theatre is the most popular form of theatre in japan.
False
Hwang describes the west as delicate and feminine and the east as aggressive and masculine
False
In a proscenium stage setup, the audience members can see other audience members by looking across the playing space.
False
In raceless, monica works hard to embrace her own racial history by dating only men of her race, spending all her spare time with her family, and demanding she receive vacation days during chinese new year.
False
In the video clip from raceless, Monica works hard to embrace her own racial history by dating only men of her race, spending all her spare time with her family, and demanding that she receive vacation days during the Chinese New Year.
False
Just as august wilson wrote the century cycle about the african american experience, Eugene O'Neill wrote a play dramatizing the irish-american immigrant experience for every decade of the 19th century
False
Just as august wilson wrote the century cycle about the african american experience, Euguene O'neill wrote a play dramatizing the Irish-American immigrant experiences for every decade of the 19th
False
Like prior, joe is comfortable with and aware of his sexuality throughout Angels in America
False
Only one american theatre company exists today- The east west players
False
Performance art is primarily based on a script
False
Sound effects in theatre first became possible with the advent of electricity
False
Stage combat scenes are rarely choreographed. Instead, they tend to be little more than controlled chaos on stage
False
Stephen Sondheim, respected musical theatre producer, is known as "The Abominable Showman"
False
The Broadway musical wicked cost more than $30 mil to produce. Because of this the production never managed to break even and the producers went bankrupt.
False
The Mahabharata is the longest running play in India.
False
in 1865, Abe lincoln was assassinated by Edwin Booth
False
What endangered songs relationship with Gallimard?
Gallimard orders song to remove all of her clothes
The stonewall riots circulated around the issues of:
Gay rights
What factors designate a theatre as Broadway, Off-Broadway, off-off broadway
Geographic location # actors employed Audience size
Gallimard was convicted of
Giving classified documents to the chinese
____ are small metal plates with stencils cut out. When added to stage lights, they project patterns or shapes on to the stage.
Gobos
Mr Lies. is:
Harper's hallucination and travel agent
What revelations come to light during Harper and Prior's mutual dream in Angels In America
Harper's husband is homosexual
What happens when Gallimard finally has his realization about song?
He becomes butterfly and stabs himself
What happened to the composer/lyricist of Rent just before the production opened off-broadway?
He died from an undiagnosed heart condition
In angels in america, how does prior know that the messenger is near?
He gets a boner
What do we learn about honest sancho?
He is a robot
What is Gallimard's experiment?
He refuses to see Song after being invited up to her apartment to see if he could gain power over her
The primary purpose of theatre technology should be to:
Help forward the story and the production
Why has Miss Jimenez come to see Honest Sancho in Los Vendidos
Her boss wants a racially diverse crowd for public events
One of the jobs of the artistic director is to:
Hire artistic personal
"Yuyachkani" -- the name of one of Peru's most important theatre collectives -- means:
I am remembering
Theatre has continued to stay relevant from the renaissance to today because:
It embraces cutting-edge technology
In angels in america, roy wants joe to take a new job in washington so that:
Joe will be his spy and ally
Who are members of the NEA4?
John Fleck Karen Finley Holly Hughs Tim Miller
Performance art often blurs the line between the actor and the audience by:
Keeping the audience member sitting quietly in their seats Inviting the audience members to participate in the performance Having audience members physically on the stage Asking audiences to petition the NEA for additional artist rights
The rocky mountain theatre for kids mainly produces what kind of work?
Kids performing in productions
Gallimard was voted:
Least likely to be invited to a party
Eugene O'Neill's most famous autobiographical play is called:
Long day's journey into night
Founder of El Teatro Campesino, ___________________________ is often referred to as the "Father of Chicano Theatre."
Luis Valdez
One of the first women to bring Burlesque to the United States was
Lydia Thompson
The Illiad and The Odyssey served as foundational sources for the characters and story lines that appeared in many ancient Greek tragedies. What text served a similar purpose in Indian Theatre?
Mahabharata
George McConnell compares conventional theatre to:
McDonalds
Who or what does the title of Los Vendidos refer to?
Mexican-Americans who sell out their own history values and culture
Legally Blonde: The musical, the wedding singer, and the producers are examples of:
Movicals
In angels in america, harper fears the man with the knives, who is this?
Mr. Lies
In angels of america, a number of actors play multiple roles in the show. The actor who plays Belize also plays:
Mr. Lies
In the tradition of the federal theatre project, the ______ was founded in the US to provide federal funding to the arts.
National Endowment for the arts
Codified acting tends to appear in what type of theatre?
Non-western theatre
The dance class shown in the video:
Offers an opportunity for the students to build camaraderie and focus on their technique
Stephen Sodheim's Sweeny Todd is entirely sung which makes it an:
Opera
Pit Wings House Stage
Orchestra Assistant stage manager audience actors
Why is design vital to setting the overall mood for theatre productions?
Ours is a visual culture- set and costume designs set up our expectations for the play
Luis Valdez chose to stage his actos in common areas because:
People were too busy working to come to a traditional theatre
What development in scenery and architecture paved the way for the proscenium stage?
Perspective painting
Who is credited with conceptualizing the first circus in 1770?
Philip Astley
Gallimard identifies with what character for most of the play?
Pinkerton
In the musical tribute to Cameron Mackintosh, Tom Lehrer performed a jaunty, memorable song from a little known show titled Tom Foolery. What was the song called?
Poisoning pigeons in the park
One function of actor unions like AEA or SAG is to:
Prevent the exploitation of actors
What appear in harper's hallucinations?
Prior walter A travel agent An eskimo
What angels in america characters are included in the spotlight?
Prior, Hannah, Louis and Belize
In the clip featuring director and designer Julie Taymor, she says she appreciates the lion king because the:
Production's abstract qualities make it different than television or film
Annie Sprinkle, a porn star-turned-perfomance-artist is best known for:
Public cervix announcement
What term from indian theatre describes and emotional flavor that will be excited in the audience?
Rasa
Miss Jimenez Eric Honest Sancho Johnny Pachuco
Refuses to speak/learn spanish The model mexican american Chatty, upbeat salesperson Plays the urban mexican who steals purses and resits arrest
What are two major approaches to acting discussed in the lecture
Representational Presentational
What is the most important rule of stage combat?
Safety first
Sex and gender are often confused with one another in daily conversation, but the difference is clear. [x] is physical, dictated by the presence of male or female anatomy. [Y] is socially constructed, based on how much society expects a person to act based on assumptions about how someone with male or female anatomy will act.
Sex and gender are often confused with one another in daily conversation, but the difference is clear. Sex is physical, dictated by the presence of male or female anatomy. [Y] is socially constructed, based on how society expects a person to act based on assumptions about how someone with male or female anatomy will act.
In cell block tango, a dance number from chicago:
Sexy, black costuming connects sensuality and violence Red scarves represent murder of lovers Dramatic, contrasting lighting in black and red shows womens rage
Theatre teaches critical tools like the ability to:
Simultaneously believe or disbelieve
The contrast, ______ is an enduring American character type who is loyal, honest and not-so-intelligent
Stage Yankee
Yoko Ono, Cut Piece is a:
Statement against violence, particularly violence against women.
The Black Crook became a musical because:
Stranded, unemployed French ballerinas needed jobs to pay for their tickets home
The black crook became a musical because
Stranded, unemployed French ballerinas needed jobs to pay for their tickets home
The society of american fight directors certifies actor expertise in a number of different weapons, including:
Sword and shield Broadsword Smallsword
The different strategies an actor uses to attain his/her objective while acting are called:
Tactics
Kate Gelabert has what piece of advice for aspiring dance?
Take as many dance and movement classes as you can for as long as you can
The performer in the burlesque trapeze video:
Takes off most of her clothing
Song solidifies her troubled relationship with Gallimard by:
Telling him she is pregnant
What is blamed for the decline of vaudeville?
The advent of film
Noh theatre is often
The art of walking
William Macready and Edwin Forrest became the focal points of tensions that escalated to:
The astor place riot
Which of the following shows was the first "official" musical?
The black crook
It is difficult for a show to start out on broadway because:
The costs of failure are too much for most producers to bear.
George McConnell describes the relationship between form and content in his work as:
The form is the content
In the Sunday in the Park with George video clip, how is the scenic design created?
The lead actor "paints" it with the words and music.
What is one of the five major parts of Stanislavsky's acting system?
The magic if
What was the conflict between the two characters in the final performance stage combat scene?
The man exposed himself to the woman and she disliked that
A dress parade refers to:
The moment when the creative team checks costumes against sets and lights.
The subtext of a play is:
The underlying meaning of a line or scene
The GLOW lyric theatre is involved in grassroots politics because
They choose their productions in response to community issues
In the recent broadway revival of Oklahoma!, starring Hugh Jackman, how did the producers respond to Jackman's leaving temporarily to film X-men: The Last Stand?
They closed the show the show for the time he would be gone, and reopened upon his return.
How did audiences respond to coco Fusco's and Guillermo Gomez-Pena's undiscovered Amerindians?
They thought the actors were real Amerindians
The makeup of Blue man group is particularly unique because:
They use old-fashioned grease paint
How do the actors see the conductor to keep up with the orchestra during ragtime?
Through a live feed played on monitors
What famous playwright is interviewed in THNKR's does theatre still matter video?
Tony Kushner
Who wrote Angels in America?
Tony Kushner
During the Pre-Revolutionary War era in the American Colonies, theatre became a:
Tool to help the colonists define a national identity
Chin disapproves of Song's methods of extracting info from Gallimard
True
Diversity is the hallmark of vaudeville
True
Minneapolis based devised theatre creators George McConnell and Sam Johns describe their process as "playing" with one another and with the various objects they introduce into the creative space
True
One of the dangers of method acting is that it requires actors to repeatedly relive the most emotional and traumatic times of their lives so that they can recreate that emotion quickly onstage
True
One of the potential weaknesses of inside-out acting is that an actor's performances can be inconsistent
True
One of the reasons that performance art emerged was general dissatisfaction with the limitations of realism
True
One reason the east-west players is one of the most influential asian american theatre companies is because it has employed up to 75% of asian american theatre professionals at some point during their careers.
True
Some site-specific theatre is also immersive, like Punchdrunk's Sleep No More
True
Tennessee Williams plays often focus on the decay of the south and deal in some way with sexuality
True
The dime museums, featuring items like the largest rubber band ball in the world, were once a staple of american middle-class entertainment
True
design can be described as a form of visual encoding which is intended to elicit specific responses from audience members based on the choices designers make.
True
What resources are suggested for research?
Visits to museums Books Historical Images Newspapers/ periodicals
Proscenium stage Black Box stage Thrust stage Arena stage
Well-suited to large-scale musical theatre and shows that require lots of spectacle Valued for its flexibility; can support multiple configurations Creates some sense of intimacy between actors and audiences; popular during English renaissance Requires actors to enter from the audience and even carry furniture with them
If an actor is thinking about his/her character's imagined circumstances, which of the following questions would be relevant?
What kinds of hallucinations has harper had? What does uncle peck remember from his time fighting in the war?
An objective, as understood in acting, is...
What the character is fighting for at any given moment
What skills are required of professional actors?
Willingness to take chances Discipline Imagination
The scenic design for Sunday in the park with george was based on
a painting by Seurat
In augusto boal's forum theatre method:
actors present real-life social problems: audience members act out solutions
Vaudeville was:
clean, family-oriented entertainment
During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, American middle-class audiences most frequently attended:
edifying melodramas
Stage combat should:
emerge naturally from the actions of the play and continue to tell the story
El Teatro Campesino's first performers were professional, full time actors
false
The Astor Place Riot is important because..
it solidified class distinctions in theatrical entertainments that exist today
What word means the same as draper?
pattern-maker
Site-specific theatre:
pre-dates contemporary theatrical conventions
Song describe the west's attitude toward the east as one where the west sees itself as male and the east as female. She characterizes this as?
rape mentality
Proscenium Arena Black box stage thrust stage
rectangular Looks like arena Weird shape Open on one side
Contemporary audiences are more quiet and passive than historical audiences.
true
Main characters/story are based on a story about a french diplomat
true
Stage combat responses vary in pitch; lower pitches are used for punches that fall close to the body's center like a punch to the stomach while higher pitches tend to work well for wounds to the extremities like a smashed finger.
true
The term "Chicano" used to be a pejorative term for Mexican-Americans, but it was reclaimed by activists in the 1960s to describe an indigenous culture that had been otherwise lost.
true
the musical form is the US' only unique contribution to world theatre
true
Vaudeville is a form of popular entertainment that is best described as a:
variety show
