THE2000 module 4
In high school, Gallimard was voted:
"Least likely to be invited to a party"
Proscenium stage Arena stage Black Box Stage Thrust Stage
1 (big rectangle) 2 (square all sides) 3 (weird shape) 4 (open square)
When did Asian American theatre emerge?
1960s
Dale Jordan says that the most anxious moment for him while working on a show is:
? (NOT OPENING NIGHT)
In FSU school of Theatre's sound designer Zach Cramer's interview, he claimed his most challenging project was:
? (NOT WEST SIDE STORY OR COMPANY OR RAGTIME)
Who is Mei Lanfang?
A Beijing Opera master
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.
What set pieces were stored off stage during the show?
A large gate, for ellis island A casket, which held the dead character
As demonstrated in the video clip on Kabuki Theatre, the percussive beat is created by:
A musician beating "clappers" against a wooden platform
The percussive beat is created by:
A musician beating "clappers" against a wooden platform
The scenic design for Sunday in the Park with George was based on:
A painting by the pointillist painter Seurat
The video clips of Peking Opera and Kabuki Theatre used in lecture both include:
Action sequences
Which issues must be considered when designing costumes or set for a production?
Aesthetic Distance The directors concept The time period in which the play happens
What theatrical technology sparked debate about whether or not it hinders the "liveliness that makes theatre unique?"
Animated lighting
What is an example of a concept or fragmented musical?
Assassins (Stephen Sondheim)
M. Butterfly takes place in:
Beijing Paris
What forms of Asian theatre contain elaborate acrobatics?
Beijing and Peking opera
Infrared technology helped the stage manager during which crucial moments of Ragtime?
Blackouts
Costume designer Colleen Muscha talks about the importance of research. Which resources does she suggest for that research?
Books Historical images Newspapers or Periodicals visits to museums
In the short clip of Raceless, what could monica do to please her boss?
Catch a fly with chopsticks
What famous Asian playwright was known as "Shakespeare of Japan?"
Chikamatsu Monzaemon
Which type of theatre is most concerned with financial profit?
Commerical
The stage managers primary job is:
Communication
Dale Jordan explains that he takes this step early in his creative process:
Create a metaphor that blends with the director's concept
The ultimate 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.
Technical Director Hang & focus crew Lighting Designer Stage manager
Creates the functional drawing of the set to build from & ensures the completion of all the necessary technical aspects of a show. ? Uses focus, color, and intensity of light to create meaning on stage responsible for the running of the stage during the production
As discussed in the Spotlight on M. Butterfly, Hwang was inspired by two ideas, one of which was:
Deconstructing the Puccini Opera, Madame Butterfly
Who can we credit with revitalizing NYC's Times Square theatre district, which had become previously run-down and crime-ridden?
Disney
Colleen Muscha states that costume design is most effective when a designer:
Does a close script analysis
Who is responsible for the lobby display?
Dramaturg
As seen in the Backstage Tour of Fallon Theatre, what important set piece was flown in for the production of Ragtime?
Evelyn Nesbit's swing
In the clip from Stephen Sondheim's Assassins, 9 presidential assassins gather to sing about:
Everyones right to be happy
Off-Broadway Theatre allows 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
Bunraku theatre is the most popular form of theatre in japan.
False
Even though many would like to see theatre dedicated to Asian American issues, only one Asian American theatre company exists today- the East West Players
False
In a proscenium stage setup, the audience members can see other audience members by looking across the playing space.
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 vacation days during the Chinese New Year.
False
Sound effects in theatre first became possible with the advent of electricity.
False
Stephen Sondheim, respected musical theatre producer, is known as "The Abominable Snowman."
False
The Broadway musical Wicked cost more than $30 million to produce. Because of this cost, the production never managed to break even and the producers went bankrupt.
False
The Mahabharata is the longest running play in India.
False
The west is delicate and feminine and the east is aggressive and masculine.
False
What endangered Song's relationship with Gallimard?
Gallimard orders song to remove all her clothing
What factors designate a theatre as broadway, Off-broadway or off-off-broadway?
Geographic location # actors it employs Audience size
In M. Butterfly, 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
What happens when Gallimard has his realization about song?
He becomes Butterfly and stabs himself
What happens when Gallimard finally has his realization about Song at the end of M. Butterfly?
He becomes butterfly and stabs himself.
What happened to the composer/lyrcist of Rent just before the production opened Off-Broadway?
He died from an undiagnosed heart condition
What is Gallimard's experiment?
He refuses to see Song after being invited up to her apartment to see if he can gain power over her.
The primary purpose of theatre technology should be to:
Help forward the story and the production
Corporations have taken over producing many broadway shows because:
It is so expensive to produce big shows on Broadway that individuals have trouble finding the money to do so
The Illiad and the Odyssey served as foundational sources for the characters and story line that appeared in many ancient Greek tragedies. What text served a similar purpose in Indian Theatre.
Mahabharata
Legally Blonde: The musical, The Wedding Singer and The Producers are examples of:
Movicals
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
Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is entirely sung through, which makes it an?
Opera
For Ragtime: 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
What particularly significant development in scenery and theatre architecture paved the way for the proscenium stage?
Perspective painting
In M. Butterfly, Gallimard identifies with what Madame Butterfly 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 shown titled Tom Foolery. What was the song called?
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
In the clip featuring director and designer Julie Taymor, Taymor says she appreciates The Lion King because the:
Production's abstract qualities make it different than tv or film
What term from Indian Theatre describes an "emotional favor" that will be excited in the audience?
Rasa
In the Cell Block Tango, a dance number from the musical Chicago:
Sexy, black costuming connects sensuality and violence Red scarves represent the murder of the women's lovers Dramatic, contrasting lighting in black and red demonstrates the women's rage
The Black Crook became a musical because:
Stranded, unemployed French ballerinas needed jobs to pay for their tickets home
In M. Butterfly, Song solidifies her troubled relationship with Gallimard by:
Telling him she is pregnant
Which show was the first official musical?
The Black Crook
In M. Butterfly, where does Gallimard first meet Song?
The German Ambassadors house
Today, it is difficult for a new show to start out on Broadway because:
The costs of failure are too much for most producers to bear
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.
A "dress parade" refers to:
The moment when the creative team checks costumes against sets and lights
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 society expects a person to act based on assumptions about how someone with male or female anatomy will act.
The presence of male or female anatomy. Gender 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 the recent Broadway revival of Oklahoma!, how did the producers respond to Hugh Jackman's leaving temporarily to film X-men.
They closed the show for the time he would be gone, and reopened upon his return.
The makeup of Blue Man Group is particularly unique because:
They use old fashioned grease paint
according to the backstage tour of the fallon theatre, how do the actors see the conductor to keep up with the orchestra during Ragtime?
Through a live video feed played on moniters
Contemporary audiences are more quiet and passive than historical audiences
True
In M. Butterfly, Chin disapproves of Song's methods of extracting info from Gallimard.
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
One reason the east-west players is one of the most influential asian american theatre companies is bc it has employed up to 75% of the asian american theatre professionals at some point during their careers.
True
The musical form is the US' only unique contribution to the world of theatre.
True
The story and main characters in M. Butterfly are based on a true story about a french diplomat..... etc.
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
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 Created some sense of intimacy between actors and audience; popular during the English Renaissance Requires actors to enter from the audience and even cary furniture with them
The person/people that a stage manager must be closest to and communicate best with is/are the:
director
In the video clip of the short play, Raceless, Monica's employer complains that she:
does not act asian enough
Broadway is the only place that new or innovative theatre happens in the US
false
According to Martha Cooper, What word means the same as draper?
pattern-maker
In M. Butterfly, Song describers 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
Noh Theatre is often called?
the art of walking
