theatre final

10 A stitcher is a technician who patterns, pins, and drapes the fabric to fit the individual actor perfectly, whereas a draper is a technician who sews all the costumes.

false

12 The book of a musical is sometimes referred to as the lyrics.

false

Distinguishing major from minor characters is an analysis of which of the following?Question options: 1) style 2) historical period 3) relationships 4) status and personality

relationships

11A light that is typically used to light the large cyclorama all the way upstage is Question options: 1) Fresnel. 2) a strip light or flood light. 3) a strobe light. 4) ellipsoidal.

strip light or flood light

10 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

11High-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 or atmospheric patterns, are now used industry-wide. Such lights are called -- options: 1) toggle lights 2) spot lights. 3) automated lights. 4) flexilights.

automated lights

12A(n) ________ 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

12 Shows by Stephen Sondheim, such as Company and Assassins, are examples of the ________ form. Question options:1) concept musical 2) burlesque 3) jukebox musical 4) revue

concept musical

9Stage right and stage left mean the right and left side, respectively, from the perspective of the Question options: 1) performers facing away from the audience. 2) performers, no matter in which direction they are facing. 3) audience facing the stage. 4) performers facing the audience.

performers facing the audience

11 When light from one area falls into an adjacent area, it is said to Question options 1) spill. 2) wash. 3) dribble. 4) run.

spill

9 A rough sketch that provides the basis for further discussions between the director and the scene designer is called a 1) model. 2) ground plan. 3) thumbnail sketch. 4) rendering.

thumbnail

11 Fresnel lighting instruments are most often used for Question options: 1) side lighting. 2) front lighting. 3) top lighting. 4) All of these answers are correct.

top lighting

11 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 cue in the theatre. Question options: 1) True 2) False

true

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

false

10 Only something that actually attaches or pins to a costume piece is considered an accessory. Question options:

false

10 Undergarments are not a concern of the costume designer.

false

10 the most realistic makeup designs being used in the world of theatre are most often found in Japanese kabuki theatre presentations.

false

10) 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

10When costumes are taken from inventory or rented from a costume house, this is known as rendering a costume.

false

12 The "British invasion" in a theatrical context refers to imported British musicals like The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Cats, Les Misérables, and Miss Saigon.

false

11When a beam of light is aimed at a particular area on the stage, it is said to be Question options: 1) trained. 2) guided. 3) focused. 4) pointed.

focused

11 A conventional spot light that throws a sharp, concentrated light and allows for the shaping of the beam with shutters is called a(n) Question options: 1) flood light. 2) ellipsoidal reflector spot light. 3) Fresnel spot light. 4) strip light.

fresnal spot light

11 A conventional spot light that produces a soft-edged beam and allows for variable beam spread is called a(n) Question options: 1) strip light. 2) Fresnel spot light. 3) flood light. 4) ellipsoidal reflector spot light.

fresnel spot light

9 A fairly complete sketch made by the scene designer, usually done in color, is called a Question options: 1) ground plan. 2) model. 3) rendering. 4) thumbnail sketch.

rendering

12__ is a type of theatre in which sketches and vignettes alternate with musical numbers, but no single story carries through from beginning to end.

revue

12 1hich 2004 musical featured puppets? Question options: 1) Spamalot 2) Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk 3) Avenue Q 4) Rent

avenue Q

9 Line, mass, color, texture, balance. Which one of these is not considered one of the five elements of scene design? 1) balance 2) color 3) texture 4) none of the above

balance

11 When sound effects are recorded and arranged in the order of their appearance in the script, the process is called Question options: 1) writing. 2) composition. 3) editing. 4) plotting.

editing

11 A light plot does NOT include the Question options: 1) location and color of each lighting instrument. 2) area of the stage on which an instrument is to be focused. 3) length of light cues. 4) kind of instrument to be used.

length of light cues

11Which of the following is a critical member of the lighting design team? Question options: 1) assistant stage manager 2) master electrician 3) automation engineer 4) All of these answers are correct.

master electrician

12The ________ was a variety show that featured white performers wearing blackface.

minstrel show

12 irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Richard Rodgers all were composers who worked in the ________ form.

musical comedy

9The person responsible for seeing that the scenery, platforms, and other elements are built, painted, and installed onstage is called a Question options: 1) technical director 2) design assistant 3) stage manager. 4) producer

technical director

11Which of the following responses places these theatrical lighting practices in the proper chronological order? Question options: 1) candles and oil lamps, the sun, incandescent lights, LEDs, limelight, gaslight 2) candles and oil lamps, the sun, gaslight, limelight, LEDs, incandescent lights 3) the sun, candles and oil lamps, gaslight, limelight, incandescent lights, LEDs 4) the sun, candles and oil lamps, limelight, incandescent lights, gaslight, LEDs

the sun, candles and oil lamps, gaslight, limelight, incandescent lights, LEDs.

9 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