Final Exam for Theatre 1

Comes FOURTH

Someone who designs all of the clothing the cast wears

A musical in which a modern day Romeo and Juliet are involved in NY street gangs

Someone who is in charge of any special effects

Someone who teaches the performers all the dances

Medieval Theatre ended in

An object used in a scene

Folk plays had ___ and folklore elements

Roman theatre declined because of the growth of

Shakespeare was a master of

Who would present Miracle and Mystery plays?

Someone who takes a piece of music and organizes it for the instrumentals and singers

Which is NOT accurate about French theatre during the Renaissance

Another reason Roman theatre declined was

Women played men's roles during the Renaissance

Someone who writes the words to the music

A dance routine

The main person in charge from developing the beginning idea to hiring everyone else

Il Capitano is

Which is an example of Renaissance theatre?

Commedia's goal was to make people

Comes LAST

Highest female voice

The instrumental music played in between the acts of the show

ROMAN: Who built a famous permanent theatre, but called it a place of worship?

Commedia stock characters were _ or _

"Everyman" is an example of a ___ play

What killed theatre for about 18 years?

Morality plays were based on the spiritual trials of

Roman theatre spans from _ to _

Comes FIRST

Lowest female voice

A play mocking or ridiculing society

A story that has only spoken words

Pantalone is

A play that was so violent that it was read and not performed

A tableaux is

Interludes and farces are examples of ___ plays.

In Medieval theatre, mansions were

Which is NOT reason music is used in a musical?

When three people sing together

Someone who designs all of the scenery for the production

A play about the last week of Jesus' life

Where is musical theatre in the US centered?

Commedia was first seen in the __

An example of Greek tragedy

Chants that helped those who couldn't read learn biblical history

What was the theme of morality plays?

Plays based on biblical stories were known as ___ plays

Two rhyming lines that signal the end of a scene

Liturgical ___ were gospel dramatizations

Drama owes its rebirth to

When two people sing together

Isabella is

Comes THIRD

Commedia began to die out around

Lowest male voice

Someone who takes care of all of the objects used in the performance

MEDIEVAL: Medieval theatre began in ____ C.E.

Middle female voice

Character speaks directly to the audience

Comes FIFTH

Someone paid to influence the audience to clap or shout

Which of the following theatrical terms comes from Roman theatre?

Language spoken by the people

Plautus used _ and _ characters

Commedia Dell'Arte

Highest male voice

Unlike the Greeks, Romans focused on _

Comes SECOND

Someone who writes the music

Renaissance theatre in England occurred during whose reign?

RENAISSANCE: Renaissance means

In Medieval theatre, pageants were

A Greek comedic playwright

Someone who directs the drama in the performance

Someone who manages everything that happens on stage

MUSICAL THEATRE: A story that is completely sung

Comedy that is possible, but highly unlikely

Who was NOT playwright during the Renaissance?

Flavio is

Which is NOT one of the six elements?

An instrumental piece of music played before the show begins

Plays that were allegorical were known as ___ plays

When two people sing together

The theatre of _ was known more for stage equipment and scenery than great plays

What was NOT a change in theatre after the Restoration?

GREEK: Wrote Poetics, which outlines the essential elements of tragedy

Someone who creates all the lighting throughout the performance

A story that has both singing and spoken words

Middle male voice

Introductory lines spoken before the musical begins

Someone who leads all of the musicians during the performance