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Midtermstravaganza!
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Considered to be the FIRST ACTOR because he stepped out of the Greek chorus and played a character.
Shakespeare
Thespis
Dionysus
Osiris
2
Type of antirealism focusing on the pointlessness of existence. Uses cyclical fast dialogue to show a state of mind.
Theatre of the absurd
Expressionism
Theatre of alienation
Melodrama
3
Which stage arrangement is this?
Proscenium
Arena
Alley/runway
Thrust
4
It is bad luck to give flowers on opening night of a play.
False
True
5
Which era is this stage from?
Medieval
Renaissance
Greek
Roman
6
Who is this classmate of yours?
Pat
Blaine
DayVon
Jay
7
Upward slope of the stage away from the audience.
Rake
Deus ex machina
Slide
8
What stage arrangement is this?
Alley/runway
Proscenium
Thrust
Arena/in-the-round
9
This crane lowered actors portraying gods to resolve the ending of plays. What is this dramatic device called?
Parados theatron
Deus ex machina
Orchestra
Ekkyklema
10
Saying Macbeth in a theatre will bring baaaaaad luck.
False
True
11
Lower class audience members who stood in front of the stage at The Globe in Renaissance era. Sometimes threw tomatoes.
Pit dwellers
Groundlings
Parados
12
Theatre in which actions are simultaneously occurring in several playing areas. Audience can move around.
Thrust
Found space
Proscenium
Immersive theatre
13
When women were first allowed on stage, what did people think of them?
Those are some very respectable actors.
Those women are whores.
Those women are so talented!
14
The area in front of the grand drape
Apron
Parados
Greenroom
15
Type of theatre characterized by life-like acting, social issues & complex characters. Doesn't wrap up neatly at the end
Commedia del arte
Melodrama
Realism
Antirealism
16
What stage arrangement is this?
Found space
Thrust
Proscenium
Alley/runway
17
What stage arrangement is this?
Thrust
Proscenium
Alley
Arena
18
Who is this classmate of yours?
this person is not in our class
Jenna
Macy
Lauren
19
Type of theatre that has a hero and a villain, a happy ending, and actors use exaggerated gestures
Antirealism
Realism
Commedia del arte
Melodrama
20
What does the Greek word "theatron" mean?
Seeing place
Sitting place
Listening place
Smelling place
21
Which is NOT part of the definition of theatre ?
Live
Separation
Heightened circumstances
Outdoors
22
Who is this classmate of yours?
Raigan
Madison
Natalie
this person is not in our class
23
Space not intended for theatre but is converted into a production space
Proscenium
Thrust
Found space
Immersive Theatre
24
Type of antirealism that visually shows a character's internal emotions, not what is really there. i.e. makeup=anxiety
Melodrama
Expressionism
Theatre of Alienation
Theatre of the Absurd
25
Who is this classmate of yours?
this person is not in our class
Lauren
Lele
Madison
26
The space offstage where actors wait to enter
Main drape
Wings
Apron
Proscenium arch
27
Movable stage used during the Medieval period for the performance of biblical stories
Found space
Pageant wagon
Proscenium
Rake
28
Where did RITUAL, the earliest form of theatre, originate?
Egypt
Greece
Sub-saharan Africa
Union College
29
Which era is this stage from?
Roman
Greek
Medieval
Renaissance
30
The diamond is located upstage left.
True
False
31
The place where the audience sits in the theatre is called...
Basement
the most magical place you will ever be
Pit
House
32
Who is this classmate of yours?
PJ
this person is not in our class
JJ
Hunter
33
Two truths and a lie about the role of the chorus in Greek theatre. Which is the lie?
The chorus was all women.
The chorus provides the perspective of the community
The chorus is fun!
34
Where is the piano located onstage?
Downstage left
Back left
Downstage right
Center center
35
Commedia del arte stock character known for being greedy. He has a mask with a long nose.
Zanni
Harlequin
Doctor
Pantalone
36
To keep the ghosts happy in a theatre, what should theatre people do?
Turn all the lights off
Keep a ghost light on
Never whistle
Say Break-a-leg
37
Only men were allowed to be in Greek dramas.
True
False
38
The very first play was inscribed on a stone in Egypt. What was it called?
The Mummy
Osiris Returns
Abydos Passion Play
39
Traditional theatre with genres of tragedy & comedy originated where?
Egypt
Sub-saharan Africa
University of the Cumberlands
Greece
40
What is the red curtain in a theatre called?
Grand drape
Velvet curtain
Main drape
Wings
41
Who is this classmate of yours?
Lele
this person is not in our class
Raigan
Lauren
42
The star is located front center.
True
False
43
If an actor wears blue on stage, how do you counter the superstition that the theatre will go bankrupt?
Whistle
Wear something velvet
Run around the theatre 3 times
Wear something silver
44
Which era is this stage from?
Roman
Renaissance
Greek
Medieval
45
Instead of saying "good luck," what do you say before a show?
Break a toe!
Salud!
Break a leg!
You just say good luck!