Theater 2/3 CFE Review

English playwright known for works such as Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and A Midsummer Night's Dream:

What is improvisation?

What was something theater in the Middle Ages did that hadn't really been done before?

What is the name of the festival dedicated to the Greek god of the theater?

A form of theater where the actor only uses their body and face, not their voice

The type of theater most common/popular in the 20th century:

The piece of fabric hung at the very back of the theater and used for sky and background lighting effects:

The Church used theater as a way to spread its message primarily because...

What Shakespeare tragedy is the famous "To be or not to be..." monologue from?

Welcomes audience members to the theater and helps them find their seats

What was the name of the theater that Shakespeare performed most of his plays at?

The particular point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point:

What are the fees that are paid to perform a specific play or musical?

The group of actors in a production in the background and dance numbers, and usually don't have spoken lines:

Which actor usually has the second most lines and time on stage?

The gap between a viewer's conscious reality and the fictional reality presented in a work of art:

Who is in charge of creating the dance numbers in a production?

Shakespeare wrote comedies and tragedies but never historical plays.

The thin metal plate carved to produce a design which is then projected by a spotlight (ex: trees, leaves, jail bars)

Which type of shoe is best to wear during rehearsals?

Type of poem Shakespeare is known for writing, consisting of fourteen lines written in iambic pentameter:

The event that sets the main character on the journey that will occupy them throughout the story:

What type of play is Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream?"

Speaking something in the most ‘commonly accepted’ way (Creek v. crick; roof v. ruff v. rough):

The plastic filter put in front of a light's beam to create a specific color:

Which Greek playwright is known as the "father of tragedy"?

Who was the queen of England during the first part of Shakespeare's career?

What is the name of the main curtain at the front of the stage?

Which actor in a production usually has the most lines and time on stage?

How might a lighting designer create a gloomy or sad feel in a scene?

Term for a playwright’s legal ownership and control over their play:

During the Middle Ages, why was theater banned for a period of time?

What are the big black curtains that separate areas in the wings called?

Speaking with crispness and clarity (making sure every word is distinct from each other):

What huge change happened to the world of theater in the 1700s?

What did Greek actors use to portray different characters?

What type of play is Shakespeare's "Henry VIII?"

A theater company is a business and needs to bring in enough money to do the following:

In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, why can't the two young lovers be together?

Who was one of the theater's first women playwrights?

What type of curtain can change appearance depending on if it's being lit from the front or the back?

What was the group of masked background actors in Greek theater?

The background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story:

Who was the king of England during the second part of Shakespeare's career?

What is the number 1 rule of improvisation?

Greek stage mechanic/special effect that means "god from the machine"

Women were forbidden to perform onstage in England until what year?

What area of the theater is where the audience sits?

Who is in charge of the full artistic vision of a production?

What religion influenced theater after the fall of the Roman Empire?

What MUST you wear when working with a saw?

An actor is standing alone in a corner of the stage, looking down and away from other: What emotion is being shown?

In what NYC borough is the Broadway theater district located?

What type of play is Shakespeare's "MacBeth?"

What civilization created theater the way we know it today?

In what time period was theater based in the church and religious practices?

What piece of equipment is being used in this image?

The very end of a story, where all the different plotlines are finally tied up and all questions answered:

Who is in charge of running a theater company and putting on a production?

Who is the Greek god of the theater and has a festival dedicated to him?

A director tells one actor to be sitting, another to stand, and another to lean over: What are they creating?

Which Greek playwright is known as the "Father of Comedy?"

Type of poem Shakespeare is known for writing, consisting of fourteen lines written in iambic pentameter:

A type of theater famous in Italy during the Renaissance, consisting of comedic scenarios and stock characters?