Midterm Review - 2022

This person acts as literary advisor and expert in theatre history to help the director understand the play's context.

Peking Opera is a Theatre form from Japan

When you cannot identify the source of a light on stage and it reinforces the mood of the scene, this is called:

According to the book, Theatre of the People has three categories. Which is NOT one of those categories?

What is NOT one of the 3 ingredients in a script?

In this theatre space, the stage is in the center like an island, and the audience sits on all sides.

When this theatrical design style is used, designers suggest, rather than duplicate, the look of a period.

"Fish Out of Water" stories are found in which Theatre of the Global Majority?

When we go to the theatre and put aside our concerns about reality, this is called "willing suspension of________"

This is the audience's ability to remove themselves from a work of art just far enough so that they can contemplate it.

In a theatre, what is turned off at the beginning of the day and left on at the end?

The thing at the core of drama, whether explicitly or implicitly stated, and no matter the genre, is

How many years after a playwright dies must you wait for their work to become public domain?

In this theatre configuration, the audience sits on three sides.

What are Aristotle's Six Elements of Drama? Choose the correct list:

This meeting with directors and designers to discuss theme and vision for the play happens before the play is even cast.

What character trait/inner conflict is powerful enough to affect their judgement and lead to bad choices?

Peter Brook said "All that is needed for an act of theatre to occur is an empty space, someone to walk across it, and:

Which of the following is NOT a stage direction:

Which theatre job keeps up with all blocking, prepares rehearsal reports, and "calls" the show cues from the booth?

Who manages the ushers and helps the audience before, during, and after a show?

This person supervises the crew responsible for set construction, painting of the set, etc.

When we view the world and feel our perspective is the correct way to see the world, that is called Multiculturalism.

Who is considered the Father of Modern Acting?

What dramatic critic thought you should "Put opinion aside and attempt to determine the artist's intention(s)"?

In a formula plot, this is the point when the protagonist fails, the quest collapses, and the goal seems unattainable.

Kathakali is performed in which country?

In this profession, writers have a closed shop (mandatory) union.