Theatre Forms Midterm Quiz

What is a playwright's FEE? (money paid to use script)

A stage that extends so far into the auditorium that the audience is seated on three sides is called:

The imaginary wall between the actors and audience is called....

Who wrote the Poetics?

A stage with the audience on opposing sides is called:

What are the 6 elements of drama?

Production meetings begin after the rehearsal process starts and involve the director, designers, and technicians.

At the theatre we know what is happening on stage is not real, but we still go with it-- this is called:

The main driving force that governs a character's actions is called the:

The people who work backstage during a production are called...

We have a tendency to act and react differently when in a group than when they are alone. This is called:

This person supervises the construction crew during set build

The scenic designer often creates this at 1/4 scale after the set drawings have been approved by the director:

Reading sections of a script without rehearsal is known as giving a _____ reading.

This restricted TV/Film in the 1930s-1960s

The playwright’s notes that indicate the physical movements of the actors are called

Presentational theatre never breaks the fourth wall.

The practice of using one's own culture as the standard for judging other cultures is

Theatre is a non-collaborative art because copyrights are given to playwrights.

Stanislavski encouraged actors to use this to stimulate the imagination towards empathy:

Theatre is unique because

Dramas that use styles, themes, and staging from a particular time period

An arena stage is also known as a:

Room where actors wait to make their entrances:

The audience's ability to distance themselves enough to contemplate a play is called aesthetic distance.

The box office is where actors should enter the theatre.

The part of the proscenium stage that extends into the audience is called the apron.

This goes inside of a lighting instrument to create color on the stage

Theatre with safe themes, plenty of laughs and spectacle to get butts in seats and lots of moolah

The time that actors are to arrive at the theatre is called:

Individual contributors to the arts are known as:

Examines cultural identity and invites members of that culture and other to experience their joys, problems, history

How we learn about our culture by watching/imitating the behaviors of others & listening to their stories.

Which type of stage is sometimes called a "picture frame" theatre?

This means to remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material before publication.

The metal template used in theatre lights to create patterns are:

A finished color drawing of a costume design is called

These specialists are often brought in to assist with rehearsals ivolving romantic physical contact:

This is a legal guarantee granted by the government to an author to maintain control over his/her work.

A backbox theater space is unique because it is flexible and can be suited to different types of stages.

Stanislavsky's method for actors focused on "inside-out" acting.

The main instruments of the actor are the body and mind.

How long must an author be deceased before his/her work becomes public domain?

Theatre directors have greater control of the finished product than movie directors.

This person is in charge of assisting the director and designers with the research for a play:

___________ indicates where an actor should move on the stage.

The person in charge of the ushers is called the

The part of the proscenium stage that extends into the audience is called the lip.

Theatre in a non-taditional theatre is performed in a: