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1
To keep the ghosts happy in a theatre, what should theatre people do?
Say Break-a-leg
Keep a ghost light on
Never whistle
Turn all the lights off
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Type of theatre characterized by life-like acting, social issues, and complex characters.
Realism
Antirealism
Melodrama
Commedia del arte
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What stage arrangement is this?
Alley/runway
Thrust
Found space
Proscenium
4
What stage arrangement is this?
Thrust
Proscenium
Immersive
Alley/runway
5
What stage arrangement is this?
Alley/runway
Thrust
Arena/in-the-round
Proscenium
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Type of antirealism focusing on the pointlessness of existence. Uses cyclical fast dialogue to show a state of mind.
Theatre of the absurd
Theatre of alienation
Expressionism
Melodrama
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The diamond is located upstage left.
False
True
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What type of stage arrangement is this?
Proscenium
Thrust
Alley/runway
Arena
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Type of antirealism that visually shows a character's internal emotions, not what is really there. i.e. makeup=anxiety
Expressionism
Theatre of the Absurd
Theatre of Alienation
Melodrama
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Instead of saying "good luck," what do you say before a show?
Break a leg!
Salud!
You just say good luck!
Break a toe!
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Space not intended for theatre but is converted into a production space
Proscenium
Found space
Immersive Theatre
Thrust
12
What is the red curtain in a theatre called?
Wings
Velvet curtain
Main drape
Grand drape
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Movable stage used during the Medieval period for the performance of biblical stories
Found space
Proscenium
Pageant wagon
Rake
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Type of theatre that has a hero and a villain, a happy ending, and actors use exaggerated gestures
Realism
Melodrama
Commedia del arte
Antirealism
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It is bad luck to give flowers on opening night of a play.
True
False
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If an actor wears blue on stage, how do you counter the superstition that the theatre will go bankrupt?
Wear something velvet
Wear something silver
Run around the theatre 3 times
Whistle
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Theatre in which actions are simultaneously occurring in several playing areas. Audience can move around.
Found space
Thrust
Immersive theatre
Proscenium
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Commedia del arte stock character known for being greedy. He has a mask with a long nose.
Zanni
Doctor
Harlequin
Pantalone
19
Saying Macbeth in a theatre will bring baaaaaad luck.
True
False
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The star is located downstage center.
False
True
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He is considered to be the 1st actor because he stepped out of the Greek chorus and impersonated an individual character
Parados
Thespis
Dionysus
Justin Bieber
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Only men were allowed to participate in realism.
True
False
