Thea 100 Exam #3 Review SP 22

By the 1900s Second Avenue in NYC had so many Jewish theatres it was known as...

Which is NOT an exception to freedom of speech?

When humans have a tendency to act and react differently when they are in a group vs when they are alone.

Which type of theatre objects to the dominant culture's control and demands that a minority culture's voice be heard?

This type of theatre mixes different cultures in order to find understanding among them.

In this type of theatre, actors never acknowledge the presence of the audience.

Designed to support the heritage, customs, and POV of a particular people, religion, class, country, or community.

This type of theatre does not offer a realistic illusion on stage and the actors openly acknowledge the audience.

Theatre tends to value the voice of the artist vs the values of the audience.

Breaks down barriers by involving the audience, using new staging techniques, & questioning the nature of theatre itself

Presents dramas that use styles, themes, and staging from a particular historical period.

Includes poetry, novels, and short stories

An attempt to overcome all forms of discrimination so that people can coexist as well as achieve a pluralistic society.

Audiences are passive when watching live theatre.

Theatre is a playwright's medium.

This type of theatre promotes a particular people's cultural identity.

"Theatre" comes from the Greek word "theatron."

This government agency is often questioned as to whether or not the government should stay out of the arts.

Attributing a generalized identity to people unlike themselves.

An expert's opinion of a play, often published in newspaper or online.

Which of the following is not one of Goethe's 3 questions for play analysis?

Includes theatre, music, dance, film, and TV.

Designed to appeal to a majority of people, thereby filling lots of seats and ideally making lots of money.

The imaginary wall between the actors and the audience.

Which of these is NOT one of Aristotle's six elements of drama?

Theatre differs from film in that stage actors are given many chances to get it right.

Reviews of shows are opinion-based evaluations.

Art does not come to life until someone experiences it.

The physical distance between the audience and the stage/actors.

In film, directors have more control than they do in theatre.

Dramatic criticism offers a scholarly interpretation and academic analysis of a play.

Which branch of philosophy deals with the nature and expression of beauty?

Includes painting, drawing, sketching, and anything involving line and color in two dimensions.

Accepting the world of the play over that of our everyday reality.

The altering, restricting, or suppressing of information, images, or words.

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

Includes architecture and sculpture.

Allows playwrights, directors, and actors to express their personal opinions about current issues, trends, and politics.