Exam 1

Which of the following is not ordinarily used for performances?

Ensemble acting emphasizes the

Most Broadway performance spaces were built with the ________ configuration.

The point of view of an auteur production is that of the director, not the playwright.

Is premised on the fact that the world can be cruel and unjust

In a climactic drama, the plot begins early in the story.

Which is NOT a characteristic of extraordinary characters?

Heroic dramas tend to have happy endings.

In ________, the hero or heroine is a person of social stature: a king, a queen, a general, a nobleman, etc.

What are the two types of acting that we see in daily life?

Person responsible for seeing that the scenery, platforms, and other elements are built, painted, and installed onstage

Which person is responsible for raising money to finance a production?

Minor characters are

Which of the spaces do performers usually have to make their entrances and exits along aisles through audience?

A ________ reinforces or runs parallel to the major plot in an episodic play.

Similar to tragedy, but with an optimistic worldview

Another word that means "contrast in the connection of scenes" is

In which of the following performance spaces do all the seats face in one direction?

Role playing can be divided into two categories: social and professional.

Circular revolving unit that is set into the floor, can turn mechanically to bring one set into view is

Main representative character in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House who to this day serves as a symbol of the modern woman

Which tragic form questions the meaning of life and the reason for humanity's suffering?

The arrangement and movements of performers relative to each other and to the stage space is called

Employs wit and irony to expose evil and foolishness

One of the primary genres; devoted to provoking amusement and laughter

 The objectives of the scene designer do NOT include

While each scene designer works differently, the typical first step in the design process is

In order to throw the voice into the audience so that it penetrates to the utmost reaches of the theatre, the actor must

Stories of everyday people, often centered on the family

A main task of the modern-day director is to

In role playing in everyday life, what is the name we give to the roles we develop with our family and friends?

One of the hallmarks of melodrama is that evil nearly always triumphs over the forces of good.

What kinds of questions should we ask when evaluating the environment used for staging a production?

With new realistic drama of the late nineteenth century, __devised a system to teach actors how to achieve believability

Casting of a role without consideration of a performer's ethnicity, gender, transgender identity, or disability is

Which comic form relies on sophisticated language to attack evil and foolishness?

The person in charge of painting the set is called the assistant stage manager.

A stage set should tell the audience

Mixes serious and comic matter in the same play

Creators of plays often write to fit only a single, precise genre or category of theatre.

Originally meant "song drama" or "music drama"

When a play is performed as it will be before the public, complete with all production elements but without an audience

A Blackbox is a flexible theatre that can be converted into different arrangements.