Oct 15 Midterm Review Fall 2019 Intro to Theatre

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT one of Aristotle's 6 Elements of Drama?

Accepted Answer

Entertainment

Question 2

Which of the following breaks down barriers & pushes the limits of tradition/blurring the line between actor & audience?

Accepted Answer

Experimental

Question 3

PorR - The Lion King musical with its larger-than-life & heavily stylized animal puppets

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Presentational

Question 4

Sophie Treadwell's Machinal is known as a work of expressionism because...

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heroine's inner world expressed outwardly in design & acting

Question 5

The ____________ director is the controller of all the elements, serving as director & "author"

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auteur

Question 6

Costume designers use color...

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all of these

Question 7

Aristotle says: protagonist is opposed by the ______, who tries to stop them achieving the goal

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Antagonist

Question 8

PorR - design details & movement recreate real life in a past time period

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Representational

Question 9

Which type of musical writes a new story around a group of existing songs, usually by 1 artist?

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Jukebox

Question 10

Which type of theatre is often known as "theatre-in-the-round" with audiences on all sides?

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Arena

Question 11

Relates to how bodies and objects are arranged in a performance space to direct audience focus

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composition

Question 12

The Lord Chamberlain & King James 1 were _____ of Shakespeare's company, providing $$$ support.

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Patrons

Question 13

Which type of musical revolves around an idea or theme, rather than a narrative storyline?

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Concept

Question 14

Theatre comes from the Greek word "Theatron," which means...

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Seeing Place

Question 15

The central character's inner fears/desires are expressed outwardly in other parts of the play

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Expressionism

Question 16

Artists beliefs and values naturally come through in their work, so art is inherently political

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True

Question 17

In ___________ everything onstage is crafted to resemble observable, everyday life.

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Realism

Question 18

Which of the 6 Elements did Aristotle initially believe was the least important?

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Spectacle

Question 19

Who wrote better book musicals w/ social issues like Oklahoma, Sound of Music, & South Pacific?

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Rodgers & Hammerstein

Question 20

Who had complex lyrics, dark themes & concept musicals, Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, Assassins

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Stephen Sondheim

Question 21

If a theatre in NY has 100-499 seats, it is considered to be a(n) _____________ theatre.

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Off-Broadway

Question 22

Which of these was NOT identified as writing an influential text paving the way for modernism?

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C.S. Lewis

Question 23

Which type of theatre's choices are guided by investors?

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For Profit Theatre

Question 24

Established the Moscow Art Theatre and developed the "system" of acting for realism.

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Konstantin Stanislavski

Question 25

PorR - Characters stop the story's flow ("break character) & speak directly to the audience

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Presentational

Question 26

Had a ton of time & $, so he obsessed about accuracy & realism; one of the very 1st directors

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Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Question 27

Which type of space has a "picture frame" structure delineating the stage from the audience?

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Proscenium

Question 28

Director uses a central idea, image, or theme to unites all artistic choices; this is known as?

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concept

Question 29

Which of the following statements applies most to the area of set design, as opposed to others?

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incorporates all elements of design

Question 30

Which is NOT one of the actors tools we discussed in class?

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The Soul

Question 31

According to Peter Brook's definition, a theatrical performance requires a space, an actor, and

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a spectator

Question 32

Texture in a set design can be achieved through all except...

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Emotion

Question 33

The __________ of a musical contains all of the spoken dialogue, lyrics, and sheet music.

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Libretto

Question 34

Which of these helps makes it a "Broadway" theatre?

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500+ seats

Question 35

Which of the following applies most to the area of sound design, as opposed to others?

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may be "environmental" or "motivated" for the script

Question 36

Shakespeare's Globe was what kind of theatre space?

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Thrust

Question 37

The ____ part of the actor's process is presenting material to a director to receive a role.

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Auditions/Casting

Question 38

PorR - Production set in a cartoon version of New York City where everyone speaks gibberish

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Presentational

Question 39

A ____ is a fee for each performance of a play or musical that is paid to the licensing company

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Royalty

Question 40

Which of the 5 C's speaks most to connecting with popular audiences in the present day

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Coolness

Question 41

In Freytag's Triangle of climactic plot structure, what's the highest point of dramatic action?

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Climax

Question 42

What do we know as the first American musical, written by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II?

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Showboat

Question 43

Aesthetic Distance is created when the audience

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Separates world of the play from reality & thinks critically about story

Question 44

Which type of theatre's choices are guided by a mission statement and board of directors?

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Non-Profit Theatre

Question 45

A _______ theatre space is known for flexibility & opportunities to rearrange stage & seating.

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Black Box

Question 46

Which type of theatre space seats the audience on three sides?

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Thrust

Oct 15 Midterm Review Fall 2019 Intro to Theatre

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Oct 15 Midterm Review Fall 2019 Intro to Theatre

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