Theater Appreciation Quiz 6 – Flashcards

The emergence of the director as a separate creative figure can partly be attributed to the

Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the director?

The fundamental action or conflict of the play is called the

The way in which a play is presented, the "manner in which the spine is articulated," is called the

A controlling idea, vision, or point of view that the director feels is appropriate to the play is called a directorial

Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the dramaturg?

When a performer closely resembles in real life the character to be enacted, this is known as

________ is when a director decides where and when performers move and position themselves on the stage.

A ________ is a performance in front of an audience prior to the "official" opening of the play, when the director and the performers discover which parts of the play are successful and which are not.

A ________ is a rehearsal where the performers are onstage with scenery, lighting, and sound for the first time and the primary focus is the mechanical and physical aspects of production

A ________ is a rehearsal where all the elements are put together, and the play is performed as if the audience were present, with no stops or interruptions and with full lights, scenery, costumes, and sound

Which of the following is NOT the responsibility of the producer?

In the nonprofit theatre, the person or group with with many of the same responsibilities as the producer is called the

In the nonprofit theatre, which of the following is NOT a front-of-house responsibility?

The movement, pace, and rhythm of a play are NOT affected by the

________ is the representation of an abstract theme or subject through the symbolic use of characters, actions, or other elements of a production.

________ is the term for when characters and their activities are intended to resemble life, but a certain license is allowed

The Crucible by Arthur Miller represents

________ was at its height during the first quarter of the twentieth century; it gave outward expression to inward feelings

Which of the following is sometimes called "slice-of-life" drama?

A medieval morality play is an example of

Attempts to put onstage as exact a copy of life as possible, down to the smallest detail, are an example of

________ is a kind of super realism

Which of the following serves as a parable or lesson?

The Adding Machine by Elmer Rice is an example of

Select the response that places the directing activities in the proper order.

Which of the following is NOT the responsibility of the stage manager?

Which of the following is a major responsibility of the stage manager?

The dramaturg serves an increasingly important function particularly in regional theatre or period pieces, since their work encompasses research related to

Which of the following is NOT the responsibility of the producer?

Prior to 1874, when George II, the duke of Saxe-Meiningen, began supervising every element of his theatrical productions, the function of the director did not exist. (T/F)

When a new play is being given its first production, the director will have a series of meetings with the playwright to iron out problems in the script. (T/F)

When a play goes into dress rehearsals, last-minute changes are no longer possible. (T/F)

After a play has had several previews, it often will go back into rehearsal prior to opening (T/F)

Although the business of theatre has a distinctly different organization between professional "for profit" and professional "not for profit" theatre entities, the actual artistic structure and process are very similar. (T/F)