Question 1

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

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Preview

Question 2

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

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project

Question 3

the _____ or a \"fourth wall theatre\"

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proscenium stage

Question 4

which person develops a concept for the production?

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director

Question 5

which person coordinates light, sound, and scene changes during the performance, as well as the entrances and exits of the performers?

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stage manager

Question 6

stage right and stage left mean the right and left side, respectively, from the perspective of the

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performers facing the audience

Question 7

a fairly complete sketch made by the scene designer, usually done in color is called a

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rendering

Question 8

in response to the new realistic drama of the late nineteenth century, _____ devised a system to teach performers how to achieve the necessary believability

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Konstantin Stanislavski

Question 9

ensemble acting emphasizes

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artistic unity of a group performance

Question 10

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

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dress rehearsal

Question 11

line, mass, color; texture, balance. which one of these is not considered one of the five elements of scene design

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balance

Question 12

which of the following provides the most intimate performance space: proscenium, thrust, arena, created, or multifocus stage?

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arena stage

Question 13

which person blocks or stages the play

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director

Question 14

canvas stretched on wood with the side facing the audience painted to look like a solid wall

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flat

Question 15

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

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blocking

Question 16

the person responsible for seeing that the scenery, platforms, and other elements are built, painted, and installed onstage is called a

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technical director

Question 17

which person maintains quality control of all production elements after opening?

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stage manager

Question 18

a typical Elizabethan playhouse was which type of performance space?

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thrust stage

Question 19

which type of theatre configuration was used for the UTC production of Eurydice?

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proscenium

Question 20

walking sticks and parasols are examples of

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accessories

Question 21

which type of performance space utilizes the greatest amount of scenery and stage machinery?

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proscenium stage

Question 22

the sound designer\'s primary collaborator on any theatrical production is the

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director

Question 23

a main task of the modern-day director is to

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draw disparate elements together to create a unified whole

Question 24

elaborate scenery on/in an ____ is impossible because it would block the view of other audience members

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arena stage

Question 25

in a noncommercial theatre, the managing director is akin to the _____ in a commercial theatre

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producer

Question 26

the technical rehearsal is the time to establish

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the safe operation of all scenic shifts, all light cue levels and timing, the placement and length of all sound cues

Question 27

it is difficult to balance and establish the right type of aesthetic distance in/on the _____ which places some audience members mere feet from the stage action and others quite a distance away

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proscenium stage

Question 28

which of the following uses unusual structures with their original architectural elements intact, carving out special areas for acting and viewing?

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created, or found, space

Question 29

a space often used by avant-garde artists

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created space

Question 30

the physical or psychological separation of an audience from the dramatic action

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aesthetic distance

Question 31

a flexible theatre that can be converted into different arrangements

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black box

Question 32

area above the stage of a proscenium theatre built to hold scenery that has been raised out of the sight of the audience

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fly loft

Question 33

frame that separates the stage from the auditorium and forms and outline for the stage

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proscenium arch

Question 34

a thrust theatre built in the courtyard of a sixteenth-century spanish inn

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corral

Question 35

the slant of an auditorium or stage floor

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rake

Question 36

the main floor where the audience sits in a contemporary proscenium theatre, and in ancient Greece the circular acting area at the base of a hillside theatre

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orchestra

Question 37

use of electronic media in live theatrical presentations

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multimedia theatre

Question 38

the realistic portrayal of characters in a lifelike fashion has been characteristic of theatre throughout history

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false

Question 39

a movie theatre is configured most like a thrust theatre

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false

Question 40

as long as there have been theatrical productions, there has been someone performing the role of the director

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true

Question 41

although masks can help express a character effectively they are not likely to appear at all in a play that is completely realistic in style

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true

Question 42

the producer is generally responsible for casting

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false

Question 43

when costumes are taken from inventory or rented from a costume house, this is known as rendering a costume

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false

Question 44

sound effects in the theatre can be produced effectively with either advance technology or with age-old manual theatrical mechanics, depending on the style of the production

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true

Question 45

acting styles have changed throughout history

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true

Question 46

because costumes must stand out from the scenery in order to be seen, costumes are rarely designed to be consistent with the scenic design for a production

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false

Question 47

the pace of a production is dictated by its performers

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false

Question 48

performers must not mix acting methods; they should find a method that works for them and then strictly adhere to that method\'s approach

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false

Question 49

while there have been changes and modifications over the years to Stanislavski\'s approach to realistic acting, his theories continue to form the basis for most acting training

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true

Question 50

the artistic director is responsible for all the creative activities of a noncommercial theatre

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true

Question 51

the director is responsible for the creation of the plot

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false

Question 52

realistic prosthetic makeup is used both for fantastical creatures like flying monkeys and in creating believable historical characters

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true

Question 53

the lighting designer can only use the following four controllable properties of light- intensity, color, distribution, and movement/change - in setting the lights for any cue in the theatre

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true

Question 54

because it is important that the audience not be distracted while a character is speaking, Stanislavski believed that the other actors should, in essence, stop acting when they were not the main focus of the scene

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false

Question 55

in addition to the costumes themselves, makeup and wigs are also part of the responsibilities of the costume designer

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true

Question 56

costume designers rarely meet the actors who will be wearing their costumes, leaving those responsibilities to the stage manager

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false

Question 57

use of the proscenium stage for elaborate scenery and scene shifts first started in the United States in the mid-twentienth century

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false

Question 58

all movement in a play is orchestrated by the choreographer

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false

Question 59

a warm golden red light from below an actor\'s face could establish a suggested light source of a campfire or candles on a table in a completely realistic production

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true

Question 60

one disadvantage of the proscenium stage is that it tends to lose the intimacy that is found in other types of theatre spaces

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true

Question 61

what are the three tools of an actor

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mind, body, voice

Question 62

to what union do \"professional\" stage/theatrical actors belong?

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Actors Equity Association

Question 63

What are five controllable properties of the human voice?

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articulation, rhythm, tone, pitch, dialect

Question 64

what are five significant responsibilities of a theatrical director?

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casting actors for a show, blocking actors, selecting the script, conferring with the producer, stage manager, and technical director, and bring together all lighting, sound, costume and set design

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