Theatre Exam #2: Chapter 6 – Flashcards
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The order and process of developing a design for a play could be summarized bv the following steps
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reading the play, researching, imagining, creating a physical presentation, collaborating, approving for the budget, ensuring viability, and implementing
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Realistic costuming took over when which of the following became a major guiding principle in drama?
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historical accuracy
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Which of the following types of stage is completely surrounded by audience?
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arena
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What kind of scenery attempts to depict, in great detail, a specific time and place in the observable world where the play's events are presumed to take place?
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realistic
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Makeup serves all the functions EXCEPT which of the following?
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Makeup may be used to help improve the actor's diction.
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Which person is responsible for the building and operation of stage machinery and scenery; has charge of lighting crews and industrial scheduling; has charge of moving scenery in and out of the theatre; and establishes policies and directives for scene shifting?
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technical director
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Which of the following is true of the history of lighting in scene design?
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Even before the advent of electricity, designers attempted to manipulate lighting with candles, oil lamps, and reflective surfaces.
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The production stage manager presides over the working and timing of lighting cues, ensuring that the lights support the play's action and aesthetic
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False
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Platforms, flats, and drapery are the traditional building blocks of stage scenery
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True
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A loosely woven fabric that looks opaque when lit from one side and transparent when lit from the other side is called a cyclorama.
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False
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Common goals of lighting design are verisimilitude and atmosphere
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True
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A list of occasions referred to by number and keyed to the script of the play in which lights change either in intensity or in their use is called a light plot
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False
