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Nelson's 101 Final
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Film, Theatre & Television
Undergraduate 1
05/09/2010
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As in any other art, those who view the art needed distance to be able to perceive and appreciate the work. The separation is called _______________.
 Definition
Aesthetic Distance
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T/F: A soliloquy is an example of a non-realistic element in theatre.
 Definition
True
Term
Abrupt movements from the present to the past and back again are called ___________.
 Definition
Flashbacks
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T/F: When we use a metaphor we are announcing that one thing is another so that we can describe it or clarify its meaning.
 Definition
True
Term
Non-realistic elements in the theatre include:
 Definition
a. Ghosts on the stage
b. Pantomime
c. Song and Dance
Term
T/F: Realistic theatre depicts things onstage that conform to observable reality.
 Definition
True
Term
Illusion may be initiated by the creators of theatre, but it is completed by the ________.
 Definition
Audience
Term
T/F: When a collection of individuals respond more or less in unison to what is occurring onstage, their relationship to one another is reaffirmed.
 Definition
True
Term
The unique relationship present in theatre that gives theatre its unique quality involves the ____________________.
 Definition
Performer and live audience
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T/F: Theatre audiences are incapable of accepting drastic shifts in time and space.
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False
Term
T/F: Any activity onstage that reminds us of something in our own lives with trigger deep personal responses that become part of our theatre experience.
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True
Term
____________ is a characterization of Elizabethan Theatre.
 Definition
Bloody onstage violence
Term
T/F: Plays never mirror the age in which they are written.
 Definition
False
Term
Greek and Elizabethan Theatre share the fact that ______ were forbidden to appear onstage no matter if the character being portrayed was one of them.
 Definition
Women
Term
T/F: A typical theatre company in our modern age will offer a wide range of plays in its theatre.
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True
Term
T/F: For any play that presents difficulties in language, style, or meaning, familiarity with the work itself can add immeasurable to a spectator’s understanding and appreciation of a performance.
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True
Term
T/F: Off-Broadway theatres are often bigger than Broadway theatres and usually offer very costly, extravagant shows meant to provide spectacle.
 Definition
False
Term
Examples of multiethnic and multicultural theatre include:
 Definition
a. Asian American Theater
b. Black Theater
c. Hispanic Theater
Term
The critic and audience view the play from the same ___________.
 Definition
Point of view
Term
T/F: “To Criticize” can mean “to find fault” and also “to understand and appraise”.
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True
Term
What are the three questions a critic must ask?
 Definition
a. What is being attempted?
b. Have the intentions been achieved?
c. Was it worthwhile?
Term
______________________________ is the duty of a Dramaturg.
 Definition
Working with the playwrights on developing new scripts
Term
T/F: The difference between a critic and a reviewer is that the critic spends a brief amount of time on the theatre event and writes short blurbs in newspapers and magazines whereas the reviewer writes longer articles and spends time analyzing in depth the performance of the work of the playwright.
 Definition
False
Term
In addition to the Proscenium staging arrangement, there are four other arrangements. The other four are…
 Definition
Arena, Black Box, Found, and Thrust
Term
In the theatre, a ________ is the slant of an auditorium stage floor.
 Definition
Rake
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The focus—the subject matter—of theatre is always _______.
 Definition
Humans
Term
T/F: Acting is a difficult, demanding profession. It calls for arduous training and preparation.
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True
Term
Acting onstage differs from acting in everyday life because _________________________.
 Definition
A stage actor is always being observed
Term
Russian director and actor, Konstantin Stanislavsky, developed a technique for ___________ acting.
 Definition
Realistic
Term
T/F: Tension in the body and voice is necessary and helps the body and voice remain free and available for movement and sound production.
 Definition
False
Term
Which of the following are aspects of the director’s preparation for a production?
 Definition
a. Choosing the script
b. Discovering the spine of the play
c. Determining the style of the production
Term
T/F: We role play as humans all the time because we play roles that are recognized by society, such as father and mother. These are social roles.
 Definition
True
Term
_________________ is intended to help the performer achieve a sense of emotional truth onstage by remembering a past personal experience similar to one in the play.
 Definition
Emotional Recall
Term
T/F: When a performer closely resembles in real life the character to be enacted, this is called typecasting.
 Definition
True
Term
When the director decides on when and where the performers are to move and how to position them, he is ___________ them.
 Definition
Blocking
Term
T/F: The producer is responsible for creating a concept for a production.
 Definition
False
Term
T/F: Auteur directors demand that a text serve their own purposes, rather than shaping their purpose to serve the text.
 Definition
True
Term
When a director decides on the style for a production, he must make sure the style _________________________________________.
 Definition
Is appropriate for the play and that the style is consistent throughout
Term
T/F: Stanislavsky believed at the end of his life that actions were the key to the psychological and emotions.
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True
Term
When an actor wants to be in a show he or she must first ___________ in front of the director.
 Definition
Audition
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T/F: Stanislavsky said that it is important for the performer to act in generalities and that the performer should always be attempt to convey emotions using vague gestures and movements
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False
Term
T/F: When a director tells a cast that they must be off-book it meant that the actors must have all of their lines memorized.
 Definition
True
Term
Which of the following duties is the responsibility of the producer?
 Definition
a. Hiring the director, performers, designers, and stage crews
b. Supervising the advertising
c. Overseeing the budget
Term
T/F: Stanislavsky said that a performer’s attention must always be focused on a series of physical actions liked by the given circumstances of the play.
 Definition
True
Term
The person in the production process who rehearses the performers and sees that the production is performed appropriately, intelligently and in an exciting manner is the ____________.
 Definition
Director
Term
What technical aspects are added during the technical period of rehearsal otherwise known as tech week?
 Definition
Costumes, Lights, Make-up and Hair
Term
21. Stanislavsky had several ideas on how to achieve a sense of inner truth for the actor including the ____________—a powerful lever that took the actor out of the real world and into the imaginary circumstances.
 Definition
Magic If
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T/F: Naturalism is sometimes called slice-of-life drama.
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True
Term
T/F: When an actor is told to project their voice, the director is asking the actor to whisper.
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False
Term
T/F: A dress rehearsal is important because it is the rehearsal where all of the elements are put together.
 Definition
True
Term
An ___________ is the representation of an abstract theme or subject through symbolic characters, actions, or other elements of a production, such as scenery.
 Definition
Allegory
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Frenchman Moliere was one of the most renowned actors and playwrights of his day, but when he died he did not receive a ____________________.
 Definition
Christian Burial
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T/F: Characters that are not three-dimensional, but rather embody one particular characteristic are called stock characters.
 Definition
True
Term
There is a subject and verb for drama. The subject of theatre is always people, and the verb of theatre is _______.
 Definition
Action
Term
T/F: Most plays provide a crucible, or a test, to show how the characters behave under conditions of stress.
 Definition
True
Term
____________________ is NOT a characteristic of climactic dramatic structure.
 Definition
Many times there is a parallel plot, called a subplot
Term
T/F: The Chorus was an added dimension that stood outside the action of the play, argued with the characters and made connections between present events and past events, and it was first used by Shakespeare in his play Hamlet.
 Definition
False
Term
__________________ does not fit the bill of an extraordinary character.
 Definition
Nora Helmer
Term
For the playwright, what structural conventions, or rules of the game, are important to heed when writing a play?
 Definition
a. Limited Space
b. Strongly Opposed Forces
c. Limited Time
Term
T/F: The plot is the arrangement of events in a play; it is based on a story.
 Definition
True
Term
A technique of juxtaposition or contrast is used in _____________ structure. Examples would include alternating between short scenes and long scenes or public and private scenes.
 Definition
Episodic
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T/F: Sometimes actors are asked to play nonhuman parts, like animals and birds.
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True
Term
T/F: The antagonist in a play is the main character and the protagonist is the main character’s chief opponent.
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False
Term
Episodic structure is characterized by...
 Definition
a. A multitude of characters, sometimes several dozen
b. A longer period of time: weeks, months, sometimes years
c. Multiple locations: different cities, maybe even different countries
Term
T/F: Avant-garde was a term that came to mean- an artistic movement during the Restoration that stuck to tradition.
 Definition
False
Term
The final and most significant crisis in a play’s structure referred to as the _______.
 Definition
Climax
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T/F: Comedy of manners is concerned with pointing up the foible and peculiarities of the upper classes.
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True
Term
T/F: Traditional tragedy involves ordinary people rather than nobility and is generally written in prose rather than verse.
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False
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T/F: The word drama derives from the Greek root the verb dran, meaning “to emote”.
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False
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Comedy is developed by using the technique known as ________________.
 Definition
Verbal humor
Term
19. The playwright poses an initial problem for the character and establishes an imbalance of forces during the ____________ scene.
 Definition
Beginning
Term
T/F: Obstacles are impediments put in a character’s way and complications are outside forces or new plot twists that are introduced at an opportune moment.
 Definition
True
Term
A repetition or reenactment of proceeding (such as a wedding or funeral) or transaction that acquired special meaning is called a _________.
 Definition
Ritual
Term
_______ is a representative or quintessential character.
 Definition
Tevye
Term
T/F: Extraordinary characters are men and women at the outer limits of human capability and endurance. They are the heroes and heroines of drama not only because of their station in life but also because they possess traits common to all of us—in great abundance.
 Definition
True
Term
T/F: The subtext of a play represents the emotions, tensions and thoughts not expressed directly in the text.
 Definition
True
Term
A _________ is a special type of character that speaks directly to the audience.
 Definition
Narrator
Term
A word that sounds like the right word but actually means something quite different is called a _______________
 Definition
Malapropism
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T/F: For all designers in the theatre, whether it is the scenic designer, costume designer, or the light and sound designer they all must start their research and process by reading and analyzing the script.
 Definition
True
Term
Any object onstage such as a lamp, water glass or umbrella that is not a permanent part of the scenery or costumes is called a ______.
 Definition
Prop
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T/F: Realistic theatre calls for settings that look very much like their counterparts in real life.
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True
Term
A scenic designer has many elements at his disposal including:
 Definition
a. Fly loft
b. Flats
c. Scrims
Term
T/F: One of the objectives of costume designs is to meet the needs of the individual performers.
 Definition
True
Term
When costuming a show using bright colors help indicate ___________.
 Definition
Happiness
Term
The objectives of the lighting designer include ________________________.
 Definition
Helping to establish time and locale
Term
T/F: Sound reproduction includes the production of sound effects.
 Definition
True
Term
When a sound designer is trying to reinforce the sound he often places _____________ on the actors to reinforce their voices.
 Definition
Microphones
Term
T/F: When all of the lights are shut off in the theatre it is called a Blue out.
 Definition
False
Term
T/F: In non-realistic theatre, the designer can give free reign to imagination, and the use of symbol is of special importance.
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True
Term
If you want an actor to move towards the audience, you would ask him/her to move _________.
 Definition
Downstage
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T/F: In Greek theatre there was a vertical three-sided column which could rotate to present three different scenic pictures—it was called a periaktoi.
 Definition
True
Term
Light changes are called ________.
 Definition
Cues
Term
T/F: When a light is being focused, it is referring to the fact that beams of light are aimed at a particular area on the stage.
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True
Term
T/F: Costumes rarely tell us much about a character’s personality.
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False
Term
T/F: The technical director supervises the construction of the scenery and the special effects in order to meet the designer’s specifications.
 Definition
True
Term
The objectives of scenic design are to:
 Definition
a. Help establish the mood and style of the production
b. Establish the locale and period of the play
c. Help distinguish between realistic and non-realistic theater
Term
The application of cosmetics to the face and body is called _________.
 Definition
Make-up
Term
T/F: Masks are a relatively new theatre invention first used around 1950.
 Definition
False
Term
A lighting instrument has three main elements. One of them is the __________.
 Definition
Lamp/Reflector/Lens
Term
T/F: When a costumer creates a costume in a shop under the direction of the shop supervisor, they are said to be “pulling” a costume.
 Definition
False
Term
A scrim, a gauze or cloth screen, has gives the scenic designer special qualities. What are these qualities?
 Definition
When a light shines on it from the front it looks like a solid wall, and when light shines from behind it, the scrim becomes transparent.
Term
T/F: A light’s intensity can be controlled by a dimmer. A dimmer is an electronic device that can vary the amount of power going to the lights.
 Definition
True
Term
T/F: Quick costume changes are a thing of the past. The modern actor never has to face a quick change.
 Definition
False
Term
What is created by a scenic designer when he/she begins to draw the stage space to scale outlining the various levels on the stage indicating the placement of scenery, furniture, doors, windows, and so on is a _________ plan.
 Definition
Ground
Term
T/F: A national theatre is one that represents a country as a whole and usually receives good sized subsidies from the government.
 Definition
True
Term
The nineteenth-century term __________ came from “song dramas” in which music accompanied the action onstage.
 Definition
Melodrama
Term
T/F: Les Miserables was the first American musical to integrate the songs into the plot.
 Definition
False
Term
Which of the following are current trends in musical theatre?
 Definition
a. Musicals made from films
b. Revivals
c. Musicals made from pop music
Term
T/F: Much of the new theatre activity today is a reflection of the theories of postmodernism.
 Definition
True
Term
____________________ is the African American writer who is responsible for what many consider the most important production of the postwar era.
 Definition
Lorraine Hansberry
Term
A book musical is:
 Definition
a show that has a story tracing the fortunes of main characters with a beginning, middle and end.
Term
T/F: A close relative to the musical is the opera. The main difference is that an opera is a drama set entirely to music.
 Definition
True
Term
The __________ is another form of musical theatre, much like the opera but different in that it incorporates scenes of spoken dialogue alternating with songs. This type of theatre often featured romantic stories set in far-off lands.
 Definition
Operetta
Term
T/F: The modern musical is largely a British creation.
 Definition
False
Term
T/F: Fiddler on the Roof, which opened in 1964, is believed by many to have marked the end of the golden era of book musicals.
 Definition
True
Term
Musical comedies of the 1920’s and ‘30’s included some popular composers. ___________________________________ were some of the composers that created the melodies which became commonly known as the “Standards”.
 Definition
Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, and Irving Berlin
Term
T/F: Melodies created during the 1920’s and ‘30’s were known as standards because they were very popular and would be played over and over again.
 Definition
True
Term
Another type of musical theatre is the _______; it is marked by a series of individual, independent songs and comic sketches-sometimes they have a common theme, but they don’t always.
 Definition
Revue
Term
T/F: Year after year the most frequently produced playwright in America is August Wilson, partly because his plays can be produced without paying royalties.
 Definition
False
Term
T/F: Poor theatre relies heavily on the performers because the producers are poor in scenery and special effects.
 Definition
True
Term
T/F: Modern theatre is closed to other ethnicities and minority groups. There are hardly any ethnic playwrights or minorities producing theatre in our current global environment.
 Definition
False
Term
What is the definition of a happening?
 Definition
Unstructured events that occurred with a minimum of planning and organization and were encouraged to happen anywhere.
Term
T/F: Multimedia theatre is when drama is joined with other arts like dance, film and television.
 Definition
True
Term
T/F: Proponents of Environmental Theatre treat the entire theatre space as a performance area, suggesting that any division between performers and viewers is artificial.
 Definition
True
Term
The musical ________ was a landmark in the advancement of musicals for its thoroughly American story, its serious plot, and its darling and realistic depiction of African Americans at the time.
 Definition
Showboat
Term
T/F: In addition to the operetta, there were two other antecedents to the American Musical: Vaudeville and Burlesque. Vaudeville was known for its vulgar sketches and “girlie shows” and Burlesque for its series of variety acts like juggling or animal acts.
 Definition
False
Term
________ is known for their traditional forms of Theatre: Kabuki and Noh.
 Definition
Japan
Term
Another form of musical production that flourished in the 19th Century was the _________ show, a variety show that featured white performers wearing blackface.
 Definition
Minstrel
Term
The ______________ movement was developed in the 1960’s and ‘70’s and dealt with making people aware of the secondary position women had in social and political structures.
 Definition
Feminist Theater
Term
In place of book musicals there were other approaches, one being the ____________ musical, in which a production is built around an idea rather than a story. Two examples are Conceptual and Follies.
 Definition
Conceptual
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