Theater Brief: Chapter 5 (Designers) (+Review)

Designing is the process of:

• Mapping the visual and auditory aspects of the show

• Building the sets and the costumes

• Ensuring the show has historical authenticity

• Collecting the technical equipment

Theater artists in the ancient world solved the problem of actor-character separation through the use of:

• Strenuous Exercise

• Broad Gestures

• Powerful Speech

• Masks

Where did puppet theater begin?

• China

• Russia

• Great Britain

• Colonial United States

What is the basic precondition for theatrical appearance?

• Sound

• Light

• Make-up

• Costumes

Post-modern design elements made their appearance inside the theater in:

• 1950' & 1960's

• 1960's & 1970's

• 1970's & 1980's

• 1980's & 1990's

When determining stage directions it is always from

• The actor's point of view

• The audience's point of view

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The word "Theatre" comes from the Greek "Theatron" or

" "

• Seeing Place

• Gathering Ground

• Assembly

• Forum

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The father of dramatic analysis is

• Sophocles

• Aeschylus

• Aristotle

• Thespis

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In relation to Aristotle's theatrical elements, "STORY" is simply a narrative of what is seen to happen in the play, whereas ____________ has to do with the mechanics of story telling.

• Characterization

• Plot

• Scripts

• Production

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The fundamental demands of a play's characters are that they...

• Support the plot

• Make the audience care

• Are realistic

• Are fully detailed

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