Theatre History

What were playwrights in charge of?

• Set Design

• Producing

• Directing

• All of the above

What is Stanislavsky’s approach to acting called?

• Meisner

• Chekov

• Stella Adler

• Method

Arthur Miller, the playwright, was known for what production?

• Shrek the Musical

• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

• The Crucible

• The Wizard of Oz

What does theatre REQUIRE?

• 1 Audience

• 1 Performer

• 1 Audience and 1 Performer

• Nothing

Where was William Shakespeare born?

• Stratford-Upon-Avon

• Houston

• London

• Paris

During the Middle Ages, _________ plays taught the difference between right and wrong.

• Morality

• Miracle

• Mystery

• None of the above

What does RENAISSANCE mean?

• Death

• Rebirth

• Living

• None of the above

Who is the Father of Tragedy?

• Sophocles

• Euripides

• Aeschylus

• None of the above

Who was known as the first actor?

• Dionysus

• William Shakespeare

• Thespis

• Zeus

In Greek theatre, where were the plays performed?

• Outdoors

• Inside a big theatre

• Minute Maid Park

• Colosseum of Rome