WorksheetsTheatre Experience Exam 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The degree of separation between the performance and the audience is called
artistic separation
aesthetic distance
alienation effect
performance distance
A performance that resembles observable life is considered
nonrealistic
metaphoric
allegorical
realistic
When a performance uses abstract forms and shapes for scenery it is using
realistic technique
non-realistic technique
absurdism
naturalism
Unlike other art forms, theatre uniquely focuses on
drama
performance
human beings
music
The heart of the theatre experience is the relationship between
performer and director
designer and director
director and playwright
performer and audience
Non-realistic techniques include
metaphor
pantomime
flashbacks
all of the above
Which of the following questions is NOT a criteria by which to judge production?
Was the attempt worthwhile?
Were the intentions appreciated by the audience?
What is being attempted?
Have the intentions been achieved?
The theatre space that has the audience surround three sides of the stage
proscenium
thrust
arena
black box
The theatre space that can use the most scenic spectacle due to the audience facing the stage from one direction
proscenium
thrust
arena
black box
Strongest stage position on most theatre spaces
stage right
upstage
downstage
center stage
Stage space that is closest to audience
stage right
downstage
upstage
center stage
The stage space that is the audience's right and the actor's left
stage right
center stage
stage left
upstage
Stanislavski's later acting training emphasized
emotional recall is the route to action
specific actions are the route to emotion
emphasis on exercise and meditation
distancing the audience from the performer
psychophysical action is
elimination of all unwanted tension
concentration on a specific object or event on the stage
imagining how the actor would feel in a particular situation
purposeful objective undertaken to fulfill the character's goals
Given Circumstances are
the specifics of the situation in which a character exists
Internal or subjective world of the character
what the character wants above all else in the play
playing together of all performers
What the character wants above all else during the course of the play
Magic If
Circle of Attention
Superobjective
Inner Truth
The arrangement of actors and the predetermined movement patterns on a stage space is called
blocking
centering
directing
spacing
A main task of a modern- day director is to
create distance between the audience and the production
prevent performers from over-acting
bring together the various elements of production into a unified whole
oversee the budget and financial management of a production
A production style that resembles reality but also may take artistic license to add creative touches
Naturalism
Expressionism
Heightened Realism
Allegory
A preview is
the fixed performance; no changes will be made after seeing the audience's response
a rehearsal with full costumes and technical elements
a performance in front of an audience that allows the director to see what the audience responds to and what needs to be fixed
the first rehearsal where the technical elements are incorporated with the actor's performance
