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WorksheetsDramaturgy Quiz Practice
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which person on a theater crew works closest with the dramaturg?
Stage Manager
Director
Lighting Design
Sound Design
This is the type of dramaturgy that is specific to a production of a play that has already been produced and is usually published. (We studied this one in class.)
Production
New Play
This is a dramaturg helps a playwright develop a new work, which often follows a different process.
Production
New Play
Which of the following is not a part of the script analysis process?
Jotting down initial thoughts and reactions
Close readings
making a list of topics to research
going to a location to take photos for the director
What can be found in a dramaturg's glossary?
slang phrases explained
cultural customs explained
historical allusions
all of these
Being familiar with the playwright’s body of work can come in handy
True
False
The original material that a play or musical stems from is called?
source material
origin material
background scripts
always books
A reference, typically brief, to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar.
allusion
metaphor
simile
paradox
Which of the following would not be found in a dramaturg's binder?
Glossary
Timeline of the Author's life
Critics Reception
Actor's headshots
The dramaturg also writes program notes and often leads post-show discussions.
True
False
Other resources that can help to convey information about the play’s context that help immerse the cast in crew in the play is presented as:
The World of the Play
Production Notes
Information for the Program
Research just for the dramaturg to have.
The world of the play research is usually presented to ?
Just the director
the whole company
just the sound team
the audience
Which of the following would be included in the world of the play presentation?
Art from the time period
contemporaries
music from the time period
all of these
A dramaturg attends every rehearsal.
True
False
Most large theatres in the U.S. have a resident dramaturg, who works closely with the directors on each production.
True
False
