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Dramaturgy Quiz Practice

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This person is a research assistant for the production. They will find out anything the crew needs to know about setting, time period, music, costumes, etc. 
a)
Conductor
b)
Lyricist
c)
Dramaturg
d)
Dancer
2.

Which person on a theater crew works closest with the dramaturg?

a)

Stage Manager

b)

Director

c)

Lighting Design

d)

Sound Design

3.

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.)

a)

Production

b)

New Play

4.

This is a dramaturg helps a playwright develop a new work, which often follows a different process.

a)

Production

b)

New Play

5.

Which of the following is not a part of the script analysis process?

a)

Jotting down initial thoughts and reactions

b)

Close readings

c)

making a list of topics to research

d)

going to a location to take photos for the director

6.

What can be found in a dramaturg's glossary?

a)

slang phrases explained

b)

cultural customs explained

c)

historical allusions

d)

all of these

7.

Being familiar with the playwright’s body of work can come in handy

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The original material that a play or musical stems from is called?

a)

source material

b)

origin material

c)

background scripts

d)

always books

9.

A reference, typically brief, to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar.

a)

allusion

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

paradox

10.

Which of the following would not be found in a dramaturg's binder?

a)

Glossary

b)

Timeline of the Author's life

c)

Critics Reception

d)

Actor's headshots

11.

The dramaturg also writes program notes and often leads post-show discussions.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

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:

a)

The World of the Play

b)

Production Notes

c)

Information for the Program

d)

Research just for the dramaturg to have.

13.

The world of the play research is usually presented to ?

a)

Just the director

b)

the whole company

c)

just the sound team

d)

the audience

14.

Which of the following would be included in the world of the play presentation?

a)

Art from the time period

b)

contemporaries

c)

music from the time period

d)

all of these

15.

A dramaturg attends every rehearsal.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Most large theatres in the U.S. have a resident dramaturg, who works closely with the directors on each production.

a)

True

b)

False