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Worksheetstheater arts quiz
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 48mins
classical tragedy
the most famous genre of theatre
the worst genre of theatre
the second genre of theatre
the first genre of theatre
what are the two genres?
tragedy and comedy
drama and comedy
adventure and horror
romance and action
What is drama?
storytelling to portray characters through peace
storytelling to portray characters through violence
storytelling to portray characters: conflict and emotion through and action dialogue
storytelling to portray characters through conflict and emotion
what is domestic drama
drama focused on friends and family
drama focused on neighborhood and family
drama focused on cousins and strangers
drama focused on royals families
comedy has a primary goal to ______ and/or create _______
amuse/laughter
amuse/happyness
disappoint/
laughter
disappoint/ happyness
dark comedy uses subject matter usually seen as ______ or ________.
serious/painful
sad/depressing
serious/ comfortable
serious/
uncomfortable
modern tragedy
kings and queens
common people and common language
low brow(language)
high brow(language)
Farce relies on confusion, exaggerated characters, and focuses on the physical action.
True
False
satire is...
less intellectual(language based) than farce; intends to attack or exposed
more intellectual(language based) than farce; intends to defend or exposed
more intellectual(language based) than farce; intends to attack or exposed
melodrama
media based
drama with music; lowly intense and non-suspenseful situations paired with music used to to manipulate the audiences emotions
drama with music; highly intense and suspenseful situations paired with music used to to manipulate the audiences emotions
drama with music; intense and non-sus situations paired with sound used to to manipulate the audiences emotions
concept
A word or idea that guides all artistic decisions and makes a production unique
A sentence that guides all artistic decisions and makes a production unique
A word or idea that guides all non-artistic decisions and makes a production unique
A word or idea that guides all artistic decisions and makes a production not unique
technical rehersals=
adding lights, sound, and costumes
removing light, sound, and costumes
casting is selecting which playwright to play which role.
true
false
thespian=
director
prop actors
actor
lead actor
The one person responsible for the unity of all elements of a staged production(has a vision that brings the playscript to life on stage)
audience
director
actor
electrician
who assists the director with rehearsals and manages performances?
the director
the stage itself
the actors
the stage manager
objective
what they want
how they get it
the fact
the opinion
subtext
the not so deep meaning
the meaning under what there showing
what there showing
the non-spoken text
improv
a performance planned
a performance scripted
a performance quickly made
a late performance
the majic if
gets the director thinking and feeling as the character
gets the actor thinking as the character
gets the actor feeling as the character
gets the actor thinking and feeling as the character
who is the father of modern acting
Stan
Konstantin Stanislavski
antin lavski
Stanislavski Konstantin
a choreographer is a person that is ________ for creating and teaching _____ ___________
responsible/fight sequences
not responsible/fight sequences
responsible/dance sequences
not responsible/ dance sequences
Earliest recorded theatre performance was in
Greece
Athens
Britan
Itay
mask are for clearer facial expressions
false
true
repeated characters immediately recognizable to the audience
stock characters
directors
actors
characters
chorus is a group of 51 men singing and dancing a long poem in unison
true
false
how they try to get the objective
opinion
fact
objective
tactic
bunraku
a japanese theatre
a asian theatre
A Japanese puppet theatre
a asian puppet theatre
__________ is a _____ playwright who wrote Christian comedies
Sophocles/athens
sophocles/Greek
sophocles/greek
Sophocles/Greek
Italian created a presentational performance style rooted in improv also known as commedia dell'arte
false
true
Hrotsvitha
first female playwright
earliest known playwrite
earliest known female playwright
first female playwrite
_________ _________ is the most influential playwright in history. ________ _________ was another playwright in his time period.
William Shakespear/ Christopher Marlow
william Shakespear/ Christopher marlow
William shakespear/ christopher Marlow
William Shakespear/ Christopher marlow
The 4 major areas of theatrical design
scenic, costume, sound, and lighting
scenic, costume, noise, and lighting
scenic, health, sound, and lighting
scenic, costume, sound, and darkness
A _____ _________ is responsible for the compensation of scenic elements.
(a)
props are...
smol objects used to help the visual world of the play
small objects used to help the visual world of the play
smol objects used to help the visual world of of the play
small objects used to help the the visual world of the play
What's a sound designer responsible for?
They're responsible for the removed and supported sound elements
They're responsible for the added and unsupported sound elements
They're responsible for the added and supported sound elements
They're responsible for the added and supported sounds
who is responsible for all items worn by actors?
A scenic designer
A costume designer
A lighting designer
A sound designer
A gobo is ...
(not usually) a metal plate placed in front of a light source that casts a specific shadow
(most usually) a plastic plate placed in front of a light source that casts a specific shadow
(most usually) a plate placed in front of a light source that casts a specific shadow
(most usually) a metal plate placed in front of a light source that casts a specific shadow
the significance of "The Astor Place Opera House"
a major riot happened containing about 10,000 people fighting in New York City
a major riot happened containing about 1,000 people fighting in New York City
a major riot happened containing about 10,000 people fighting New York
a major riot happened containing about 1,000 people fighting York City
uses a mix of deaf and hearing actors, all using sign language
death west theatre
loud west theatre
deaf east theatre
deaf west theatre
Musical theatre
live story telling combining acting, singing, and often dancing
live story telling combining acting, singing, and not often dancing
recorded story telling combining acting, singing, and often dancing
live story telling separating acting, singing, and often dancing
______ is a series of unrelated short performances of comedy, song, and/or dance
vaudville
Vaudville
Vaud Ville
vaud ville
Oklahoma!
The musical that began the golden age of the the American musical industry
The musical that ended the golden age of the American musical industry
The musical that began the golden age of the American musical industry
The play that began the golden age of the American musical industry
where in NYC has become the musical theatre capital of the world?
bradway
broadway
shortway
noway
The highest-grossing ($$$) Broadway musical of all time is ...
lion king
Hamlet
Hamilton
Phantom of the opera
longest running broadway musical of all time is...
hamilton
lion king
hamlet
the phantom of the opera
most Tony awards of all time...
hamilton
the phantom of the opera
hamlet
lion king
what do the Toney Awards recognize?
recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre
recognizes excellence in recorded Broadway theatre
recognizes acceptance in live Broadway theatre
recognizes perfection in live Broadway theatre
Hamilton tells the story of...
tells the story of of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton
tells the story of American Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton
tells the story of a foreign man named Alexander Hamilton
tells the story of American Father, Alexander Hamilton
