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Question 1

_____ is responsible for rehearsing the actors and coordinating their work with other theatre artists such as the designers.

Answer 1

director

Question 2

The _____ incorporates a point of view toward the material dramatized in the script, a comedy or tragedy for example, whereas the
________ must understand this point of view and translate it in ways appropriate for the production.

Answer 2

• playwright
• director

Question 3

The text-based director, also known as the _______director, uses the script as a starting point.

Answer 3

traditional

Question 4

For new productions, the stage manager must keep organized rehearsal notes of potential script revisions to be later discussed between the director and the ____

Answer 4

playwright

Question 5

Which of the following best describes an auteur director?

Answer 5

The point of view and the implementation of that point of view are drawn from the director, not the writer

Question 6

With the assistance of the stage manager, this person rehearses the performers and coordinates their work with other theatre artists to make certain that the production is performed appropriately intelligently, and excitingly.

Answer 6

director

Question 7

One hallmark of postmodern production is a taking apart of the text, often called _______, in which portions of a text may be altered, deleted, taken out of context, or reassembled.

Answer 7

deconstruction

Question 8

Other than the actors, the director works closely with the point of view of this theatre artist and merges it with his or her own to translate the work into a successful production.

Answer 8

playwright

Question 9

Previously referred to as color-blind casting, the casting of performers without considering their ethnicity, gender, transgender identity, or disability is now more inclusively called ____ casting

Answer 9

nontraditional

Question 10

The starting point for the traditional text-based director is to Blank______.

Multiple choice question.

Answer 10

work with the script

Question 11

The terms “color-blind” and “nontraditional” have all been problematic terms to describe attempts to address diversity in

Answer 11

casting

Question 12

One of the many responsibilities of the stage manager is to Blank______.

Multiple choice question.

Answer 12

keep organized rehearsal documentation of potential script revisions to be discussed later between the director and the playwright

Question 13

Deciding where the actors are positioned on the stage as well as when they move is referred to as Blank______.

Answer 13

blocking

Question 14

A director who dramatically alters or transforms every element in a production is considered an

Answer 14

auteur director

Question 15

True or false: Directors must adjust their notions of blocking and visual composition to different types of stages. Each calls for different approaches to the performers’ movements and to the audience’s sight lines.

Answer 15

true

Question 16

productions that broke long held taboos by dealing with subject matter such as sexual content, the oppression of women, and questioning of religious leaders.

Answer 16

modern theatre

Question 17

productions that deconstruct or take apart the text, abandon the linear plot structure, and employ cross gender or multicultural casting.

Answer 17

postmodern theatre

Question 18

The too-common practice of having Caucasian actors play other races is referred to as

Answer 18

whitewashing

Question 19

Many people advocate for the recognition of an actor’s identity and unique voice while also expecting actors of color can be cast in roles traditionally played by white actors in what is called Blank______ casting.

Answer 19

color conscious

Question 20

Determining the movement of the actors on the stage is called

Answer 20

blocking

Question 21

Why is it helpful to remember that the director stands in, or serves as a substitute for the audience?

Answer 21

Other than the critic or reviewer, only the director sees the production from the audience’s point of view.

Question 22

The director is responsible for shaping the structure of the production through movement, pace, and rhythm. With this in mind, the faults most often associated with poor direction are Blank______.

Answer 22

when the audience fails to understand what is going on

failure to establish a clear rhythm that holds or maintains interest

when the audience repeatedly misses the words being spoken

Question 23

rehearsal occurs before the public performances are held. All actors are on stage, in costume, with scenery and lighting, and a full run-through of the show from beginning to end.

Answer 23

technical

Question 24

The _____ rehearsal is when the actors and designs are all onstage for the first time in an attempt to coordinate all the elements with the performers, whereas the ______
rehearsal is when all the design elements together with the full involvement of the actors are performed without stopping as if the audience were present.

Answer 24

• technical
• dress

Question 25

Whose responsibility is it to maintain the consistency of the director’s vision once the play has opened and the director is no longer present at every performance?

Answer 25

stage manager

Question 26

One of the most common faults of directors is not establishing a clear
_____ in a production. At a performance, we are often impatient to see what is coming next, and the director must see to it that the movement from moment to moment and scene to scene has enough drive.

Answer 26

rhythm

Question 27

The choreographer is most often a collaborator with the director in ____ theatre

Answer 27

musical

Question 28

True or false: The audience is allowed to attend the technical rehearsal.

Answer 28

False

Question 29

Stage combat including slaps, punches, and kicks as well as the use of weapons and martial arts is the area of specialty for the

Answer 29

fight director

Question 30

The performers are on stage with the realized scene, light, and costume designs for the first time in an effort to coordinate all the elements together.

Answer 30

technical rehearsal

Question 31

All the production elements are pulled together with the full involvement of the actors and performed as if the audience were present with no stopping.

Answer 31

dress rehearsal

Question 32

The production is tried out in front of a group of spectators so the director and performers can discover what is and is not working and make corrections accordingly.

Answer 32

previews

Question 33

The dramaturg has several responsibilities to the production. What are they?

Answer 33

discovering promising new plays

preparing materials for teachers whose students will be attending the play

working with playwrights on developing their scripts

identifying important plays from the past that may have been overlooked

Question 34

The ______ _______is associated with the finances of a noncommercial theatre, whereas the _____ is the person chiefly responsible for the finances in the commercial theatre.

Answer 34

• managing director
• producer

Question 35

During the rehearsal process, the stage manager is responsible for Blank______.

Answer 35

communicating with all members of the team

taking notes

keeping track of blocking

keeping daily reports and logs

Question 36

Which of the following outlines responsibilities of the producer?

Answer 36

Oversees the business and publicity side of the production, raises capital for the production, hires the director and oversees marketing.

Question 37

Which of the director’s collaborators works primarily with movement and dance steps in the course of a production?

Multiple choice question.

Answer 37

choreographer

Question 38

In noncommercial theatre, this person is charged with the maintenance of the theater building, overseeing marketing, and managing all budgets.

Answer 38

managing director

Question 39

director works with a director on scenes involving sexuality and/or nudity to make sure everyone involved understands the necessity of the scene to the production and that everyone is comfortable with the arrangement.

Answer 39

intimacy

Question 40

Also known as the literary manager, the _____ is responsible for finding exciting new plays, working with the playwrights on developing scripts, and identifying significant but overlooked plays from the past.

Answer 40

dramaturg

Question 41

commercial theatre

Answer 41

producer

Question 42

noncommercial theatre

Answer 42

managing theatre

Question 43

This Blank______ must have business acumen and be able to raise the capital needed to oversee all the business expenses of the commercial production.

Answer 43

producer

Question 44

In marketing a noncommercial or not for profit theatre production, the Blank______ must work closely with the marketing staff to develop an advertising plan.

Answer 44

managing director