theater final

Question 1

duties of director

Answer 1

guides and coordinates artistic side
style,pace and visual appearance of the production
Establishes appropriate movement, pace, and
rhythm for the production

Question 2

duties of producer

Answer 2

Raising money to finance the production
Securing rights to the script
Dealing with the agents for the playwright, director,
and performers
Hiring: director, performers, designers, and stage
crews

Question 3

duties of designer

Answer 3

in charge of scenery and special effects

Question 4

duties of critic

Question 5

duties of reviewer

Question 6

created/found space

Answer 6

space not ordinarily used to perform in

Question 7

stage positions

Answer 7

upstage is at the top
downstage is the bottom
right is our left
left is our right

Question 8

characteristics of renaissance theater

Answer 8

time of shakespeare plays
drama theme

Question 9

characteristics of medieval theater

Answer 9

mystery and morality plays
dramatized series of biblical events
teach moral lessons

Question 10

greek play festivals

Answer 10

these went on to honor the gods

Question 11

aeschylus

Answer 11

first important greek dramatist (tragic dramatists)
called for SECOND actor (too put on diff masks)

Question 12

actors responsibilities

Question 13

stanislivaski system

Answer 13

technique for realistic acting
concentration and observation

Question 14

arena stage

Answer 14

offers intimacy
circle theater

Question 15

thrust stage

Answer 15

offers sense of intimacy
most WIDELY USED

Question 16

proscenium theaters

Answer 16

audience facing one direction
con: can get carried away with special effects

Question 17

what seats were usually more expensive

Answer 17

the lower rows

Question 18

how did greek drama begin

Answer 18

presented to dionysus

Question 19

thesepian

Answer 19

stage performer

Question 20

sophocles

Answer 20

tragic dramatists
dramatic form of aeschylus
added 3rd actor
dramatic construction

Question 21

greek old comedy

Answer 21

makes fun of social political and cultural conditioning

Question 22

greek new comedy

Answer 22

romantic and domestic problems

Question 23

where was greek drama staged

Answer 23

amphitheaters

Question 24

plautus

Answer 24

roman comedy
dealt with domestic situations
dialogue was meant to be sung

Question 25

terence

Answer 25

roman comedy
literary and less exaggerated

Question 26

seneca

Answer 26

roman tragedy
emphasized violence
influence on shakespeare and other writers

Question 27

black out

Answer 27

all lights shut off at once

Question 28

fade

Answer 28

light dim slowly

Question 29

cross fade

Answer 29

one set of lights come down while another comes up

Question 30

split cross fade

Answer 30

lights that are coming up are on a different fade count from the lights coming down

Question 31

sound reproduction

Answer 31

use of motivated or environmental sounds

Question 32

sound reinforcement

Answer 32

amplification of sounds

Question 33

motivated sounds

Answer 33

sequence that announces arrival of characters

Question 34

environmental sounds

Answer 34

noises of everyday life that helps create verisimultiude in production

Question 35

gobos

Answer 35

create print out of lights

Question 36

slapstick

Answer 36

a sword

Question 37

fly loft

Answer 37

Extension of the stage walls up to allow scenery to be flown up until it is out of sight of the audience.

Question 38

alley stage

Answer 38

audience is facing each other across the stage

Question 39

turntable

Answer 39

circle set into the floor

Question 40

wagon

Answer 40

low platform set on wheels

Question 41

line

Answer 41

outline of elements on stage

Question 42

composition

Answer 42

balance and arrangements on stage

Question 43

scrim

Answer 43

gauze or cloth screen