Theatre Foundations
This art form has existed for over 2,000 years in the West
What is theatre?
The key difference between film and theatre is this relationship.
What is the performer–audience relationship?
Beyond the confines of the stage, Acting exists in this part of life.
What is everyday life?
The only non-visual design element.
What is sound?
This stage type is most common on Broadway.
What is proscenium stage?
The arrangement of events onstage.
What is plot?
Theatre from around the world (India, China, Africa) is called this.
What is global theatre?
The audience’s agreement to believe the play is called this.
What is willing suspension of disbelief?
This person developed an acting system for realism.
Who is Konstantin Stanislavski?
Lighting helps create this (name one).
What is mood / focus / composition?
The most intimate stage type.
What is arena stage?
Forces blocking a character are called this.
What are obstacles?
Without this, humanity would be as impoverished as without food or shelter.
What is language?
The distance between audience and art is called this.
What is aesthetic distance?
Actors must combine inner and outer work through this process.
What is integration?
Costumes should NOT do this.
What is draw attention to the designer?
Street theatre uses this type of space.
What is found/created space?
Traditional tragedy assumes this worldview.
What is pessimistic (but with the idea that humanity can overcome)?
These events are ways artists cross national boundaries.
What are international theatre festivals?
Fear of theatre’s influence can lead to this.
What is censorship?
The director’s main job is to do this.
What is unify all elements?
This role maintains the show after opening.
What is the stage manager?
This stage uses the most machinery.
What is proscenium stage?
Modern tragedy explores this idea.
What is meaninglessness / suffering of 'ordinary' protagonists?
This type of theatre features middle-class family struggles.
What is bourgeois (domestic) drama?
Theatre is called “the lively art” because of this quality.
What is live interaction / shared energy?
In an auteur production, this person’s vision dominates.
Who is the director?
A full run without audience is called this.
What is a dress rehearsal?
This is a major drawback of proscenium staging.
What is loss of intimacy?
High-status heroes belong to this type of tragedy.
What is traditional tragedy?
This quality makes theatre different from literature and visual art because it exists only in the moment.
What is transitory nature / live performance? What is the ephemerality