Theatre Tech
What is the name for the type of stage that is like a picture frame?
Proscenium
Who wrote Oedipus Rex
Sophocles
What is the longest-running Broadway show that opened in 1988 and closed in 2023?
Phantom of the Opera
What are the 3 categories of plays Shakespeare wrote?
Comedies, Tragedies, and Histories
What is the woman's name that is used as a tongue twister in Jill Bleode's class
Peggy Babcock
What is put on the floor to mark a specific place to make sure a set piece or actor is in the same spot every time?
spike tape
What country did Commedia Dell'arte originate
Italy
How many Broadway theatres are there?
a. 4 b. 7 c.18 d. 33 e. 41 f. 52
E
Name as many Shakespeare plays as you can in 30 seconds.
any Shakespearean play
Who wrote Intimate Apparel?
Lynn Nottage
What is the name of a set piece where 3 upright flats are put together and are turned for scene changes?
a periaktoi
In Noh theatre, what is on the back wall of the stage?
A pine tree
What year did the first Broadway theatre open?
1866
1906
1926
1866
Many of Shakespeare's plays have themes of disease. What was the disease of the pandemic he lived through?
Typhus
Influenza
tuberculosis
Bubonic plague
Small pox
4
Who's acting system focused on the "magic if?"
A. Meisner
B. Alexander
C. Stanislavski
D. Chekov
E. Uta Hagen
Bonus points for describing the other methods
c
In lighting design, what is the purpose of a donut?
Reduce lens flare, sharpen gobos, improve focus
Theatre used to use sailors as stagehands and crew. A thing commonly done by sailors was used as cues. This lead to a superstition that you should not ______ onstage.
whistle
The 1940s-1960s of Broadway is referred to as what?
The golden age
What day was Shakespeare born, and bonus points if you know what any of the options actually are?
A. April 26, 1564
B. November 7, 1582
C. April 23, 1616
D. Exact date unknown
D
1. baptism
2. marriage
3. death
Who developed Epic theatre?
Bertolt Brecht
Name 3 of the 8 controllable qualities of light
1. intensity (brightness)
2. color
3. Quality (diffusion)
4. shadow
5. position (direction)
6. light area
7. beam
8. movement
Who is the father of Modern Drama?
Henrick Ibsen
Who directed the 1959 Broadway premiere of “A Raisin in the Sun” starring Sidney Potier?
Lloyd Richards
In Charlotte's first season performing in Robinson Hall, excerpts were performed from which Shakespearean play?
A. The Merry Wives of Windsor
B. Hamlet
C. Troilus and Cressida
D. Macbeth
E. Taming of the Shrew
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Seebühne (Zay-bwe-nuh) is the world’s largest lake stage. What country is it in?
Switzerzalnd
Austria
Hong Kong
New Zealand
Spain
B
Bregenzer Festspiele, Lake Constance