Chapter 1-2 & 9-10 (Quiz #1)
Name the 2 forms of basic plot.
Climatic and Episodic
Renaissance means “________.”
What is rebirth?
Who oversees the business side of a production?
What is the producer?
What is the heart of all theatre?
What is storytelling?
Lord Farquaad performs the musical mostly these to make him appear short.
What are knees?
What is one format of art?
What is literary, visual or performing?
In Medieval theatre, portable stages used in town squares were called:
What is pageant wagons?
The director’s main job is to:
What is provide the overall artistic vision?
Name 3 characteristics of performing art.
Move through time
Require interpreters (audience) and creators (actors, etc.)
Must be seen by a live audience
This character wants to be a “real boy” and hits wildly high notes throughout the show.
Who is Pinocchio?
Name the 3 things you should ask yourself when commenting on theatre productions.
What is the play, and the production, attempting to do?
How well have the intentions been realized?
Is it worth doing?
French acting companies were unique because women could become ___________.
An actor’s ability to understand another’s emotions is called ____________.
What is empathy?
Why did theatre flourish during the Renaissance?
What is because they had more money which allowed people to have more free time?
In the stage musical, this classic fairytale villain is turned into a runway-fashion-obsessed diva.
Who is the Big Bad Wolf?
The audience does not need willing suspension of disbelief in order to enjoy and be open to watching theatre.
False
Name one difference between commercial and nonprofit theatre.
Commercial theatre is for profit and produce in order to make money, whereas nonprofit theatre is more focused on the art and their mission
Why are actor unions necessary?
What is They help protect those in them, providing benefits and negotiating contracts?
August Wilson’s plays are collectively called the ________ Cycle.
What is Pittsburgh or Century?
What came first Shrek (as a movie) or Shrek the Musical?
Shrek the Musical
Name any 2 ways a play can be structured
Three-act full-length plays
Two-act full-length plays
Full-length one-act plays
Short One-acts
Ten-minute plays
What were the “Three Unities” of neoclassical theatre?
What is Unity of Action, Unity of Place, and Unity of Time?
Actors analyze a character’s ____________, meaning the given time, place, and situation.
What is given circumstances?
Name the 5 essentials to dramatic structure
Plot
Action
Conflict
Strong Opposition
Balance of Forces
This green ogre is the hero of the story and just wants everyone to “Get Out of My Swamp!”