IDENTIFY THE BEST ANSWER FOR EACH QUESTION.

1. WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE AUDIENCE IN A THEATRE EXPERIENCE?

TO TEXT AND TO TALK

TO OBSERVE AND TO RESPOND

TO TAKE THE ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE ACTION ON THE STAGE

TO BE OR NOT TO BE

2. MOST STAGE ACTORS ARE NOT AWARE OF THE LIVE AUDIENCE?

TRUE

FALSE

3. WHAT TERM DESCRIBES MOVEMENT FROM THE PRESENT TO THE PAST AND BACK TO THE PRESENT IN A PERFORMANCE?

OUTBACK

PAST TENSE

FLASHBACK

FLASH DANCE

4. STAGE PERFORMANCES OFTEN RELY ON SYMBOLS AND METAPHORS TO TELL THE STORY.

TRUE

FALSE

5. REALISTIC ELEMENTS IN A PLAY INCLUDE WITCHES AND GHOSTS.

TRUE

FALSE

6. WHAT TERM DESCRIBES A CHARACTER SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO THE AUDIENCE?

PANTOMINE

PARAGUEY

SOLILOQUY

EULOGY

1. WHAT ARE THE TWO KINDS OF WORLDS IN THE THEATRE?

REALISTIC AND NONRETNAL

RETNAL AND NONRETNAL

RETNAL AND NONREALISTIC

REALISTIC AND NONREALISTIC

1. TELEVISION KILLED LIVE THEATER.

TRUE

FALSE

9. THE BALLET ROMEO AND JULIET ENDS WITH THE TWO DEAD LOVERS IN AN ETERNAL EMBRACE.

TRUE

FALSE

1. WHERE DO ROMEO AND JULIET FIRST SEE EACH OTHER?

IN THE MARKET

IN ALGEBRA CLASS

AT A CHURCH PICNIC

AT A PARTY

1. WHICH IS NOT A FORM OF THEATRE DISCUSSED IN THE BOOK?

COMMUNITY THEATRE

COLLEGE THEATRE

PENTICOSTAL THEATRE

BROADWAY THEATRE

1. A CRITIC IS SOMEONE WHO OBSERVES THEATRE, ANALYZES IT AND THEN AND THEN COMMENTS ON IT.

TRUE

FALSE

1. EVERYONE’S THEATRE EXPERIENCE IS THE SAME.

TRUE

FALSE

1. WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR A DRAMATURG?

LITERARY MANAGER

PLAY BOY

THEATRE HOUND

STAGE HAND

1. CRITICS NEVER QUESTION WHETHER A PLAY OR PRODUCTION WAS EVEN WORTH DOING.

TRUE

FALSE

1. IN MEMPHIS HUEY AND FELICIA GET MARRIED AND LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER.

TRUE

FALSE

1. IN MEMPHIS, DEL RAY IS FELICIA’S _______

FATHER

UNCLE

HUSBAND

BROTHER

1. WHICH TYPE OF THEATRE SPACE IS ALSO KNOWN AS A PICTURE FRAME?

ARENA

THRUST

PROSCENIUM

BLACK BOX

1. AN ARENA IS IDEAL FOR A PRODUCTION WITH ELABORATE SCENERY.

TRUE

FALSE

1. IN A PROSCENIUM STAGE SETTING, THE PORTION OF THE THEATRE RESERVED FOR THE AUDIENCE IS KNOWN AS THE ________.

THE BASEMENT

FRONT OF THE HOME

FRONT OF THE HOUSE

THE BACK OF THE HOUSE

1. WHICH TERM DESCRIBES THE SLANT OF AN AUDITORIUM?

THE SHOVEL

THE SPIGOT

THE SPADE

THE RAKE

1. A BLACK BOX THEATRE SPACE CAN BE REARRANGED TO FIT INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES.

TRUE

FALSE

1. WHICH THEATRE SPACE INCLUDES A PLATFORM STAGE WITH SEATING ON THREE SIDES?

PROSCENIUM

PICTURE FRAME

ARENA

THRUST

1. ROLE PLAYING IS AN EXAMPLE OF ACTING IN DAILY LIFE.

TRUE

FALSE

1. ACTORS ARE NEVER CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR CHARACTERS BEING BELIEVABLE.

TRUE

FALSE

1. ALL THEATRE SPACES ARE INDOORS.

TRUE

FALSE

1. PHYSICAL ACTING INCLUDES THE USE OF __________.

THE VOICE AND BODY

UNICORNS AND RAINBOWS

THE SWORD AND THE STONE

THE MIND AND BODY

1. WHICH RUSSIAN ACTOR AND DIRECTOR DEVELOPED A TECHNIQUE FOR REALISTIC ACTING?

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

ALFRED HITCHCOCK

KONSTANTIN STANISLAVSKI

NANCY PUDLOWSKI

1. WHAT TERM DESCRIBES ACTORS TRYING TO IMAGINE THE THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS OF THE CHARACTERS THEY PORTRAY?

INNER TRUTH

INNER FALSENESS

OUTER TRUTH

OUTER SENSIBILITY

1. DRIVING MISS DAISY ENDS AFTER HOKE CRASHES THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY.

TRUE

FALSE

1. THE SPINE OF THE PLAY IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE _______.

STAGE

MAIN ACTION

CURTAIN

LIGHTING

1. IN SHREK THE MUSICAL, WHO IS LORD FARQUAAD’S FATHER?

RUMPLESTILTSKIN

CAPTAIN HOOK

GRUMPY THE DWARF

ATILLA THE HUN

1. WHEN A DIRECTOR CASTS A PERFORMER WHO CLOSELY RESEMBLES IN REAL LIFE THE CHARACTER HE WILL PLAY, IT IS CALLED _________.

SUPERCASTING

TWINCASTING

DIECASTING

TYPECASTING

1. WHEN A DIRECTOR TELLS THE ACTORS WHEN AND WHERE TO PERFORM ON STAGE, IT IS CALLED _______.

MOCKING

BLOCKING

FROCKING

SCHLOCKING

1. A DRESS REHEARSAL ALLOWS FOR ANY LAST MINUTE CHANGES BEFORE THE FIRST PERFORMANCE IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE.

TRUE

FALSE

1. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE DIRECTOR NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR?

SOUND AND LIGHTING

CHOOSING THE CAST

ADVERTISING

PICKING OUT COSTUMES

1. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE PRODUCER NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR?

RAISING MONEY

RENTING THE THEATRE SPACE

SELLING TICKETS

WRITING THE SONGS

1. WHAT IS THE DONKEY’S NAME IN SHREK THE MUSICAL?

ALFRED ASS

EDDIE MURPHYKEY

BILLY BURRO

DONKEY

1. A DIRECTOR IS SEVERELY LIMITED IN HOW MUCH HE/SHE CAN CHANGE THE SCRIPT OF A PLAY.

TRUE

FALSE

1. REHEARSING “OFF BOOK” MEANS __________.

MAKING UP THE SCRIPT AS YOU GO ALONG

PAYING THE ACTORS IN CASH SO THERE IS NO RECORD

WORKING WITHOUT SCRIPTS BECAUSE THE ACTORS HAVE MEMORIZED THEIR LINES

REHEARSING BEHIND THE DIRECTOR’S BACK