exam 5

05/18/2023

In the Roman Period, which of the following was NOT a form of theatre

Formal Theatre

Spiritual Plays of The Middle Ages focused on the three M’s. Which of the following is NOT one of the three M’s

Maturity

What is the length of time without theatre between the Roman Empire falling and the beginning of the MIddle Ages

400 years

What was the name of the first public playhouse commissioned by English Royalty

The Theatre

Which of the following Greek writers was known for comedy instead of tragedy

Aristophanes

Who is considered the Father of Greek Tragedy

Aeschylus

Who is considered to be the very first actor

Thespis

Commedia Dell’Arte is an example of what type of performance

Improvisation

Dionysus is the god of what

Wine and Fertility

Which of the following monarchs were in power during the majority of William Shakespeare’s career

Queen Elizabeth I

Richard III

History

Midsummer Night’s Dream

Comedy

Twelfth Night

Comedy

Hamlet

Tragedy

Romeo and Juliet

Tragedy

Taming of the Shrew

Comedy

Henry VIII

History

Othello

Tragedy

Medea

Euripedes

Oresteia Trilogy

Aeschylus

Oedipus Rex

Sophocles

Poetics

Aristotle

The Alchemist

Ben Jonson

The Birds

Aristophanes

The Curmedgeon

Menander

Dr. Faustus

Christopher Marlowe

the time period is named for this British monarch

Queen Elizabeth I

the name of the first public playhouse in England

The Theatre

the person who built the first playhouse in England

James Burbage

List the three most influential playwrights of this time period

William Shakespeare, Ben Johnson, Christopher Marlowe

Which Elizabethan playwright graduated from Cambridge

Christopher Marlowe

Name of Marlowe’s most famous play

Dr. Faustus

Jonson’s best known work

The Alchemist

The number of plays attributed to William Shakespeare

38

The reason France did not reach the Renaissance until the 17th Century

War

His plays are considered highly moralistic and eloquent

Pierre Corneille

Jean Racine’s most successful play

Phaedra

Considered the most successful playwright of this time period

Moliere

Name of the play where the playwright died on stage

The Imaginary Invalid

Name of the play where the character fakes being a doctor

The Doctor in Spite of Himself

Comedie Francaise, the state-supported theatre of France, was the dying wish of whom

Moliere

The year that Shakespeare died

1616

Who took the throne after Queen Elizabeth I

James I

What year was King Charles I crowned causing civil war in England to begin

1625

Who is known as the “Lord Protectorate”

Oliver Cromwell

Public Theatre in England ends until what year

1660

When England reintroduces theatre they fashion it after what country

France

The Restoration takes place in what country

England

What piece of legislation ended the Restoration

The Licensing Act of 1737

List the names of the two state-supported theatres in England

Covent Garden and Drury Lane

The first established dramatic style of this time period

Romanticism

Drama then did a 180 to this style of theatre

Realism

Known as the Father of Realism

Henrik Ibsen

The “Father of Realism” wrote this feminist play

A Doll’s House

Who wrote The Cherry Orchard and Three Sisters

Anton Chekhov

What was the main play written by George Bernard Shaw

The Devil’s Disciple

Who wrote The Importance of Being Earnest

Oscar Wilde

The first American playhouse was built in this city

Williamsburg

What did the Americans turn theatre into

Business

Who wrote Death of a Salesman

Arthur Miller

Who wrote The Glass Menagerie

Tennessee Williams

Who wrote The Emperor Jones

Eugene O’Neil

Who wrote The Odd Couple

Neil Simon

Who wrote Crimes of the Heart

Beth Henley

Who wrote The Crucible

Arthur Miller

Who wrote Our Town

Thornton Wilder

Who wrote Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Tennessee Williams

Name three plays written by Bertholt Brecht

Mother Courage, The Three Penny Opera, and The Caucasian Chalk Circle

Who wrote A Raisin in the Sun

Lorraine Hansberry

Who wanted to write a play from the African-American perspective representing each decade of the 20th Century

August Wilson

What is considered the theatrical hub of the United States

Broadway

What is the ACTUAL STREET that is the home of the theatrical hub of the United States

42nd Street

Name the three plays attributed to Rodgers and Hammerstein

Oklahoma!, Carosel, South Pacific

Name two plays attributed to Kander and Ebb

Chicago, Caberet

Name three plays attributed to Andrew Lloyd Webber

Evita, Cats, Phantom of the Opera

takes the designs given to him/her and determines how to actually make each creation for the stage while staying on budget

production manager

Helps with on-stage performers and taking stage notes during rehearsals

Assistant Stage Manager

Directs any musical segments of the production including singing, playing, physical sound effects, etc

Musical Director

Directs any major movement onstage

Choreographer

In the Star Wars documentary, what element controlled the planet they were on

Lava

In charge of the play; makes all creative and technical decisions

Director

Props that bleed

Actors

In the "Within A Minute" Documentary which manager was not listed in your assignment because the job would only exist in stage theatre and not on a movie set?

Front of House Manager

Assists the Director with the technical aspects of the production working with the Designers and Production Crew

Technical Director

Sets all lighting plots and creates the concepts for stage lumination throughout the show

Lighting Designer

Finds the money, pays the bills, does the initial hire of the show

Producer

The technical crew working during the actual performances of the show in front of an audience

Running Crew

Makes sure all sounds are recorded and ready for production; in charge of playing sounds during the production

Board Operator

Person in charge of painting sets and creating finishes that are not possible in a theatrical setting

Charge Artist

Those who perform the artistic movement on stage

Dancers

Responsible for all things involved in the show before it actually begins

House Manager

Assists with the creative elements of the production

Assistant Director

Creates beauty, special effects, and creature aspects to change an actor’s appearance

Make-Up Artists

The Technical Theatre Chart is broken into two sides. What did I name them

Artistic and Technical

Designs the physical layout of a stage production

Scenic Designer

Which of the following DOES NOT deal with props

Charge Artist

Which performance job cannot be done by an actor in a play

Musical Director

The one who supervises the physical aspects of a stage production; assists the director and is in charge of the stage during performance

Stage Manager

There are ___ sections of Technical Theatre

6

Assist audience members inside the theatre; take up tickets

Ushers