Theatre Final: Ch. 9-13 review quizzes

The objectives of the scene designer do NOT include

1) helping to set the mood and style of the production.

2) developing a design concept.

3) solving practical design problems.

4) assisting in the blocking of the production.

4

A stage set should tell the audience

1) when the play takes place.

2) where the play takes place.

3) what kind of characters the play is about.

4) All these answers are correct.

4

Stage right and stage left mean the right and left side, respectively, from the perspective of the

1) audience facing the stage.

2) performers facing the audience.

3) performers facing away from the audience.

4) performers, no matter in which direction they are facing.

2

If an actor is near the edge of the stage closest to the audience, and she turns her back and walks away from the audience, she is walking

1) upstage.

2) downstage.

1

A circular revolving unit that is set into the floor, and which can turn mechanically to bring one set into view as another disappears, is a

1) wagon.

2) treadmill.

3) turntable.

4) trapdoor.

3

A low platform on wheels upon which set pieces and even actors are brought onstage is called a

1) wagon.

2) treadmill.

3) turntable.

4) trapdoor.

1

If an actor were to stand far upstage next to scenery painted in forced perspective, the result would be that the actor would

1) appear dwarfed by the scenery, thus destroying the illusion of the perspective.

2) have to assume an elevated posture to look right against the background.

3) appear like a giant in front of the small details of forced perspective scenery.

4) None of these answers is correct.

3

Canvas stretched on wood with the side facing the audience painted to look like a solid wall is called a

1) wagon.

2) projection screen.

3) flat.

4) hard-cover flat.

3

A firm material called lauan placed on a wooden or hollow metal frame, which can be painted and, in addition, have three-dimensional plastic moldings attached to it to create cornices, chair rails, and other features, is called a

1) scrim.

2) projection screen.

3) flat.

4) hard-cover flat.

4

A gauze or cloth screen that, when painted and lit from the front, appears solid, but when lit from behind becomes transparent, is called a

1) scrim.

2) projection screen.

3) flat.

4) hard-cover flat.

1

Spectacular stage effects like chariot races and houses burning down were fairly commonplace and extremely popular in the theatre during the

1) seventeenth century.

2) Renaissance.

3) nineteenth century.

4) twentieth century.

3

A fairly complete sketch made by the scene designer, usually done in color, is called a

1) thumbnail.

2) model.

3) rendering.

4) ground plan.

3

A small-scale, three-dimensional version of the set is called a

1) thumbnail.

2) model.

3)rendering.

4) ground plan.

2

A rough sketch that provides the basis for further discussions between the director and the scene designer is called a

1) thumbnail.

2) model.

3) rendering.

4) ground plan.

1

The person responsible for seeing that the scenery, platforms, and other elements are built, painted, and installed onstage is called a

1) design assistant.

2) stage manager.

3) producer.

4) technical director.

4

`Robert Edmond Jones believed that a stage setting is incomplete until

1) the lights have been focused on it.

2) a performer is on it.

3) the director has approved it.

4) the audience sees it.

2

The development of a ________ is an extremely important step in preparing for the show to begin rehearsals so the actors and director know how their patterns of movement will be affected by the placement of scenic elements and/or furniture.

1) magic sheet

2) hanging schedule

3) screen projection

4) floor plan or ground plan

floor plan or ground plan

Full-stage evocative scene designs can offer such an imaginative central image that stage design has even become an essential aspect of major rock concert tours.

1) True

2) False

1

A "laboratory coat" is typical of which of the following categories?

1) style

2) historical period

3) relationships

4) status and personality

4

The show-stopping number from Aida, "My Strongest Suit," uses Bob Crowley's costume design to support

1) style and status/personality.

2) historical period and relationships.

3) style and historical period.

4) relationships and style.

3

Since characters come from two completely different historical periods in Tom Stoppard's play Arcadia, the costume designer would probably use ________ and ________ to make connections between characters.

1) accessories; texture

2) line; color

3) relationships; personality

4) makeup; wigs

2

Roman togas and soldiers' helmets suggest which of the following?

1) style

2) historical period

3) relationships

4) status and personality

2

"Stethoscope" suggests which of the following?

1) style

2) historical period

3) relationships

4) status and personality

4

Distinguishing major from minor characters is an analysis of which of the following?

1) style

2) historical period

3) relationships

4) status and personality

3

Reflective quality is a function of which of the following?

1) line, shape, and silhouette

2) color

3) fabric

4) accessories

3

Bustles or corsets affect which of the following areas?

1) line, shape, and silhouette

2) color

3) fabric

4) accessories

1

Walking sticks and parasols are examples of

1) line, shape, and silhouette.

2) color.

3) fabric.

4) accessories.

4

When costumes are taken from inventory or rented from a costume house, this is known as rendering a costume.

1) True

2) False

2

When a costume is created in the costume shop under the supervision of the designer, this is known as building a costume.

1) True

2) False

1

While it is often necessary for actors and actresses to make quick costume changes, this is a concern for the stage manager, not the costume designer.

1) True

2) False

2

Because costumes must stand out from the scenery in order to be seen, costumes are rarely designed to be consistent with the scenic design for a production.

1) True

2) False

2

Undergarments are not a concern of the costume designer.

1) True

2) False

2

In addition to the costumes themselves, makeup and wigs are also part of the responsibilities of the costume designer.

1) True

2) False

1

While fabric affects the silhouette, texture, and bulk of a costume, it has little symbolic value.

1) True

2) False

2

Only something that actually attaches or pins to a costume piece is considered an accessory.

1) True

2) False

2

Masks can be used to create stereotypes similar to stock characters.

1) True

2) False

1

Realistic prosthetic makeup is used both for fantastical creatures like flying monkeys and in creating believable historical characters.

1) True

2) False

1

The most realistic makeup designs being used in the world of theatre are most often found in Japanese kabuki theatre presentations.

1) True

2) False

2

Costume designers rarely meet the actors who will be wearing their costumes, leaving those responsibilities to the stage manager.

1) True

2) False

2

The invention of Velcro and the use of Whopper Poppers have been a great help in quick backstage costume changes.

1) True

2) False

1

A first hand, a cutter/draper, a stitcher, and a dresser are all essential costume shop personnel working on the building/construction process of a costume.

1) True

2) False

2

Although masks can help express a character effectively they are not likely to appear at all in a play that is completely realistic in style.

1) True

2) False

1

Which of the following responses places these theatrical lighting practices in the proper chronological order?

1) candles and oil lamps, the sun, gaslight, limelight, LEDs, incandescent lights

2) the sun, candles and oil lamps, limelight, incandescent lights, gaslight, LEDs

3) candles and oil lamps, the sun, incandescent lights, LEDs, limelight, gaslight

4) the sun, candles and oil lam

4

Visibility is the most obvious function of stage lighting. Which of the following is also a primary function of lighting?

1) reveal shapes and forms

2) assist in creating mood and reinforcing style

3) provide a selective focus and an artistic visual composition

4) All these answers are correct

4

When a beam of light is aimed at a particular area on the stage, it is said to be

1) focused.

2) guided.

3) trained.

4) pointed.

1

When light from one area falls into an adjacent area, it is said to

1) wash.

2) dribble.

3) spill.

4) run

3

Through the use of color, shadow, and intensity, lighting can suggest

1) a time of day.

2) a season of the year.

3) a place.

4) All these answers are correct.

4

A light plot does NOT include the

1) kind of instrument to be used.

2) location and color of each lighting instrument.

3) length of light cues.

4) area of the stage on which an instrument is to be focused.

3

The technical rehearsal is the time to establish

1) the safe operation of all scenic shifts.

2) all light cue levels and timing.

3) the placement and length of all sound cues.

4) All these answers are correct.

4

Fresnel lighting instruments are most often used for

1) side lighting.

2) front lighting.

3) top lighting.

4) All these answers are correct.

3

A conventional spotlight that produces a soft-edged beam and allows for variable beam spread is called a(n)

1) ellipsoidal reflector spotlight.

2) Fresnel spotlight.

3) floodlight.

4) strip light.

2

A conventional spotlight that throws a sharp, concentrated light and allows for the shaping of the beam with shutters is called a(n)

1) ellipsoidal reflector spotlight.

2) Fresnel spotlight.

3) flood light.

4) strip light.

1

A light that is typically used to light the large cyclorama all the way upstage is

1) ellipsoidal.

2) Fresnel.

3) a strip light or flood light.

4) a strobe light.

3

When one set of lights comes down at the same time that another set of lights come up, this is known as a

1) fade.

2) blackout.

3) cross-fade.

4) washout.

3

Lighting changes typically programmed in a computerized control system are referred to as

1) fades.

2) blackouts.

3) cross-fades.

4) cues.

4

In order to meet the aesthetic demands of a lighting design, the stage manager must

1) call all cues precisely 1.5 seconds before the action happens.

2) call all cues with an understanding of the pace and rhythm integral to the production.

3) call each lighting cue on the first line of every scene.

4) never call a sound cue before a lighting cue.

2

High-tech lights often used by rock musicians move up and down and from side to side, change colors, and change the sharpness and width of a beam of light and allow for numerous decorative or atmospheric patterns, are now used industry-wide. Such lights are called

1)toggle lights.

2) flexilights.

3) automated lights.

4) spot lights.

3

Which of the following is a critical member of the lighting design team?

1) assistant stage manager

2) master electrician

3) automation engineer

4) All these answers are correct.

2

The amplification of sounds produced by a performer or musical instrument is called

1) sound reinforcement.

2) sound reproduction.

1

A wireless microphone attached to a performer is called a ________ mike.

1) shotgun

2) general

3) body

4) hidden

3

When sound effects are recorded and arranged in the order of their appearance in the script, the process is called

1) composition.

2) plotting.

3) editing.

4) writing.

3

Sound that recreates the noises of everyday life and help create the verisimilitude of a play, but are not specifically called for by the script, are called

1) motivated sounds.

2) environmental sounds.

2

Sounds that are called for in the script are called

1) motivated sounds.

2) environmental sounds.

1

The sound designer's primary collaborator on any theatrical production is the

1) automation engineer.

2) master electrician.

3) director.

4) moving light programmer.

3

A harsh red light from below an actor's face can create a disturbing mood, but you would only find that kind of light in a nonrealistic production.

1) True

2) False

1

A warm golden red light from below an actor's face could establish a suggested light source of a campfire or candles on a table in a completely realistic production.

1) True

2) False

1

The lighting designer can only use the following four controllable properties of light—intensity, color, distribution, and movement/change—in setting the lights for any cue in the theatre.

1) True

2) False

1

Split cross-fades are quite difficult to make consistent on a manual lighting console, but computerized light boards make this complicated timing easy to accomplish.

1) True

2) False

1

Sound effects in the theatre can be produced effectively with either advanced technology or with age-old manual theatrical mechanics, depending on the style of the production.

1) True

2) False

1

Digital sound technology will allows musical instruments to be connected through a theatrical sound system, but at this time it cannot yet interface with lighting or projection technology.

1) True

2) False

2

To this day the most common form of sound reproduction technology in the theatre is reel-to-reel tape.

1) True

2) False

2

Sound travels more slowly than light.

1) True

2) False

1

Which of the following is a 2009 Tony Award-winning musical concerning a mother who is struggling with a bipolar disorder and the effects her disease has on her family?

1) Avenue Q

2) Next to Normal

3) Spamalot

4) In the Heights

2

Which 2004 musical featured puppets?

1) Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk

2) Avenue Q

3) Spamalot

4) Rent

2

When a musical is based around an idea rather than a story, it is called a

1) revival.

2) concept musical.

3) devised musical.

4) schematic musical.

2

The true American musical, combining music, dance, and a singular dramatic story at the center, was first established in the late 1920s with the musical Showboat.

1) True

2) False

1

Even though the three longest-running musicals in Broadway history were 1980s British imports, the modern musical theatre form is predominantly a product of American talent and creativity.

1) True

2) False

1

Opera was originated by men who thought they were imitating Greek drama.

1) True

2) False

1

Despite the popularity of the form, no musical has ever received the Pulitzer Prize.

1) True

2) False

2

Many believe that the opening of Fiddler on the Roof in 1964 marked the end of the golden age of "book" musicals, and yet forty years later the book musical once again has established a major presence in Broadway theatres.

1) True

2) False

1

Recitatives in an opera are the transitional sections between arias that are essentially dialogue that is spoken/sung in a stylized fashion on a musical pitch.

1) True

2) False

1

The book of a musical is sometimes referred to as the lyrics.

1) True

2) False

2

In ancient Greek tragedy, choral sections were performed to the accompaniment of music and dance movements.

1) True

2) False

1

The musical Of Thee I Sing, 1931, satirized presidential elections in the U.S. as though they were some kind of beauty contest.

1) True

2) False

1

The "British invasion" in a theatrical context refers to imported British musicals like The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Cats, Les Misérables, and Miss Saigon.

1) True

2) False

2

________ is a type of theatre in which sketches and vignettes alternate with musical numbers, but no single story carries through from beginning to end.

revue

A(n) ________ is a show that has a story—which traces the fortunes of the main characters through a series of adventures with a beginning, middle, and end—and features more popular songs.

book musical

A(n) ________ is a drama set entirely to music.

opera

________ is a form which contains scenes of spoken dialogue that alternate with songs, and which generally features a romantic story set in some far-off locale.

operetta

________ is a form of musical entertainment that emerged in America in the 1920s and which features a light, comic story interspersed with popular music.

musical comedy

________ was a series of variety acts—music, sketches, juggling, animal acts—that made up an evening's entertainment.

vaudeville

The ________ was a variety show that featured white performers wearing blackface.

minstrel show

Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Richard Rodgers all were composers who worked in the ________ form.

musical comedy

Shows by Stephen Sondheim, such as Company and Assassins, are examples of the ________ form.

concept musical

In the United States, ________ has become synonymous with the type of sketch theatre comedy that relied heavily on sexual comedy and innuendo and was a precursor to American strip shows.

burlesque

________ are a form of musical theatre that uses fairly contemporary popular music of a singular performer or music group and crafts a story to fit with the already popular music.

??? musical theatre, jukebox musicals

The existence of wars, terrorism, natural disasters, and other intangibles are overwhelming issues in our contemporary world and therefore

1) theatre and the arts are predominantly entertainment and not very important in a societal context.

2) it is important that large groups of people are brought together to escape these concerns through the spectacle of musical theatre.

3) the need for theatre and arts emphasizing human interaction are more important to our society.

4) film and television offer the best escape from those personal and humanitarian issues.

3

Theatre of all types exists at every level, from amateur community theatre to university training programs to professional, and at any time audiences might attend

1) productions of Shakespeare's classics.

2) visceral and unique avant-garde productions like Fuerza Bruta.

3) twentieth-century works by playwrights like Arthur Miller, August Wilson, Edward Albee, and Neil Simon.

4) All these answers are correct.

4

Contemporary Asian theatre has evolved dramatically, and yet traditional theatrical forms from India, China, and Japan continue in popularity, including

1) Peking ballet, traditional Japanese hand puppetry, and Indian Sanskrit opera styles.

2) Japanese nō, bunraku, and kabuki; Beijing opera, and Indian kathakali theatre styles.

3) Indian Natyasatra, Japanese Shaanxi theatre, and Chinese kabuki theatre styles.

4) None of these answers is correct.

2

The Al-Kasaba Theatre, founded in 1970, is the most important theatre group in

1) Israel.

2) India.

3) Palestine.

4) Bethlehem.

3