Theater Appreciation Midterm

How Early do you need to arrive to the theater?

15-30 minutes

List the 6 types of environmental facts

Geographical location

Time

Economical Environment

Social Environment

Political Environment

Religious Environment

This stage is noted for having a distinguished arch, the play fits within the frame and has orchestra and balcony seating

Proscenium Stage

This stage has the audience on three sides

Thrust stage

This stage has the audience surrounding the actors

Arena stage

You can place any type of stage within this theater

The Blackbox Theater

Environmental Stage

Theater can be anywhere and sometimes physically move

The audience can be anywhere and can sometimes physically move with the actors from scene to scene

Environmental Stage

Audience on both sides of the stage

Alley

Temporary stage with an erected curtain

Booth

Broadway theaters can hold how man people

500+

How many people can Off Broadway theater hold

100-499

How many people can an off off Broadway theater hold

0-99

Theater is best defined as:

The art of making, performing, and viewing plays

The word “theater” comes from the Greek word theatron, meaning:

“Seeing place”

One unique quality that separates theater from other art forms is

It happens live in front of an audience

The term “willing suspension of disbelief” means

Accepting the imaginary world of the play as real

The three main elements of a play’s “world” are

Time, place, and culture

What is the best way to evaluate a play critically?

Identify what the playwright and director intended to achieve

The phrase “theater is a collaborative art” means

Many artists contribute to one production

A commercial theater aims primarily to

Make profit through ticket sales

A nonprofit theater uses revenue mainly to

Reinvest in productions and community programs

A resident theater is also called a

Regional theater

Broadway is considered the center of

Commercial theater in the U.S

A touring production is

A production that travels to multiple cities

What does The Playwright do?

Create the script and dialogue

William Shakespeare is often called

The Bard of Avon

August Wilson’s plays are best known for portraying

African American life and history

What does the Pittsburgh Cycle refer to

Wilson’s series of ten plays, each set in a different decade

Stanislavski is known for developing

The Method

The actor’s “objective” refers to

What the actor wants to achieve in a scene

Joe Discher is best known for his work as

Joe Discher is best known for his work as

According to Discher, great Shakespeare performance requires

Understanding the text’s rhythm and meaning

Discher emphasized that clarity in Shakespeare comes from

Connecting physical action to the text

Bill Bowers is primarily known as a

Mime artist and storyteller