Introduction to Theatre section 200 spring 2022 chapter 3

Why is theatre-in-the-round so conductive to a communal audience experience?

A.) Audience members can see each other's reactions.

B.) In-the-round theatres only hold large audiences.

C.) The audience is separated from the actors.

D.) The audience is encourage to talk.

A.) Audience members can see each other's reactions

The willing suspension of disbelief makes it possible for the audience to ____.

A.) show approval by cheering loudly for a great action scene

B.) know that events on stage are not real, but react emotionally as if they are real

C.) experience emotions safely in the theatre

D.) walk out of the theatre and call the police to report the terrible abuses they witnessed on stage

B.) know that events on stage are not real, but react emotionally as if they are real

In ancient Greece, theatre was performed _____.

A.) in very small arena theatres

B.) at a religious festival

C.) with audience members who went onstage when they wanted

D.) to appeal to a bloodthirsty audience

B.) at a religious festival

The development of theatre architecture during the Italian Renaissance emphasized a separation based on _____.

A.) gender

B.) age

C.) race

D.) class

D.) class

One of the biggest influences on audience behavior is exposure to ______.

A.) a mediatized world

B.) movie theatres

C.) violent images

D.) immersive theatre

A.) a mediatized world

During a live performance, you are suddenly attacked by a bout of coughing. When/how should you open your cough drop?

A.) quickly, during a scene change

B.) whenever you need it - people will understand

C.) never - hold the cough in and wait until after the show

D.) walk out in the middle of a scene and open it in the lobby

A.) quickly, during a scene change

In a live theatre, audiences have the power to _____.

A.) charge their cell phones onstage

B.) alter the performance

C.) come and go

D.) film the show

B.) alter the performance

A work that incorporate multiple perspective is:

postmodern

A work that follows a linear timeline is:

not postmodern

A work that bases its world on reason and science is:

not postmodern

A work in which meaning a relative is:

postmodern

A work in which truth is objective and verifiable is:

not postmodern

A work that presents a single perspective is:

not postmodern

A work that features a breakdown of hierarchies is:

postmodern

A work that encourages multiple interpretations is:

postmodern

A good theatre critic has a number of important tasks, including ______.

A.) criticizing a production for all of its faults

B.) reviewing amateur and community theatre with the same expectations as professional theatre

C.) explaining the social context of a work

D.) determining if a show is good or bad

C.) explaining the social context of a work

At dramatic festivals like the City Dionysia, ____ judged the dramatist competitions.

A.) prominent citizens

B.) former actors

C.) winning gladiators

D.) the king

A.) prominent citizens

According to postmodernism, ______.

A.) truth is relative

B.) hierarchies are natural

C.) history is logical

D.) art is universal

A.) truth is relative

While critics usually look at a single work, theorists look for ____.

A.) history to provide the basis for theatrical productions

B.) audiences who can be told what theatre is good

C.) larger trends across the field

D.) best practices they can impart to theatre artists

C.) larger trends across the field

In a production, dramaturg's function is often as a(n) _____.

A.) interpreter

B.) questioner

C.) unifier

D.) cheerleader

B.) questioner

The first dramaturg was _____ in 1767.

A.) Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

B.) Richard Schechner

C.) Bertolt Brecht

D.) Peter Brook

A.) Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Much of our information about theatre in seventeenth century England comes from ____.

A.) newspaper reviews

B.) records from the Great Fire of London

C.) the dairy of an avid theatre-goer

D.) descriptions written in King Charles II's journal

C.) the dairy of an avid theatre-goer

Under Queen Elizabeth I in England, the Master of the Revels was responsible for _____.

A.) planning theatrical events

B.) censoring theatre

C.) injecting religion into theatre

D.) encouraging and developing new plays

B.) censoring theatre

One of the reason that English Puritans objected to theatre during the seventeenth century was because they viewed ____.

A.) theatre as a tool to educate the illiterate masses

B.) theatre as a tool that would promote communism

C.) acting as a form of lying

D.) actors as too decadent and flamboyant

C.) acting as a form of lying

Critics complained that Disney's initial Broadway production, Beauty and the Beast, _______.

A.) cut too many financial corners and looked "cheap"

B.) was a reproduction of the movie

C.) did not attract a broad audience

D.) changed Broadway theatre to a commercial enterprise

B.) was a reproduction of the movie

The producer's key function is to ______.

A.) create specific costume and scenic designs

B.) raise funds to pay for a production

C.) unify and interpret the creative elements

D.) censor unpopular material

B.) raise funds to pay for a production

The primary job of the marketing team is to _____.

A.) make sure the show is audience-friendly

B.) ensure that there is an audience

C.) provide historical research to inform the director

D.) design the overall aesthetic of the production

B.) ensure that there is an audience

Which of the following would be most important for marketing team to know?

A.) current target audience demographics

B.) Broadway marketing techniques

C.) the structure of the overall production budget

D.) basic principles of directing

A.) current target audience demographics

The Federal Theatre Project was created in order to _____.

A.) support the Royal National Theatre in England

B.) fight the plague of communism

C.) create jobs for theatre artists

D.) protest the current practices of theatre artists

C.) create jobs for theatre artists

Which of the following scenarios describes the "willing suspension of disbelief"?

A.) believing that the plot of Romeo and Juliet could happen in real life

B.) stopping the show to make sure that Juliet did not really die

C.) crying when Romeo and Juliet kill themselves

D.) noticing that the actor playing Romeo is way too old for the role

C.) crying when Romeo and Juliet kill themselves

Sleep No More is a contemporary popular theatre work in which audience members travel from room to room in an old hotel to view moments adapted from Shakespeare's Macbeth. Which of the following had staging practices that were most like those in Sleep No More?

A.) medieval religious drama

B.) ancient Greek tragedies

C.) Renaissance comedies

D.) Sanskrit theatre

A.) medieval religious drama

If a nobleman attended a play during the English Renaissance, he probably sat in __________.

A.) the pit

B.) the gallery

C.) the orchestra

D.) a box

D.) a box

Which of the following scenarios would be appropriate theatre etiquette?

A.) You did not hear a line, so you ask the stranger sitting next to you, "What did he say?"

B.) At a surprising plot twist, you gasp, then applaud enthusiastically.

C.) Your friend is in the show and asked you to take a few pictures during the performance.

D.) Your friend sends a text about a party later, so you text her back during the performance

B.) At a surprising plot twist, you gasp, then applaud enthusiastically

The rise of the "democratic" auditorium emerged in response to _____.

A.) an increase in working-class audience members

B.) the need to shift the content of plays from communist to democratic

C.) a Puritan attempt to convince everyone to attend theatre

D.) the desire to have everyone attend the theatre

A.) an increase in working-class audience members

Good critics balance four major types of information, including judgment, description, analysis, and ______.

A.) the dramatic pentad

B.) lede

C.) interpretation

D.) theory

C.) interpretation

A critique in a scholarly journal will most likely incorporate ______.

A.) nasty criticism

B.) censored lines from the play

C.) deep analysis and research

D.) popular opinion

C.) deep analysis and research

Which of the following topics might best explored by a theatre theorist?

A.) How might I collect enough funding to pa for the artistic this show needs to thrive on Broadway?

B.) How might the costume, set, and lightning design in a production work together to create a unified visual picture?

C.) How have social norms and infrastructures played a role in stage representations of African Americans since the Civil War?

D.) What marketing strategies will best target the intended audience for this production?

C.) How have social norms and infrastructures played a role in stage representations of African Americans since the Civil War?

Which of the following is a job for a dramaturg?

A.) creating preliminary sketches of period costumes

B.) finding an actor with a specific look

C.) calling local press to reach potential audiences

D.) adapting a Medieval play for contemporary audiences

D.) adapting a Medieval play for contemporary audiences

In addition to assisting in the selection of plays and working with playwrights on the creation of new plays, a dramaturg _________.

A.) recruits audience members based on demographics

B.) understudies the main roles in the production

C.) determines the production concept

D.) serves as an "ideal" audience member

D.) serves as an "ideal" audience member

When Hallie Flanagan testified before HUAC about the motives of the Federal Theatre Project, the question she received about Marlowe was ironic because __________.

A.) those investigating theatre did not know such an important artist

B.) Marlowe was a very well-known Communist in his time period

C.) the committee did not know that Marlow was a pseudonym for Marx

D.) Marlowe was not a communist, but Shakespeare was

A.) those investigating theatre did not know such an important artist

The outcome of the NEA4's lawsuit against the National Endowment for the Arts allowed __________.

A.) the NEA to take standards of "decency" into account when deciding who would receive grand money

B.) the abolishment of the National Endowment for the Arts

C.) artists to receive protection for their rights to free speech

D.) the privatization of all arts funding in the US

A.) the NEA to take standards of "decency" into account when deciding who would receive grand money

Many critics, scholars, and artists have been critical of Disney's presence on Broadway. Why?

A.) Times Square has lost its previous character and become family-friendly.

B.) Disney hires theme park employees rather than trained artists for their shows.

C.) Disney films do not translate well to the Broadway stage.

D.) Disney's willingness to invest in spectacle has caused a 200 percent increase in the cost of Broadway productions.

A.) Times Square has lost its previous character and become family-friendly

Which of the following sounds like the work of marketing team?

A.) The production is of a new play by an up-an-coming playwright.

B.) A group of cast members performs a flash mob and hand out flyers.

C.) The company applies for and receives a government grant.

D.) A production of a play is set in an entirely different era than it was written.

B.) A group of cast members performs a flash mob and hand out flyers.

What lesson might we learn from the Federal Theatre Project and the NEA4?

A.) Only the government should regulate artist output.

B.) Art is just a luxury for the very wealthy.

C.) All artists are communists.

D.) Government funding the arts often comes with strings attached.

D.) Government funding the arts often comes with strings attached.