Theatre Review 2

In traditional theatre forms, the seminal artist is the? Playwright

Which of these is NOT a character in the myth of Oedipus? Delphi (CORRECT Characters: Jocasta, Tiresias, Laius)

Plot can be described as? The sequence of events between the beginning and the end.

Oedipus the King was written in? About 2500 years ago, at the time democracy was established in Athens.

Oedipus the King was written by? Ancient Greek poet Sophocles.

German playwright Bertolt Brecht’s The Private Life of the Master Race, which shows scenes of Nazi oppression, is an example of? Contextual structure.

The most common structure for a play’s plot is? Linear

To submit an actor for a role, an agent submits the actor’? Photo/resume

When actors use a moment from their own lives to better understand a character’s emotion at a moment in the play, that technique is called? emotional recall

Along with other personal qualities, an actor needs an enthusiasm for? Collaboration

An actor’s primary tools are? The text and the self 

So they can learn about upcoming auditions, actors’ agents and casting services? Receive casting breakdowns

Character’s descriptions of themselves? Might be inaccurate 

In the Stanislavsky System, an “objective” is phrased as? An infinitive 

The theatre artist who has artistic responsibility for the entire production is the? Director

Contemporary American playwrights rarely direct their own plays; but, for the 2001 New York premiere of his play ?, Neil LaBute was both playwright and director. The Shape of Things

If you could travel back in time and visit a rehearsal for the first production of Hamlet, the person you might see giving directorial instructions to the actors would be? The playwright William Shakespeare

In the 150 years since the beginnings of directing as we understand the job today, which of these has become the preferred way to describe a director? Still under debate

Directors have many responsibilities, but most directors will say that their success is 80 percent dependent on? Casting directors

The director's job is complete? After the opening night performance

The person credited with being the first director, in the modern sense of that term, is? 19th century German George, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Who is responsible for creating a production’s technical drawings? Scene designer

Someone who designs both scenery and costumes for a stage production is described as a? Scenographer

Which of these is NOT considered one of the four major areas of theatre design? Choreography 

Which is NOT created by the scene designer? Instrument plot

Another name for a rendering is? Sketch

Which two designs use renderings to communicate the look of their designs? Scenery & costume

Which designer prepares a white model? Scene designer 

Helen of Troy has been described as? “The face that launched a thousand ships”

The phrase “putting it together” comes from a song lyric in? Stephen Soundheim’s Sunday in the Park with George

What gave the director of this production the idea to set the action during the American Civil War? A folk song about two brothers

Who first wrote the story that Shakespeare used as a source for his play Troilus & Cressida? Homer

The German word schadenfreude is in common use in English, and it appears in the “War Story” for this chapter. It means? The pleasure we get from seeing another person’s misfortune

Generally, the least expensive tickets you can buy to a Broadway show are for? Standing room only

Tickets to multiple productions presented by a theatre company are called? Season tickets

If a theatre practices dynamic pricing, one way to assure a lower price to a specific production is to? Purchase a ticket before the production opens

Theatre events are often listed? In arts events calendars

Your seat at a performance can be guaranteed by? A ticket to that performance 

Theatres’ advertising targets? The portion of the public most likely interested 

A flex pass allows? And combination of available seats during a season