Chapters 9,10,11,12 and Global Theatre

Question 1

Name 3 elements of scene design

Answer 1

1. line
2. Mass
3. Composition
4. Texture
5. Color

Question 2

Name 3 objectives of costume design

Answer 2

1. Establish the style of a production
2. Indicate the historical period of the play and the locale
3. Indicate the nature of the individual character of groups in a play; their station in life, their occupations, their personalities
4. Show relationships among characters
5. Symbolically convey the significance of individual characters to the theme of the play
6. Meet the needs of each actor
7. Be consistent with the whole production design

Question 3

Name 3 Primary Functions and objectives of lighting

Answer 3

1. Provide Visibility
2. Reveal Shapes and forms
3. Provide a focus on stage/create visual compositions
4. Assist in creating mood and reinforcing style
5. Help establish time and place
6. Establish rhythm of visual movement
7. reinforce a central visual image, establish visual information

Question 4

What is Musical Theatre

Answer 4

Theatre that integrates songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance

Question 5

Conventions of Opera

Answer 5

• drama set entirely to music
• began in Florence Italy 1600 to 1900
• Arias (strong, melodic solos) stiring duets,trios,quart,choruses
• Composer(and soloists) reigns supreme
• well known Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Richard Wagner

Question 6

Types of Musical Theatre

Answer 6

• Opera
• Operetta
• Musical Comedy
• Musical Theatre
• Revue

Question 7

Operetta

Answer 7

• between opera and musical theatre
• Emphasis on musical numbers
• Often comic or romantic in tone
• Pirates of Penzance

Question 8

Musical Theatre

Answer 8

• integrates song, dialogue, acting and dance
• Evolved out of the operetta, vaudeville(juggling’n’stuff), and burlesque(elaboratesexualsrtipshow)
• considered an invention of American Theatre

Question 9

Musical Comedy

Answer 9

• light comic story interspersed with popular music
• Far-fetched, silly
• Contemporary

Question 10

What was the golden age of American Musical Theatre

Answer 10

20th century

Question 11

Book Musicals

Answer 11

have a linear stoyline(beginning middle end

Question 12

Librettist

Answer 12

author of the book in a musical

Question 13

Lyricist

Answer 13

author of the lyrics in a musical

Question 14

1920s to 1930s

Answer 14

• ‘Showboat’ by Kern and Hammerstein II
• ‘Of The I Sing’ by George and Gershwin
• ‘Porgy and Bess’ by Gershwin and Heyward

Question 15

1940s and 1950s

Answer 15

• ‘Oklahoma, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, The Sound of Music’ by Rogers and Hammerstein II
• ‘Guys and Dolls’ by Loesser
• ‘My Fair Lady’ by Lerner and Loewe

Question 16

1960s through 1980s

Answer 16

• ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ by Harnick and stein
• ‘Hair’ by Mac Dermot Ragni and Rado
• ‘Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Sondheim

Question 17

1990s to the Present

Answer 17

• ‘Rent, In the Heights, Hairspray, Next to Normal, The Lion King’

Question 18

How long has Theatre been around?

Answer 18

2000+ years

with the Greek and Romans

Question 19

India Theatre

Answer 19

• Kathakali- dance drama with vibrant costumes
• import and domestic production of cinema has disrupted the cultural evolution of theatre in India
• Bollywood- film in India (Slumdog Millionaire)

Question 20

China Theatre

Answer 20

• Beijing(Peking) Opera- noted for being a propaganda machine for the communist party
• Vehicle for taking government messages to far reaches of the countryside
• Traditional Spoken Word dramas were suppressed until the death of Mao
• Arthur Miller directed Death of a Salesman in Beijing(1980s)
• still restricted by the government

Question 21

Japan Theatre

Answer 21

• Traditional JTheatre- nō, bunraku, Kabuki
• all three thriving despite western influence
• Shingeki- modern,western influenced
• Experimental Theatre- Suzuki

Question 22

Middle East Theatre

Answer 22

• Islam prohibits topics such as it’s prominent figures and supernatural elements
• Saudi Arabia open to theatre from western influence
• Exception Israel and Palestine

Question 23

Africa (Portuguese)

Answer 23

• Angda, Cape Verde, Guinea-bissau, Mozambique
• before 1975 vaudevillian in nature
• After independence, explored social issues in liberation

Question 24

Africa (French)

Answer 24

• Congo, Cameroon, Rwanda, Chad

- Traditional theatre storytelling and French influences

Question 25

Africa (English)

Answer 25

- Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Zambia - western influence - Ogunda- founder of modern Nigerian theatre - Fugard- South African playwright challenged goustructual

Question 26

Russia and Eastern Europe

Answer 26

- like china, heavily censored by soviet union - Moscow and Saint Petersburg - The Moscow Art Theatre

Question 27

Western Europe, Britain, and Irland

Answer 27

- Classic Theatre(Shakespeare,Greek,Moliere) - Ongoing Modern Theatre - Avant-guard or Experimental

Question 28

Latin America Theatre

Answer 28

- Realistic Drama, Experimental | - Sociopolitical Drama

Question 29

Mexico Theatre

Answer 29

- finding it's own voice apart from European influence

Question 30

Cuba Theatre

Answer 30

like china, heavily censored,but historical context usually permitted

Question 31

Name 3 Scene Design Objectives

Answer 31

1. help set the tone and style of the production 2. Establish the locale and period in which the play takes place 3. Develop a design concept consistent with the director concept. 4. Ensure that the scenery is coordinated with other production elements 5. Solve practical design problems