Clicker qs Flashcards
The three basic components of theatre are
Actor, space, audience
Which of the following best defines theatre?
A place to watch a performance
True or false?
Theatre and sport/games have little in common
False
Denis Diderot’s idea of the “paradox of the actor” states that onstage,
While the actor disappears or seems lifeless, the simulated character seems to live
What are the two types of performance?
Presentational and Representational or Internal and External
Theatrical performance differs from other kinds of performance because:
Theatre is live, scripted, and rehearsed
What is a play?
An action focused around a particular conflict, which gives the action significance
True or false?
The term genre means “category” or “kind”
True
In Greek tragedy, the central character
Undergoes a change that leads to his or her demise
Tragic suffering differs form pathetic or maudlin feelings in that:
The tragic hero takes on a bold and heroic dimension because he or she faces huge odds
Which of the following is true about the difference between tragedy and comedy?
Tragedy typically deals with great people, whereas comedy deals with ordinary people
The person who opposes the “carrier of the action” is called the
Antagonist
Which dramatic genre purports to be serious, but in fact deals with human issues on only the most superficial level, embellished w spectacular staging, flamboyant dialogue, and highly suspenseful and contrived plotting?
Melodrama
Ultimately, the practice of dividing plays into a genre is
Subjective because each play is unique
The six components of a play which Aristotle lists, in order of importance, are
Plot, character, theme, diction, music, and spectacle
True or false?
The audience is NOT part of the definition of conventions of the theatre
False
According to the text, every person may be considered a playwright because
The unconscious stages an association of words and ideas when we sleep
The term playwright refers to
A person who constructs a play as a wheelwright makes a wheel
The core element of every play is
Action
A fantastical play that deals with characters that are wholly appropriate tot heir imaginary situation and internally consistent in their actions within the context of the play, which therefore create wholly….
Credibility
Info about antecedent action (action coming before) is called
exposition
Which of the following is true of the history of the director’s role?
There has always been a director but not always an individual specifically charged with that role
The ancient Greek word for director is
Disdaskalos: meaning teacher
True or false?
Contemporary directors are less free than those in prior periods to experiment with ideas and/or concepts
False
What is meant by the “concept” of a production?
The director’s central idea which focuses his or her interpretation
The director spends most of her time in which of the following activities?
Coaching the actors
A director should possess all of the following EXCEPT
A capable voice and an athletic physique, both which comprise the actor’s instrument
What is the “Method”?
Slavinski…..
The actors instrument is his or her
Self
Which of the following does the director NOT typically look for in a an audition?
Personal history that exactly matches that of the character
The Coger Theatre is a _____ theatre
Proscenium
What kind of scenery attempts to depict, in great detail, a specific time and place in the observable world where the play’s events are presumed to take place?
Realistic
The ancient and original use of costume was to ______
Separate the actor from the audience
