Exam 1

Question 1

A universally accepted truth

Answer 1

Objective Truth

Question 2

An individual Truth

Answer 2

Subjective Truth

Question 3

A large emotional release (Crying, laughing, screaming, etc.)

Answer 3

Catharsis

Question 4

Arrangement where the stage is in the middle and the audience is on all 4 sides of the stage

Answer 4

Arena formation

Question 5

Arrangement where the stage comes out from one side and the audience is on 3 sides of the stage

Answer 5

Thrust formation

Question 6

Arrangement where the stage is on one side (typically framed) and the audience is all on 1 side of the stage

Answer 6

Proscenium formation

Question 7

Arrangement where the stage is long and thin and the audience is on either (2) side(s) of the stage

Answer 7

Ally formation

Question 8

Type of theatre represented by some kind of school

Answer 8

Academic Theatre

Question 9

Type of theatre where the actors are unpaid

Answer 9

Community Theatre

Question 10

Type of theatre where the actors are paid and typically part of a union (Hint: divided into 2 types)

Answer 10

Professional Theatre

Question 11

Americas theatre district–Most well known commercial theaters in America (Hint: actors are paid)

Answer 11

Broadway Theatre

Question 12

A professional or semi-professional theater company that produces its own seasons (Hint: actors are paid)

Answer 12

Regional Theatre

Question 13

Antagonist of Antigone

Answer 13

Antigone

Question 14

Protagonist of Antigone

Answer 14

Creon (Uncle-Daddy)

Question 15

God of wine, revelry, merriment, and FERTILITY

Answer 15

Dionysus

Question 16

Song of praise or worship to Dionysus

Answer 16

Dithyramb

Question 17

The wall behind the stage in a theatron in Athens

Answer 17

Skene

Question 18

The first actor, stepped out of the chorus and created dialog between himself and the chorus.

Answer 18

Thespis

Question 19

Wrote plays with 2 actors, creating true dialog and anticipation of unknown reactions

Answer 19

Aeschlysus (Good luck spelling that!)

Question 20

Wrote plays with 3 actors, creating more complex interactions and making anticipation even more fun

Answer 20

Sophocles

Question 21

Annual spring festival praising Dionysus lasting 3 days. Each play-write would present 3 tragedies and 1 satyr (Hint: it sounds like a location but it is not, it is a festival!)

Answer 21

City Dionysus

Question 22

Who had the first democracy?

Answer 22

Greeks

Question 23

A type of play which begins with union and ends in separation (Hint: this was the first type of play)

Answer 23

Tragedy

Question 24

A type of play which consisted of an actor wearing a costume depicting a large phallus hanging from the waste, the actor made fun of the rich people in the audience (Hint: origin of the word “satire”. Also this was the second type of play)

Answer 24

Satyr

Question 25

A type of play which begins with some form of separation and ends in union

Answer 25

Comedy (Think of any RomCom ever)

Question 26

Who was the architect of the Wyly theater?

Answer 26

Joshua Prince

Question 27

Who was the architect of the Teatro Olimpico

Answer 27

Andre Piladio

Question 28

Which theater used Forced Visual Perspecive (single vanishing point), a Permanent Set, was an Academic Theater (wealthy wanting to be scholars), and is the Oldest Indoor Theater (used lamp light)? (Hint: Highly influenced by Roman theaters)

Answer 28

Olimpico

Question 29

Which theater had the First Proscenium Arch, the Ability to Manipulate Light, Wings, a Moveable Set, Spectacle (multiple vanishing points), and created the 4th Wall by Framing the Stage?

Answer 29

Farnese

Question 30

Which theater is Ridiculously Versatile, has Audience Manipulation, and can be open for events other than theater?

Answer 30

Wyly

Question 31

A type of play where: Time passes in a linear motion, dialog matches time and place, the 4th wall is preserved, the situations can happen in real life, and there are no supernatural elements

Answer 31

Realism

Question 32

When an actor talks to the audience but other actors are not aware/cannot hear

Answer 32

Aside

Question 33

Intense bodily gestures that actors use so that audiences understand emotions from far away

Answer 33

Melodrama

Question 34

What is this? 1) Body and voice must be in tune to what you're doing. 2) Authenticity--Actors must project without contrivance, finding the balance between pleasing front and back rows of the theater. 3) Analyze text--Understand your character and why they're doing what they do. 4) Magic IF/Sense Memory/Emotional Memory Recall. 5) Observation--Understanding the reactions of others and taking note. 6) Discovery (being in the moment)/Present. 7) Repeat (Hint: Secret actual first step is relaxation)

Answer 34

The Stanislavsky System

Question 35

Muscle memory of sensual experiences

Answer 35

Sense Memory

Question 36

Recalling past emotional experiences

Answer 36

Emotional Recall

Question 37

Imaginary circumstances

Answer 37

Magic IF

Question 38

A thing that a character wants which keeps them going

Answer 38

Objectives

Question 39

The action a character uses to complete their objectives

Answer 39

Tactics

Question 40

The thing/person that is stopping a character from getting their objectives

Answer 40

Obstacles

Question 41

The unspoken words communicated between characters

Answer 41

Subtext

Question 42

Antagonist of Three Sisters

Answer 42

Natasha

Question 43

Protagonist of Three Sisters

Answer 43

Irina, Masha, Olga