Final 1

Question 0

Theatrical Conventions

Answer 0

Time
Setting
Action
Character

Question 1

“Willing suspension of disbelief”

Answer 1

Samuel Coleridge

Question 2

Time convention

Answer 2

Passage of time that is not actually happening

Ex- three days go by in a two hour movie

Question 3

Setting

Answer 3

Not actually in the place, time setting, it says it is

Ex- says its on Mars but it’s in LA, says it’s 2045 but it’s 2013

Question 4

Action

Answer 4

Something happens that did not actually happen

Ex- someone dies but is not actually dead, someone levitates an object using magic, but it’s not actually magic

Question 5

Character

Answer 5

Someone is being someone they’re not

Ex- Jennifer Lawrence plays Katniss Everdeen

Question 6

What was the Festival where people make up plays on the spot, and who was the first winner

Answer 6

Festival of Dionysus

Thespis

Question 7

Little house on the stage where actors kept props and such

Answer 7

Skene

Question 8

Deus Ex Machina

Answer 8

God from (the) machine
Used it for quick endings, when they were running out of time, just had a god come down and solve everything

Question 9

Plays by Shakespeare

Answer 9

Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
Midsummers Night Dream
Merchant of Venice

Question 10

Tragedy

Answer 10

Sober plays that are based on humans emotions and conflicts that don’t change

Question 11

Tragedy Plays

Answer 11

Romeo and Juliet
A Streetcar Named Desire
Death of a Salesman

Question 12

What do tragedys end in

Answer 12

Death

Question 13

Who is the main character

Answer 13

Protagonist

Question 14

Error of main character that has serious consequences in tragedys

Answer 14

Tragic flaw

Question 15

Quality of drama that arouses feelings of compassion from the audience in tragedys

Answer 15

Pathos

Question 16

Sense of release of emotion at the end of a tragedy

Answer 16

Catharsis

Question 17

Aspects of a tragedy

Answer 17

Inevitable
Universal theme and appeal
Emotional
Protagonist fails goal and is alienated from society
Protagonists starts out average or better status
Protagonist falls from position loosing dreams, respect and usually ending in death

Question 18

Comedy

Answer 18

Protagonist goes from high to low status, achieves goals
Not emotional
Time and place oriented
Predictably unpredictable

Question 19

Aspects of funniness

Answer 19

Exaggeration
Incongruity
Anticipation
Incompletion
Ambiguity
Recognition
Protection
Relief

Question 20

Exaggeration

Answer 20

Physical characteristics (Austin Powers’ teeth, clothing), Emotional – melodramatic.

Question 21

Incongruity

Answer 21

Things that seem out of place, out of time, or out of character. (Austin Powers in our time).

Question 22

Anticipation

Answer 22

Looking forward to a laugh. We know what is about to happen. Think ‘banana peel on the sidewalk.’

Question 23

Incompletion

Answer 23

Something started but not finished, the audience completes the thought with laughter.

Question 24

Ambiguity

Answer 24

Double meaning. Puns/word play.

Question 25

Recognition

Answer 25

Hidden meanings. Lazar Wolf and Tevye talking about two different things

Question 26

Protection

Answer 26

Physical violence or action without fear of injury.

Question 27

Relief

Answer 27

Building up of pressure, and then releasing it.

Question 28

Musical Drama

Answer 28

Songs/music in plays

Question 29

singing without instrumental accompaniment.

Answer 29

A cappella

Question 30

the person who designs the dance movements

Answer 30

Choreographer

Question 31

a group of singers - male, female, or mixed - in which several singers sing each of the melodic lines.

Answer 31

Chorus

Question 32

the person who writes the score (the melodies / notes)

Answer 32

Composer

Question 33

the person who directs the orchestra for performances.

Answer 33

Conductor

Question 34

literally, "again" in French; now used to describe the unplanned repetition of a number because of an audience's enthusiastic response

Answer 34

Encore

Question 35

the possible groupings of singers (or instrumentalists) - duo/duet - two singers - trio – three - quartet – four - quintet – five - sextet – six - septet – seven - octet - eight

Answer 35

Ensemble

Question 36

the words / poetry to an opera

Answer 36

Libretto

Question 37

the words/poetry to a song (usually rhyming)

Answer 37

Lyrics

Question 38

An American-derived genre which developed in the late 19th century. It tended to have less complex plots and less difficult singing than opera or operetta, and put an emphasis on the chorus line.

Answer 38

Musical Comedy

Question 39

one of the oldest ancestors of musical theater. Originated in Italy at the beginning of the Baroque era, thanks to the Florentine Camerata. Although its character has changed over the centuries, a typical opera is in Italian and features recitatives and arias.

Answer 39

Opera

Question 40

a separate instrumental number played at the beginning of an opera or show. In musical theater, it is common for the overture to contain melodies from various songs in the show. This is generally a signal to the audience that the show is about to begin.

Answer 40

Overture

Question 41

a genre of the late 20th-century which tends to be sung throughout (like opera), but makes use of rock style in some or all of its score.

Answer 41

Rock opera

Question 42

the written melodies / notes of music (created by a composer)

Answer 42

Score

Question 43

a very talented performer

Answer 43

Virtuoso/a