Final

Question 0

Pageant master

Answer 0

In Middle Ages. Same as manager

Question 1

Actor manager

Answer 1

17-19th century in Europe and America. The head of a company

Question 2

Sides

Answer 2

Actors individual lines and ques. Are copied by stage managers

Question 3

Naturalistic play

Answer 3

Believable

Question 4

Slice of life

Answer 4

Creating an illusion of life, making it as believable as possible. As the what if?

Question 5

Dramaturg

Answer 5

Production actors who work with directors to help explain the text. Great deal of knowledge

Question 6

Spine

Answer 6

Back bone

Question 7

High concept production

Answer 7

Innovative interpretation of plays that express a higher director vision and provide new readings to well known plays

Question 8

Deconstruction

Answer 8

Questions the idea of fixed meanings truths or assumptions about text. Gives new meaning

Question 9

Blocking

Answer 9

Pattern of movement on stage

Question 10

Run through

Answer 10

Performance of a okay beginning through end

Question 11

Technical rehearsal

Answer 11

Design elements run through

Question 12

Paper tech

Answer 12

With out actors. The technical side

Question 13

Technical dress rehearsal

Answer 13

All elements come together to rehearse

Question 14

Performance text

Answer 14

A record of all that happens on stage

Question 15

Conceptual twist

Answer 15

Takes from well known story in a new way

Question 16

What is meant by a unifying artistic vision, and who provides it for a play?

Answer 16

It means a strong spine, dedication. The director supervises all artistic elements

Question 17

What is meant by defying theatrical conventions?

Answer 17

Manipulating it in some way

Question 18

Who is Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe? What are 3 of his contributions to theater?

Answer 18

He was a great German playwright, poet etc. 1) poetic style “Weimar classicism” 2) rules for actors comportment on stage 3) model of director

Question 19

What does Charles Darwin’s origin of the species have to do with theater?

Answer 19

Changed the way people looked at theater. Characters could be constructed from a scientific domain

Question 20

How does one discover the spine?

Answer 20

Use a strong active verb, then in a single phrase describe the the central action

Question 21

Why can there be more than one spine?

Answer 21

Different interpretations

Question 22

What is the relationship between director and actor?

Answer 22

The director is an acting coach. The director helps the actor while trying to get what they want too

Question 23

What is the relationship between the director and of a play and the designers?

Answer 23

The director works with the designers to try and get their vision on stage. The director has the final say