terminology tests

Question 1

catharsis

Answer 1

fear and purging of emotions

Question 2

suspension of disbelief

Answer 2

although you know you’re watching a play, you suspend your belief and get emotionally immersed in the play

Question 3

conflict of need

Answer 3

two characters wth opposing needs

Question 4

conflict with self

Answer 4

character is confused on the proper course of action to take

Question 5

conflict with society

Answer 5

character is at odds with the structure of society including society’s morals, values, and beliefs.

Question 6

exposition

Answer 6

opening part of the play where the main character and background information needed to understand the play are introduced.

Question 7

inciting incident

Answer 7

event that begins the action of the play

Question 8

climax

Answer 8

main forces meet in a showdown scene

Question 9

resolution

Answer 9

something that resolves the major conflict of the play

Question 10

denounement

Answer 10

falling action of the play and the tying of loose ends

Question 11

edi

Answer 11

equity, diversity, and inclusion; creating equitable and inclusive forms of theatre

Question 12

in the moment

Answer 12

actor seems as if they’re experiencing the scene for the first time ever, hearing and reacting

Question 13

viewpoints

Answer 13

method first popularized by ane bogart and breaks movement down into nine components

Question 14

proscenium theatre

Answer 14

audience on one side and the actors on the other side

Question 15

transformational

Answer 15

actor can play a wide variety of kinds of characters

Question 16

ensemble

Answer 16

whole company of the play is playing together with trust

Question 17

virtuoso

Answer 17

skill, technical, emotional, transformational range in an actor

Question 18

objective

Answer 18

what one character wants another to do

Question 19

action/verb

Answer 19

the way a character goes about getting an objective

Question 20

body centers

Answer 20

part of the body most powerful to an actor, the form in which a character leads

Question 21

the method

Answer 21

acting process focusing on internal and psychological truth; actors personal connection to the character they’re playing

Question 22

thrust theatre

Answer 22

stage thrusts out and audience surrounds the stage

Question 23

theatre in the round

Answer 23

audience surround all sides of the stage, completely surrounding the actors

Question 24

site specific

Answer 24

setting the play somewhere outside of the theatre

Question 25

environmental staging

Answer 25

using the audience as a part of the staging of the play

Question 26

single set

Answer 26

all action takes place in one set

Question 27

unit set

Answer 27

scenery doesn’t change or move, instead lighting and staging move to make the unit appear to be many different places

Question 28

directors concept

Answer 28

the unifying question of the production

Question 29

casting

Answer 29

process of bringing in actors for roles

Question 30

blocking/staging

Answer 30

position and movements of actors on stage

Question 31

transition

Answer 31

how you go from one scene to another

Question 32

mise en scene

Answer 32

“setting the scene”, everything on the stage and how its placed

Question 33

world of the play

Answer 33

themes, conflicts, characters, and emotions of the play all create the world of the play

Question 34

modeling in light design

Answer 34

revealing the form of an object through highlights and shadows

Question 35

front light

Answer 35

light that comes from the front

Question 36

side light

Answer 36

light that comes from the side

Question 37

light plot

Answer 37

map of the lights, the way they will be hung

Question 38

broadway

Answer 38

group of theatres in nyc, minimum of 500 seats and has the tony awards

Question 39

off-broadway

Answer 39

rejection of commercial theatre, 100-499 seats

Question 40

off-off-broadway

Answer 40

complete rejection of commercial theatres, less that 99 seats mostly never in actual theaters instead cafes

Question 41

regional/residential theatre

Answer 41

not for profit, every city has a company that speaks to their concerns

Question 42

headshot

Answer 42

photo seen by casting directors to cast actors

Question 43

breakdown

Answer 43

description of the roles of a play, what the director is looking for for each role of the play, director sends it out

Question 44

screening audition

Answer 44

directors bring out many people to see different actors, deciding who gets a callback

Question 45

call-back

Answer 45

second round of auditions, director calls back smaller group of actors

Question 46

dance-theatre

Answer 46

combination of dance and theatre, less about a story and more about emotions