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Test 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Must move very rapidly in an episodic manner and is believable only for the moment

A

Farce

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2
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Treats its subject in a lighter vein even though it might be a serious one

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Comedy

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3
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There may be an emotion of pity but it boarders on sintimentality

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Melodrama

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4
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The incidents must be absolutely honest without the elements of chance. what should happen must happen.

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Tragedy

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5
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The characters are more loosely drawn than in tragedy, which makes it easier for the audience to identify with the characters, thus creating a strong empathic response.

A

melodrama

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6
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In the final analysis the protagonist must meet defeat

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tragedy

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7
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Has as its object riotous laughter and escape

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farce

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8
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is dominated by situation rather than character and calls for little or no thought

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farce

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9
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What are Goethe’s three questions?

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Is it worth doing?
What is the artist trying to do?
How well has he or she done it?

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10
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The different categories of Professional theatre are

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broadway, off-broadway, Regional Repertory, (most) dinner theatres

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11
Q

Broadway theatres are dominated by?

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unions

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12
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The latin word auditorium means?q

A

hearing place

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13
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The greek word theatron means?

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seeing place

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14
Q

Stage actors and stage manager

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Actors Equity Association (AEA)

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15
Q

Film actors

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Screen Actors Guild (sag)

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16
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Vocalists

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The American guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)

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17
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Magicians, Jugglers, Comedians

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The American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA)

18
Q

Extras for television

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Screen Extras Guild (SEG)

19
Q

Designers and Painters

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United Scenic Artists (USA)

20
Q

Playwrights, Lyricists, Composers and Librettists

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Dramatists Guild of the Authors League of America (DG)

21
Q

Directors and choreographers

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The Directors Guild of America (DGA)

22
Q

Stagehands, Scenic carpenters, stage lighting people

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International alliance for Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE)

23
Q

A _____ is a person who evaluates knowledgeably and fairly from a defined set of standards

A

Critic

24
Q

A _____ bases his evaluation on personal reaction

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Reviewer

25
Q

What are the different types of plays?

A

Comedy, tragedy, farce, satire, melodrama

26
Q

who is the character that stands on opposition to the leading character of the play

A

antagonist

27
Q

who is the leading character or hero of play

A

protagonist

28
Q

See something uplifting and teach a valuable lesson.
See something that advocates parts of life they personally approve.
Demands only nice clean plays be presented

A

Moralists

29
Q

Desire only to be amused and choose only lighter plays and musicals.
Forget about their cares and worries.
Audience highly intelligent but members lack intellectual depth in their choices

A

Escapists

30
Q

Want to see art for arts sake
The theatre should belong to them, the self professed intellectuals.
Plays that are popular with mass audiences is a sure sign of mediocrity.

A

Artsakists

31
Q

First awarded in 1918, administered by Columbia University for a distinguished play by an American author dealing with an American Theme

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Pulitzer Prize

32
Q

First awarded in 1936 as an alternative to the (Pulitzer)

original categories: best american play, best foreign play, best musical

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NY Drama Critics Circle award

33
Q

First awarded in 1947 for Broadway plays, voted on by peers, best play, best musical, technical awards, numerous categories.

A

Tonies

34
Q

All My Sons was written by

A

Arthur Miller

35
Q

Where does the title of the play All My Sons come from?

A

Joe making reference to Larry’s perception of all the boys in the service

36
Q

What convinces Kate that larry is dead?

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Kate reading the letter from Larry to Ann

37
Q

Theatre recreates, reproduces or represents

A

Mimetic

38
Q

Each performance is a distinct work of art

A

temporal

39
Q

It is a combination of all artforms

A

Synthesis

40
Q

From one production to the next the only thing that remains constant is the script

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interpretive

41
Q

name two other plays by the author of All My Sons

A

The Crucible, Death of a Salesman

42
Q

Who was Arthur Miller’s second wife?

A

Marylin Monroe

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