theater exam 3

Question 1

fourth wall

Answer 1

the imaginary wall between actors on stage and the audience

Question 2

house

Answer 2

where the audience sits

Question 3

aside

Answer 3

short comments directed to the audience not audible to other characters on stage. it also reveals thoughts and feelings of the character

Question 4

tragic flaw

Answer 4

a personality trait of a main character that leads to their downfall

Question 5

spectacle

Answer 5

scenery, music, and costumes

Question 6

verbal irony

Answer 6

when a person says one thing but means the opposite

Question 7

situational irony

Answer 7

when the outcome of a situation is totally different from what people expect it to be

Question 8

dramatic irony

Answer 8

when the audience knows something the character does not

Question 9

theme

Answer 9

the underlying message or big idea of the story

Question 10

physical humor

Answer 10

behavior or physical characteristics of characters that are exaggerated, outrageous, and laughter evoking

Question 11

daveed diggs’ career

Answer 11

actor + rapper

Question 12

daveed diggs’ birthday

Answer 12

january 24, 1981

Question 13

daveed diggs’ university and degree

Answer 13

brown university, theater degree

Question 14

daveed diggs originated what hamilton roles?

Answer 14

thomas jefferson and marquis de lafayette

Question 15

daveed diggs is playing what role in the little mermaid?

Answer 15

sebastian, the jamaican-accented crab who serves as king triton’s advisor and distinguished court composer

Question 16

awkwafina (nora lum)’s career

Answer 16

actress

Question 17

awkwafina’s birthday

Answer 17

june 2, 1988

Question 18

awkwafina’s stage name came from…

Answer 18

her feelings of awkwardness when she was 16

Question 19

awkwafina’s 2020 awards

Answer 19

golden globe award for best performance by an actress in a motion picture, musical, or comedy for her work in The Farewell (first asian-american to win a golden glove for best actress)

Question 20

awkwafina’s role in the little mermaid

Answer 20

scuttle, an eccentric seagull with expertise in “human stuff”

Question 21

jacob tremblay’s career

Answer 21

actor

Question 22

jacob tremblay’s birthday

Answer 22

october 5, 2006

Question 23

jacob tremblay’s breakout performance

Answer 23

room (2015)

Question 24

jacob tremblay’s awards for room

Answer 24

critics’ choice movie award for best young performer

Question 25

jacob tremblay’s role in the little mermaid

Answer 25

flounder, ariel’s best friend, who regularly embarks on her adventures despite his cowardly demeanor