VALLE TH 210 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS SET
2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Types-Examples of Conventions . Answer: History of theater is about
the change of conventions
Close examination of theatrical conventions tells a lot about culture
Women didn't appear on british stage until 1660
Black and white actors didn't share a stage in the US before the 20th
century
antagonist/protagonist- we know them based on what they want and how
it creates conflict
Stock characters- station in life, age, gender, occupation, class
Changes in movement
Staging, design, and costumes
Deaf West Theater... actors do sign language while performing
Incorporating more disabled people (wheelchair or deaf)
Use of narrator
Individual actors play several roles
Actors changing costumes on stage
Locations: performed outside a theater
Engages a passive audience
,◉ What is "theatre"? . Answer: "A impersonates B as C looks on"
◉ Etiquette . Answer: the customary code of polite behavior in society
or among members of a particular profession or group.
◉ Conventional vs. Unconventional . Answer: Conventional:
Conventions of staging, design and costumes
Unconventional- costumes and displays are like nothing they've ever
seen before
allows audience to enter a different realm, aware they will not
understand those aspects
◉ Immersive Theatre . Answer: stimulates all the senses, removal of the
stage, audience is part of the action, usually a chef there to set the scene
with food and smells to immerse you into the world of the play
◉ Promenade . Answer: audience is right there and wearing masks over
their faces and can get up close, usually in a hotel and everything is part
of the journey of the production
◉ Sleep No More . Answer: a site-specific play that is not held in a
traditional theatre. This play is interactive and the audience walks
around at their own pace.
, ◉ Willing Suspension of Disbelief . Answer: pretending that everything
impending on you is getting in the way and pretending that the play is
real
Actors pretend the audience doesn't exist
Audience pretends this is real
◉ Examples of Breaking 4th Wall . Answer: Direct address- talks
straight to the audience usually at the beginningAside- character pauses
in convo and rest of the play freezes while they talk to the
audienceSoliloquy- actor speaks their thoughts out loud, usually with the
4th wall(representational)
◉ Conventions . Answer: Direct address- talks straight to the audience
usually at the beginningAside- character pauses in convo and rest of the
play freezes while they talk to the audienceSoliloquy- actor speaks their
thoughts out loud, usually with the 4th wall(representational)
◉ Proscenium Stage . Answer: The proscenium is often framed to
accentuate the impression of looking into
Breaking the 4th wall talks to the audience or camera
◉ 4th Wall/Breaking (aside/soliloquy) . Answer: Direct address- talks
straight to the audience usually at the beginning
Aside- character pauses in convo and rest of the play freezes while they
talk to the audience
2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Types-Examples of Conventions . Answer: History of theater is about
the change of conventions
Close examination of theatrical conventions tells a lot about culture
Women didn't appear on british stage until 1660
Black and white actors didn't share a stage in the US before the 20th
century
antagonist/protagonist- we know them based on what they want and how
it creates conflict
Stock characters- station in life, age, gender, occupation, class
Changes in movement
Staging, design, and costumes
Deaf West Theater... actors do sign language while performing
Incorporating more disabled people (wheelchair or deaf)
Use of narrator
Individual actors play several roles
Actors changing costumes on stage
Locations: performed outside a theater
Engages a passive audience
,◉ What is "theatre"? . Answer: "A impersonates B as C looks on"
◉ Etiquette . Answer: the customary code of polite behavior in society
or among members of a particular profession or group.
◉ Conventional vs. Unconventional . Answer: Conventional:
Conventions of staging, design and costumes
Unconventional- costumes and displays are like nothing they've ever
seen before
allows audience to enter a different realm, aware they will not
understand those aspects
◉ Immersive Theatre . Answer: stimulates all the senses, removal of the
stage, audience is part of the action, usually a chef there to set the scene
with food and smells to immerse you into the world of the play
◉ Promenade . Answer: audience is right there and wearing masks over
their faces and can get up close, usually in a hotel and everything is part
of the journey of the production
◉ Sleep No More . Answer: a site-specific play that is not held in a
traditional theatre. This play is interactive and the audience walks
around at their own pace.
, ◉ Willing Suspension of Disbelief . Answer: pretending that everything
impending on you is getting in the way and pretending that the play is
real
Actors pretend the audience doesn't exist
Audience pretends this is real
◉ Examples of Breaking 4th Wall . Answer: Direct address- talks
straight to the audience usually at the beginningAside- character pauses
in convo and rest of the play freezes while they talk to the
audienceSoliloquy- actor speaks their thoughts out loud, usually with the
4th wall(representational)
◉ Conventions . Answer: Direct address- talks straight to the audience
usually at the beginningAside- character pauses in convo and rest of the
play freezes while they talk to the audienceSoliloquy- actor speaks their
thoughts out loud, usually with the 4th wall(representational)
◉ Proscenium Stage . Answer: The proscenium is often framed to
accentuate the impression of looking into
Breaking the 4th wall talks to the audience or camera
◉ 4th Wall/Breaking (aside/soliloquy) . Answer: Direct address- talks
straight to the audience usually at the beginning
Aside- character pauses in convo and rest of the play freezes while they
talk to the audience
