UIUC THEA 110 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
Kislan's Parts of a Musical - ANS the book, the lyrics, the score, the dance
The Book - ANS generates the theater in musical theater; an outline of highly compressed
dramatic development that provides a working umbrella for the songs and dances that
distinguish a good production
The Lyrics - ANS compact pattern of words that when set to music communicates information
vital to the dramatic life of a show; put language to the task of expressing thoughts and
emotions through the denotative and connotative meanings of words, patterns of literary
development, and form
denotative meaning - ANS explicit factual definition found in the dictionary
connotative meaning - ANS a more emotional meaning derived from personal experience
and associated less with fact than with memory and imagination
the score - ANS reinforces emotions in drama in a way that cannot be duplicated by language
alone
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, the dance - ANS "the most direct expression of human feeling and sentiment"; transcends
geography in a way that language cannot; humanizes expression in a way that music cannot
Kislan's view on musicals - ANS musicals embody the spirit and philosophy of the theater of
romance; enriches human life by raising the ordinary to the exceptional; musical theater is
presentational; musical theater requires a strict acceptance of the convention unique to it
Theater of Romance - ANS presents life as it should be
total theater - ANS an artistic system that not only encourages the use of techniques beyond
the spoken word for projecting dramatic ideas but makes nonliteral dramatic revelation a
priority in the creative and interpretive process
Naturalism - ANS a style of theater or film in which everything feels as if its actually
happening for the first time
Realism - ANS portray human life as it really is
Waiting for Godot - ANS very non-realistic and an extreme example of how some plays ignore
verisimilitude
Singing in the Rain - ANS perfect choreography, the combination of music and lyrics, and the
rain itself arent truly real but there are still elements of reality present
Musicals - ANS music plays a central role in the telling of the story and without the music the
work would fall apart
non-musicals - ANS do not rely on music to convey their message or tell their story
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
Kislan's Parts of a Musical - ANS the book, the lyrics, the score, the dance
The Book - ANS generates the theater in musical theater; an outline of highly compressed
dramatic development that provides a working umbrella for the songs and dances that
distinguish a good production
The Lyrics - ANS compact pattern of words that when set to music communicates information
vital to the dramatic life of a show; put language to the task of expressing thoughts and
emotions through the denotative and connotative meanings of words, patterns of literary
development, and form
denotative meaning - ANS explicit factual definition found in the dictionary
connotative meaning - ANS a more emotional meaning derived from personal experience
and associated less with fact than with memory and imagination
the score - ANS reinforces emotions in drama in a way that cannot be duplicated by language
alone
@2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED 1
, the dance - ANS "the most direct expression of human feeling and sentiment"; transcends
geography in a way that language cannot; humanizes expression in a way that music cannot
Kislan's view on musicals - ANS musicals embody the spirit and philosophy of the theater of
romance; enriches human life by raising the ordinary to the exceptional; musical theater is
presentational; musical theater requires a strict acceptance of the convention unique to it
Theater of Romance - ANS presents life as it should be
total theater - ANS an artistic system that not only encourages the use of techniques beyond
the spoken word for projecting dramatic ideas but makes nonliteral dramatic revelation a
priority in the creative and interpretive process
Naturalism - ANS a style of theater or film in which everything feels as if its actually
happening for the first time
Realism - ANS portray human life as it really is
Waiting for Godot - ANS very non-realistic and an extreme example of how some plays ignore
verisimilitude
Singing in the Rain - ANS perfect choreography, the combination of music and lyrics, and the
rain itself arent truly real but there are still elements of reality present
Musicals - ANS music plays a central role in the telling of the story and without the music the
work would fall apart
non-musicals - ANS do not rely on music to convey their message or tell their story
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