THEA 120 Final Exam 2023 Questions and Answers
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A theater audience is made up of?
a group of individuals who come together at a specific place & a specific time to see a
performance
Theater audience vs Sport Event
-artistically aware
-knows the outcome
-no suspension of disbelief
Aristotle's elements
1. Scenery & Costume (spectacle)
2. Musical Score (organized sound)
3. libretto (the text, diction)
4. characterization
5. thought content (themes & ideas)
6. plot (action: Metabole)
7. Dance/movement
Theater is an immediate COLLABORATIVE art form because?
it requires interaction! It is found in every culture!
1st to define theater?
Aristotle
Arspoetica (lays out the rules of drama)
catharsis
release of emotion
exposition
part of the play or work of fiction in which the background to the main conflict is
introduced
How does the audience know when the play is about to begin?
Dim lights! Speaker usually comes out
Willing Suspension of Disbelief
Theater audience is a social convention, suspend judgement
Richard Wagner
Theatre is the synthesis of all art forms. He created stadium setting
Protagonist
hero
Antagonist
villain
conflict
opposition of wants from protagonist and antagonist
Passing Strange = Keys
Elaine Stritch
famous american actress and singer
was known for being a diva
her mind started to go bad so she would improv a lot of her acts
, Director
-oversees the mounting of a theatrical production
-driving artistic vision of the show
Front of House
This refers to all of the interactions between audience and the theater that take place
outside of the performance.
Musical Director
responsible for all the musical aspects of a show. This includes assisting in the casting
process, teaching the cast their role in the instrumentation as well as coordinating and
conducting an orchestra.
Stage Manager
a person responsible for the technical details of a theatrical production, assisting the
director during rehearsal, supervising the lighting, costuming, setting, prompting, etc.,
and assuming full responsibility for the stage during a performance of a play.
Responsible for scheduling and running rehearsals
communicating the director's wishes to designers and crafts people
coordinating the work of the stage crew
calling cues and possibly actors' entrances during performance
overseeing the entire show each time it is performed
Run Crew
This is the group of people who work all the technical elements of a production during
the tech rehearsals and performances.
4 Elements of Theater
1. Place
2. Actors
3. Story
4. Audience
Where all the elements come together?
Previews
Thespis
first actor(Greek) that stepped out of the chorus
What is acting?
Living truthfully in imaginary circumstances
Konstantin Stanisslovski
Russian acting teacher of the 19th and 20th century. Developed a system of actor
training that produced a more natural/realistic style of acting.
Dramaturg duties?
1. Research-Historical, Cultural, Language, etc.
2. Translate
3. Edit, Rewrite, and help prepare texts
4. Moderator between the Director/Actors and the Playwright
5. Help theatre select a show
Producer Responsibiliteis
1. Raise money
2. Hire the creatives-Director, Designers, Actors, etc.
3. Hire the production staff-General Manager, Production Manager, Stage
Complete
A theater audience is made up of?
a group of individuals who come together at a specific place & a specific time to see a
performance
Theater audience vs Sport Event
-artistically aware
-knows the outcome
-no suspension of disbelief
Aristotle's elements
1. Scenery & Costume (spectacle)
2. Musical Score (organized sound)
3. libretto (the text, diction)
4. characterization
5. thought content (themes & ideas)
6. plot (action: Metabole)
7. Dance/movement
Theater is an immediate COLLABORATIVE art form because?
it requires interaction! It is found in every culture!
1st to define theater?
Aristotle
Arspoetica (lays out the rules of drama)
catharsis
release of emotion
exposition
part of the play or work of fiction in which the background to the main conflict is
introduced
How does the audience know when the play is about to begin?
Dim lights! Speaker usually comes out
Willing Suspension of Disbelief
Theater audience is a social convention, suspend judgement
Richard Wagner
Theatre is the synthesis of all art forms. He created stadium setting
Protagonist
hero
Antagonist
villain
conflict
opposition of wants from protagonist and antagonist
Passing Strange = Keys
Elaine Stritch
famous american actress and singer
was known for being a diva
her mind started to go bad so she would improv a lot of her acts
, Director
-oversees the mounting of a theatrical production
-driving artistic vision of the show
Front of House
This refers to all of the interactions between audience and the theater that take place
outside of the performance.
Musical Director
responsible for all the musical aspects of a show. This includes assisting in the casting
process, teaching the cast their role in the instrumentation as well as coordinating and
conducting an orchestra.
Stage Manager
a person responsible for the technical details of a theatrical production, assisting the
director during rehearsal, supervising the lighting, costuming, setting, prompting, etc.,
and assuming full responsibility for the stage during a performance of a play.
Responsible for scheduling and running rehearsals
communicating the director's wishes to designers and crafts people
coordinating the work of the stage crew
calling cues and possibly actors' entrances during performance
overseeing the entire show each time it is performed
Run Crew
This is the group of people who work all the technical elements of a production during
the tech rehearsals and performances.
4 Elements of Theater
1. Place
2. Actors
3. Story
4. Audience
Where all the elements come together?
Previews
Thespis
first actor(Greek) that stepped out of the chorus
What is acting?
Living truthfully in imaginary circumstances
Konstantin Stanisslovski
Russian acting teacher of the 19th and 20th century. Developed a system of actor
training that produced a more natural/realistic style of acting.
Dramaturg duties?
1. Research-Historical, Cultural, Language, etc.
2. Translate
3. Edit, Rewrite, and help prepare texts
4. Moderator between the Director/Actors and the Playwright
5. Help theatre select a show
Producer Responsibiliteis
1. Raise money
2. Hire the creatives-Director, Designers, Actors, etc.
3. Hire the production staff-General Manager, Production Manager, Stage
