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THEA 242 W/CARLSEN (ACTUAL 2025/2026) EXAM |
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS| LATEST
Collaborators (5) - (answer)
Set designer - (answer)- works w/models, two dimensional architectural
drawings, computer programs, and verbal descriptions
Costume designer - (answer)works with two dimensional drawings/sketches,
swatches (sample pieces of cloth), and verbal descriptions
Lighting designer - (answer)- works with plots (two dimensional drawings), and
verbal descriptions
Sound designer - (answer)-works with snatches of melody, sound effects, and
verbal descriptions. Creates mixes that he or she thinks would work for the given
show.
Video/multi-media designer - (answer)-being used more in the past 5 years
Set and costume from Greeks onward. Lights from ____ onward. Sound is _____
years old - (answer)19 C, 50
Directors throughout the time: Western Theatre started with the Greeks as we
know it. Didaskolos (our didactic) was the name of the person who assisted the
writer in early Greek theatre by giving instructions to the actors. He was chosen
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by the Choregus who was charged with running and financing the productions
from the gov't. Shakespeare directed his own productions and was a very good
business person. So some writers were directors, some actors were directors, but
it wasn't until the end of the 19 C that George, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen became a
director with no job but to direct, and therefore our first real director in the
modern sense of the term. People in all the capitals of then Europe really liked his
productions. - (answer)Director has to have the vision**. The director should
have the authority and control to lead the way. Usually only answering to the
producer, the director controls: where to go, what to do, what to say, how to say
it, and create an atmosphere for creative work. They should have an objective
eye, be a psychologist, have a running time clock, see the end, have patience, and
act as the audience.
**most important job of director
What do directors do? - (answer)1. Select the script
2. Research the world of the play
3. Analyze play's meaning and theme
4. Select key collaborators
5. Conceptualize production
6. Realize concept - stay on track
7. Cast production
8. Rehearse and block
9. Clock mgmt.
10. Spiritual leader
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Leslie Riedel - (answer)Director (and REP Director of MACBETH) and Artistic
Director of The Enchantment Theatre Company and Professor
Leslie Riedel-REP Director - (answer)• Directed his first play in 1965
• Has directed 125 plays, through his own theater company and the REP
• No director before the 19th century, theater was defined by rules that weren't
written down but everyone understood
• Director sorts out questions, helps the actor know costumes, past, etc.
• #1 need a good script, then good actors, 80% of play
• Says directing is not complicated
• Playwrights give us the most information about the play
• Says director is an advocate for the playwright's vision
• Experience from actor in 14-page letter, changed around the play and Leslie's
direction and discovered the play together
• Get used to the music and rhythms of the play
• Hard part is when you don't know the play
• Hardest part of directing is to be the audience, their eyes and ears, at every
rehearsal listening like it is the first time
• Rule of thumb with costumes: if the play is clearer with my eyes closed, there is
something wrong on stage
• Costumes, lighting and scenery help the play communicate and make it easier to
hear the play
• Favorite play is usually what's in front of him
• Biggest obstacle in directing is tim
THEA 242 W/CARLSEN (ACTUAL 2025/2026) EXAM |
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS| LATEST
Collaborators (5) - (answer)
Set designer - (answer)- works w/models, two dimensional architectural
drawings, computer programs, and verbal descriptions
Costume designer - (answer)works with two dimensional drawings/sketches,
swatches (sample pieces of cloth), and verbal descriptions
Lighting designer - (answer)- works with plots (two dimensional drawings), and
verbal descriptions
Sound designer - (answer)-works with snatches of melody, sound effects, and
verbal descriptions. Creates mixes that he or she thinks would work for the given
show.
Video/multi-media designer - (answer)-being used more in the past 5 years
Set and costume from Greeks onward. Lights from ____ onward. Sound is _____
years old - (answer)19 C, 50
Directors throughout the time: Western Theatre started with the Greeks as we
know it. Didaskolos (our didactic) was the name of the person who assisted the
writer in early Greek theatre by giving instructions to the actors. He was chosen
,2|Page
by the Choregus who was charged with running and financing the productions
from the gov't. Shakespeare directed his own productions and was a very good
business person. So some writers were directors, some actors were directors, but
it wasn't until the end of the 19 C that George, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen became a
director with no job but to direct, and therefore our first real director in the
modern sense of the term. People in all the capitals of then Europe really liked his
productions. - (answer)Director has to have the vision**. The director should
have the authority and control to lead the way. Usually only answering to the
producer, the director controls: where to go, what to do, what to say, how to say
it, and create an atmosphere for creative work. They should have an objective
eye, be a psychologist, have a running time clock, see the end, have patience, and
act as the audience.
**most important job of director
What do directors do? - (answer)1. Select the script
2. Research the world of the play
3. Analyze play's meaning and theme
4. Select key collaborators
5. Conceptualize production
6. Realize concept - stay on track
7. Cast production
8. Rehearse and block
9. Clock mgmt.
10. Spiritual leader
, 3|Page
Leslie Riedel - (answer)Director (and REP Director of MACBETH) and Artistic
Director of The Enchantment Theatre Company and Professor
Leslie Riedel-REP Director - (answer)• Directed his first play in 1965
• Has directed 125 plays, through his own theater company and the REP
• No director before the 19th century, theater was defined by rules that weren't
written down but everyone understood
• Director sorts out questions, helps the actor know costumes, past, etc.
• #1 need a good script, then good actors, 80% of play
• Says directing is not complicated
• Playwrights give us the most information about the play
• Says director is an advocate for the playwright's vision
• Experience from actor in 14-page letter, changed around the play and Leslie's
direction and discovered the play together
• Get used to the music and rhythms of the play
• Hard part is when you don't know the play
• Hardest part of directing is to be the audience, their eyes and ears, at every
rehearsal listening like it is the first time
• Rule of thumb with costumes: if the play is clearer with my eyes closed, there is
something wrong on stage
• Costumes, lighting and scenery help the play communicate and make it easier to
hear the play
• Favorite play is usually what's in front of him
• Biggest obstacle in directing is tim
