The Theatre Experience 14Th Edition By Edwin Wilson - Test Bank

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The Theatre Experience, 14e (Wilson)

Chapter 5   The Director and the Producer

 

1) Which of the following is NOT the responsibility of the dramaturg?

1. A) Identifying significant plays from the past that have been overlooked
2. B) Serving as a historical resource for the creative team
3. C) Hiring the director and performers
4. D) Researching criticism and interpretations of plays from the past

 

Answer:  C

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Name the responsibilities of the dramaturg

 

2) It is very important for directors to create interesting visual compositions with the actors in space; this is known as creating effective

1. A) stage visualization.
2. B) visual balance.
3. C) visual empathy.
4. D) stage pictures.

 

Answer:  D

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  List those characteristics that make up visual composition or the stage picture

 

3) A main task of the modern-day director is to

1. A) oversee the budget and financial management of the production.
2. B) prevent performers from overacting.
3. C) draw disparate elements together to create a unified whole.
4. D) create distance between the audience and the production.

 

Answer:  C

Bloom’s:  Understand

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LO:  Define the role of the director

 

 

 

4) Which of the following is NOT associated with the “front of the house”?

1. A) Printing programs
2. B) Securing ushers
3. C) Selling tickets
4. D) Raising money for the production

 

Answer:  D

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Name the responsibilities of the managing director

5) Characteristic of English director Peter Brook’s work is an attempt to

1. A) discover a universal language in theatre.
2. B) play the role of actor, director, and producer.
3. C) deconstruct the text of each production.
4. D) produce plays devoid of visual elements.

 

Answer:  A

Bloom’s:  Understand

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LO:  Illustrate Peter Brook’s use of global theatre traditions

 

6) Which of the following is NOT a hallmark of a postmodern production?

1. A) Deconstruction
2. B) Nonlinear structure
3. C) Closeness
4. D) Fragmented space

 

Answer:  C

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Contrast the differences between modern and postmodern theatre

 

7) In a noncommercial theatre, the managing director is akin to the ________ in a commercial theatre.

1. A) artistic director
2. B) producer
3. C) board of directors
4. D) stage manager

 

Answer:  B

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Name the responsibilities of the managing director

 

 

 

8) When a play is performed as it will be before the public, complete with all production elements but without an audience present, it is called the

1. A) dress rehearsal.
2. B) technical rehearsal.
3. C) performance.
4. D) preview.

 

Answer:  A

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Classify the different kinds of rehearsals before opening a production

9) A performance in front of an audience prior to the “official” opening of a play, when the director and the performers discover which parts of the play are successful and which are not, is known as the

1. A) dress rehearsal.
2. B) technical rehearsal.
3. C) performance.
4. D) preview.

 

Answer:  D

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Classify the different kinds of rehearsals before opening a production

 

10) The arrangement and movements of performers relative to each other and to the stage space is called

1. A) casting.
2. B) auditions.
3. C) blocking.
4. D) business.

 

Answer:  C

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Define the meaning of blocking

 

 

 

11) The casting of a role without consideration of a performer’s ethnicity, gender, transgender identity, or disability is called

1. A) conditional casting.
2. B) diversity casting.
3. C) multicultural casting.
4. D) nontraditional casting.

 

Answer:  D

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Categorize the different kinds of casting

 

12) Which person is responsible for raising money to finance a production?

1. A) Director
2. B) Producer
3. C) Stage manager
4. D) Dramaturg

 

Answer:  B

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Summarize the responsibilities associated with the producer

13) Which person blocks or stages the play?

1. A) Director
2. B) Producer
3. C) Stage manager
4. D) Dramaturg

 

Answer:  A

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Define the role of the director

 

14) Which person identifies significant plays from the past that may have been overlooked?

1. A) Director
2. B) Producer
3. C) Stage manager
4. D) Dramaturg

 

Answer:  D

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Name the responsibilities of the dramaturg

 

 

 

15) Which person casts the actors?

1. A) Director
2. B) Producer
3. C) Stage manager
4. D) Dramaturg

 

Answer:  A

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Define the role of the director

 

16) Which person researches productions and criticism?

1. A) Director
2. B) Producer
3. C) Stage manager
4. D) Dramaturg

 

Answer:  D

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Name the responsibilities of the dramaturg

17) Which person maintains quality control of all production elements after opening?

1. A) Director
2. B) Producer
3. C) Stage manager
4. D) Dramaturg

 

Answer:  C

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Explain the work of the stage manager

 

18) Which person oversees the budget?

1. A) Director
2. B) Producer
3. C) Stage manager
4. D) Dramaturg

 

Answer:  B

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Summarize the responsibilities associated with the producer

 

 

 

19) Which person develops a concept for the production?

1. A) Director
2. B) Producer
3. C) Stage manager
4. D) Dramaturg

 

Answer:  A

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Define the role of the director

 

20) Which person prepares materials for teachers and writes articles for the programs?

1. A) Director
2. B) Producer
3. C) Stage manager
4. D) Dramaturg

 

Answer:  D

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Name the responsibilities of the dramaturg

21) Which person coordinates light, sound, and scene changes during the performance, as well as the entrances and exits of the performers?

1. A) Director
2. B) Producer
3. C) Stage manager
4. D) Dramaturg

 

Answer:  C

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Explain the work of the stage manager

 

22) Which person arranges for ushers, tickets, programs, and other front-of-the-house details?

1. A) Director
2. B) Producer
3. C) Stage manager
4. D) Dramaturg

 

Answer:  B

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Summarize the responsibilities associated with the producer

 

 

 

23) Which person communicates the rehearsal schedule to the performers?

1. A) Director
2. B) Producer
3. C) Stage manager
4. D) Dramaturg

 

Answer:  C

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Explain the work of the stage manager

 

24) Which type of nonrealism gives outward expression to inner feelings?

1. A) Allegory
2. B) Expressionism
3. C) Heightened realism
4. D) Naturalism

 

Answer:  B

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Classify differing styles of production

25) Which type of realism attempts to put as exact a copy of life as possible onstage down to the smallest detail?

1. A) Allegory
2. B) Expressionism
3. C) Heightened realism
4. D) Naturalism

 

Answer:  D

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Classify differing styles of production

 

26) Which type of realism is intended to resemble real life with a certain artistic license allowed to inject creativity into the process?

1. A) Allegory
2. B) Expressionism
3. C) Heightened realism
4. D) Naturalism

 

Answer:  C

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Classify differing styles of production

 

27) Which type of nonrealism represents an abstract theme through symbolic characters, actions, and other elements of the production?

1. A) Allegory
2. B) Expressionism
3. C) Heightened realism
4. D) Naturalism

 

Answer:  A

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Classify differing styles of production

 

28) The point of view of an auteur production is that of the director, not the playwright.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Define auteur director

29) As long as there have been theatrical productions, there has been someone performing the function of director.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Bloom’s:  Understand

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LO:  Define the role of the director

 

30) The producer is generally responsible for casting.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Define the role of the director

 

31) All movement in a play is orchestrated by the choreographer.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Identify the faults in a production most often attributed to the director

 

 

 

32) Postmodern directors tend to integrate elements of dance, film, video, and computer material into their productions.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Contrast the differences between modern and postmodern theatre

 

33) The production manager is responsible for all the creative activities of a noncommercial theatre.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Name the responsibilities of the managing director

 

34) Though the director sets the pace for a production, the pace and rhythm of a production ultimately becomes the responsibility of its performers.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Identify the faults in a production most often attributed to the director

35) A director’s first step is to determine the spine of the play.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Bloom’s:  Remember

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LO:  Describe the meaning of the spine of the play