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THEA 3040 MID TERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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THEA 3040 MID TERMThis playwright, sometime called the founder of modern realism, was known for
his early mythological plays, middle-class social-issue plays, and late symbolist
plays. - ANSWERS-Henrik Ibsen
This playwright was a theatre critic, condemned the stale commercial theatre of
the time, wrote long prefaces discussing issues in his plays as well as stage
directions, and was known for his humor. - ANSWERS-George Bernard Shaw
Which playwright had a medical degree; wrote short stories; and used indirect
action, careful character development, and tragicomedy in his plays? - ANSWERS-
Anton Chekhov
Which of Stanislavski's methods included finding the inner truth through actors
imagining themselves in similar circumstances to the characters? - ANSWERS-
Magic If
The goal for visual elements in realistic theatre was to make every feature as
much like everyday life as possible, meaning that which of the following was
common? - ANSWERS-Sets with 3-dimensional furniture and scenery
Which of the following aspects were characteristic of symbolist drama? -
ANSWERS-It had almost no plot action and was often ceremonial.
, This German playwright is noted for combining symbolist and grotesque elements
with sometimes controversial subject matter such as in his play Spring's
Awakening. - ANSWERS-Benjamin Franklin Wedekind
Which playwright wrote Master Olaf, The Father, Miss Julie, and To Damascus,
shifting from more realistic drama to symbolism? - ANSWERS-August Strindberg
Modern stage design begins with two men: - ANSWERS-Adolphe Appia and
Edward Gordon Craig
This designer argued for an Übermarionette, or "superpuppet," so the director
could totally control the performance. - ANSWERS-Edward Gordon Craig
Which of the following is NOT true of Vsevelod Emilievich Meyerhold? -
ANSWERS-Took Stanislavski's "System" to the United States.
This acting system trained the actor's body to operate like a machine and to
trigger internal responses through physical actions. - ANSWERS-biomechanics
Max Reinhardt and Yevgeny Vakhtangov are playwrights called ________ , which
tried to bridge the gap between realism and antirealism. - ANSWERS-Eclectics
Henry Irving was known for all the of the following EXCEPT - ANSWERS-staging the
first production of Ubu Roi
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