Thea 100 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

THEA 100 EXAM 1 Qs&As 2024 -A medium -Rep of human condition -Combination of senses -Inclusive -The mirror up to life - ANS-What is theatre? -Script/story -Cast/ actors -Stage/ space -Audience -Director -Playwright - ANS-What are the essential elements of theatre? Theatron - ANS--The Greek word for "seeing plays" -Staging area with the hillside overlooking it Hardware- facility Software- people - ANS-What are two types of theatre? -Proscenium -Thurst -Arena -Box -Outdoor -...

A basic difference among the performing arts is their different "arrangement" of temporal and spatial relationships. correct answers True You watch a performance in which the reception from the audience is immediate, and a connection is developed between the performers and the audience. You are watching what type of performance? correct answers A play Actors differ from acrobats in their correct answers objectives Film, like theatre, is non-recoverable. correct answers False Whenev...

Creon was rashly accused of trying to overthrow his brother in law King Oedipus and was almost exiled because of it. correct answers true The Greek chorus for this play is made up of townspeople who appear to seek answers for the Plague which has overcome their city. correct answers true Theatre in Greece was highly competitive with intense contests for both playwrights and actors correct answers true Greek theatre regularly mocked those irrational lower class Greeks who still believed ...

You are watching a performance in which an actor is dimly lit by a single candle on a table next to him, which isolates the actor and the table. Despite the darkness, you can see the actor's face with great clarity, and you can see strong emotions deep within his eyes. What type of performance are you most likely to be watching? correct answers A T.V. show You go to your local theatre to see a live performance. During the performance you begin to ask yourself in what ways this particular per...

Art is distinguishable from "real life" by an artist's intention to create or craft something that will evoke a certain kind of response—an "aesthetic response"—from its audience. correct answers True One important characteristic separating the art of theatre from events in real life is art's relationship to time and space. correct answers True Theatre quite often resembles life and various performances within life. correct answers True Art is, by its nature, artificial. corre...

Good entertainment, as opposed to good art, likely does all of the following except correct answers Challanges the audiences values Big budget broadway musicals like Chicago, that are designed to appeal to the majority of people, can best be described as ___ correct answers Commercial theatre Which of the following terms is defined as the key to the movement of a story and is what qualifies a theatrical work as a "play" correct answers Conflict The ___ of a work of art is what the wor...

Pour, oh, pour the pirate sherry, Fill, O fill the pirate glass! And, to make us more than merry, Let the pirate bumper pass! For today our pirate 'prentice Rises from indenture freed; Strong his arm, and keen his scent is He's a pirate now indeed! Here's good luck to Frederic's ventures! Frederic's out of his indentures. correct answers Pour O' Pour the Pirate Sherry The pirates and Samuel Pirates of Penzance Composer: Arthur Sullivan Lyricist: WS Gilbert I was a stup...

Which of the following is an everyday theatrical event? Weddings All of these Funerals Parades correct answers All of these The most significant difference between film and theatre is that theatre is much more affordable than film. the relationship between the performer and the audience the opportunity to see stars in person rather than on film or tape. that theatrical performances tend to be more predictable. correct answers the relationship between the performer and the audience...

THEA 105 MIDTERM 1 THERE ARE FIFTY QUESTIONS (MULTIPLE CHOICE AND T-F). EACH QUESTION IS WORTH TWO POINTS. MIDTERM 1 (100 OUT OF 100 SCORED)

THEA 105 MIDTERM 2 (THERE ARE 50 QUESTIONS (MULTIPLE CHOICE AND T-F) EACH WORTH TWO POINTS 100 OUT OF 100) PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY