Exam #1: Study Guide (THEA - 1110G) || very Flawless.
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How is a scrim used? correct answers Often used to hide actors or stage props for a big reveal, scrim fabrics can present visually any kind of light diffusion dependent on stage effect to a live audience.
What does hamartia refer to? correct answers The hamartia is usually caused by a bad choice...
Exam #1: Study Guide (THEA - 1110G) || very Flawless.
How is a scrim used? correct answers Often used to hide actors or stage props for a big reveal,
scrim fabrics can present visually any kind of light diffusion dependent on stage effect to a live
audience.
What does hamartia refer to? correct answers The hamartia is usually caused by a bad choice the
tragic hero makes and not by fate; also called "tragic flaw."
What is exposition? correct answers The portion of a play that introduces important background
information to the audience such as events occurring before the main plot or the character
backstories.
List the plot structures of a Climactic play correct answers late point of attack, goal/quest, time;
short, cause and effect (dominos), cast size is small, singular point Locale, single plot thread,
victims of past events
How do you distress a costume? correct answers A combination of washing, painting and
working it over with tools like scissors and sandpaper
What is meant by a "strong curtain"? correct answers An effect, line or plot structure at the
conclusion of a performance
What does a theater director do? correct answers audition and cast actors; assemble and oversee
the production team; provide design directives; lead rehearsals; and manage the production
schedule of a project, ensuring that all the moving parts connect.
What does Genre mean or refer to? correct answers genre is a French word for a type of theater;
a mood or tone. The genre of a performance refers to the type of story being told.
What does verisimilitude mean? correct answers the appearance of being true or real. It is the
degree to which something matches what you think of as real or believable
How does the play Oedipus Rex conform to the rules of 'classic' tragedy? correct answers a
tragic hero of noble birth, a tragic flaw, a hero's downfall, a moment of remorse and a catharsis
Who is Thespis? correct answers he was the "Father of Greek Drama" and was the first person to
step out from the chorus and became the first "actor"
What is a ground plan? correct answers an aerial view of the stage that outlines the basic set
pieces that the actors will interact with
What are 4 of the several "rules" of classic tragedy? correct answers the three unities, a catharsis,
a tragic hero, a change in fortune within a character and must be poetic
, Greek theater began with religious festivals honoring this God? correct answers Dionysus, the
Green God of wine, fertility, the harvest and ecstasy
What is denouement? correct answers Conclusion after the climax of a narrative in which the
complexities of the plot are unraveled and the conflict is finally resolved
What is forward or rising action? correct answers events before the climax; characters attempt to
solve the problem but fails
What is a "point of attack"? correct answers Where in the overall story does the playwright
choose to begin their play
What is a theatrical convention? correct answers Theatrical convention is anything done often
enough in the same way that it creates a meaning (an agreement) all by itself
What was Aeschylus known for? correct answers increased the usage of actors to 2 actors, he
was the "Father of Greek Tragedy" and wrote the Orestia Trilogy
What are the 6 dramatic elements found in Aristotle's "Poetics"? correct answers plot, character,
theme, language, sound and spectacle
What does catharsis refer to? correct answers It cleanses the audience of sad emotions like pity
or fear the come from the play
Why is the Unity of Action important to 'classic' tragedies? correct answers a tragedy should
have one principal of action
Who/What is the Choragus? correct answers Any wealthy Athenian citizen who was required by
law to perform some kind of public service, the Choragus was a producer of sorts who took on
the duty of housing and feeding the chorus for the entire duration of rehearsal and production
What was the theater architecture of ancient Rome? correct answers a colosseum; 4 stories tall
with a raised stage
What kind of architecture did ancient Greek theater have? correct answers outdoors, where it was
built into the side of a mountain
Who were the well-known Greek Comic playwrights? correct answers Menander and
Aristophanes
What is a dithyramb? correct answers was a choral hymn sung by fifty men or boys, under the
leadership of an exarchon, to honor Dionysus
Who are the leading Greek tragic playwrights? correct answers Aeschylus, Sophocles and
Euripides
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