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UIUC THEA 110 EXAM 1 Questions with Correct Answers Kislan's Parts of a Musical - -the book, the lyrics, the score, the dance The Book - -generates the theater in musical theater; an outline of highly compressed dramatic development that provides a working umbrella for the songs and dances that distinguish a good production The Lyrics - -compact pattern of words that when set to music communicates information vital to the dramatic life of a show; put language to the task of expressing th...

Kislan's Parts of a Musical Answer the book, the lyrics, the score, the dance The Book Answer generates the theater in musical theater; an outline of highly compressed dramatic development that provides a working umbrella for the songs and dances that distinguish a good production The Lyrics Answer compact pattern of words that when set to music communicates information vital to the dramatic life of a show; put language to the task of expressing thoughts and emotions through the denotativ...

Thea 1 Final Exam (All Units) Latest Update Graded A+ 240 BCE Roman Theatre begins in what year? 3 Greek play competitions included ___ tragedies and 1 satire 476 This period of theatre began with the fall of Rome in ________ AD Absurdist ___________ Theatre is Avant-garde theatre that argues that all life is meaningless. Characters speak and act at random with no societal (or theatrical) rules. Actor Edwin Booth was considered to be America's greatest ______________ in the l...

Greek God of wine and fertility - Answer-Dionysus author of a play - Answer-Playwright Primitive people's instinctive rhythmic movements and the desire to imitate evolved into___________________________. - Answer-Pantomime Pantomimed rites of passage and various tribal traditions were performed by - Answer-Shaman meaning beneath the words - Answer-Subtext Shaman's roll in the tribe of primitive people - Answer-Medicine Man, Storyteller natural element that contributed to the illusion th...

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 -...

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 110 Exam II with Complete Solutions 1947 Abraham Levitt (and sons) - developed an idyllic escape from city life - helped to alleviate housing demands brought on by growing number of American families (post WWII baby boom) - idea of "traditional family values" could be celebrated in suburbia Abe Burrows - lived - started in radio writing for popular radio shows of the day - involved in over 19 broadway shows - awarded the Pulitzer from "How to Succeed in Business Without...

THEA 105 FINAL EXAM ( IN THIS SOLUTION THERE ARE 99 QUESTIONS WORTH TWO POINTS AND 1 QUESTIONS WORTH THREE POINTS, FOR A TOTAL OF 100 QUESTIONS AND A TOTAL OF 200 POINTS) PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Thea 112 Questions and Answers Already Passed _____ was Stephen Sondheim's mentor. Oscar Hammerstein _____________ are musicals that take pre-existing popular songs and then writing a story to fit the inclusion of those songs. This is best seen in musicals like Mamma Mia and Jersey Boys. Jukebox Musicals ________________ is when the composers of a show gather potential investors in a living room and sing them songs from the show. This was very popular before 1975. Backer's Audit...

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...