Question 1

What is NOT an example of projection design as it existed before its contemporary usage?

Accepted Answer

A) Shakespeare's plays using shadows in front of lanterns to simulate monsters 
B) Bertolt Brecht using slide projections in Mother Courage and Galileo 
C) Tennessee Williams calling for screens with slides of images or titles in The Glass Menagerie 
D) Wendell Harrington designing 34 Broadway productions since his 1979 breakthrough design of They're Playing Our Song 
A) Shakespeare's plays using shadows in front of lanterns to simulate monsters 
B) Bertolt Brecht using slide projections in Mother Courage and Galileo 
C) Tennessee Williams calling for screens with slides of images or titles in The Glass Menagerie 
D) Wendell Harrington designing 34 Broadway productions since his 1979 breakthrough design of They're Playing Our Song

Question 2

The production stage manager presides over the working and timing of lighting cues,ensuring that the lights support the play's action and aesthetic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Ancient uses of costuming served primarily to

Accepted Answer

A) separate the actors from the audience. 
B) distinguish individual characters. 
C) demonstrate historical accuracy. 
D) communicate particular attitudes. 
A) separate the actors from the audience. 
B) distinguish individual characters. 
C) demonstrate historical accuracy. 
D) communicate particular attitudes.

Question 4

All of the following are elements the scenic designer might take into consideration when creating the visual presentation of the staging EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) color. 
B) scale. 
C) textures. 
D) underscoring. 
A) color. 
B) scale. 
C) textures. 
D) underscoring.

Question 5

Choose a play with which you are familiar,set in a time period prior to 1950.Describe the processes of designing costumes and fully preparing them for performance.Discuss design considerations and processes,sources of costumes,and the process of preparation.

Accepted Answer

One play that fits this criteria is Will

Question 6

Platforms,flats,and drapery are the traditional building blocks of fixed stage scenery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe the possible process of a scenic designer in creating a look for a play and the importance of creative collaboration.What does a designer look for when reading through a play's text before production of any kind has begun?

Accepted Answer

The process of a scenic designer in crea

Question 8

The most exciting new development in lighting design is LED technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A plan or series of plans showing the placement of each lighting instrument-its type,wattage,size,wiring and connection to a dimmer,and color-is called

Accepted Answer

A) a scrim. 
B) a cyclorama. 
C) a light plot. 
D) a light plan. 
A) a scrim. 
B) a cyclorama. 
C) a light plot. 
D) a light plan.

Question 10

The traditional materials of stage scenery are wood,canvas,and paint.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Realistic costuming took over when which of the following became a major guiding principle in drama?

Accepted Answer

A) the expression of the individual consciousness 
B) social expression 
C) historical accuracy 
D) psychological accuracy 
A) the expression of the individual consciousness 
B) social expression 
C) historical accuracy 
D) psychological accuracy

Question 12

Which of the following types of stage is completely surrounded by the audience?

Accepted Answer

A) thrust 
B) proscenium 
C) arena 
D) metaphorical 
A) thrust 
B) proscenium 
C) arena 
D) metaphorical

Question 13

The order and process of developing a design for a play could be summarized by which of the following series of steps?

Accepted Answer

A) reading the play,researching,imagining,creating a physical presentation,collaborating,approving for the budget,ensuring viability,implementing 
B) collaborating,reading,creating a model,approving the budget 
C) approving the budget,creating a sample,reading the play,collaborating,implementing 
D) reading,imagining,implementing 
A) reading the play,researching,imagining,creating a physical presentation,collaborating,approving for the budget,ensuring viability,implementing 
B) collaborating,reading,creating a model,approving the budget 
C) approving the budget,creating a sample,reading the play,collaborating,implementing 
D) reading,imagining,implementing

Question 14

A list of occasions referred to by number,keyed to the script of the play to indicate changes in intensity or use,is called a light plot.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Design for any show begins with

Accepted Answer

A) the ideas of the director,commonly known as a concept statement. 
B) brainstorming from the actors. 
C) the producer. 
D) the stage manager. 
A) the ideas of the director,commonly known as a concept statement. 
B) brainstorming from the actors. 
C) the producer. 
D) the stage manager.

Question 16

The Broadway production of War Horse won separate Tony Awards for best play,direction,scenery,costume and sound design,but not for its

Accepted Answer

A) incredible acting. 
B) use of children playing adults. 
C) magnificent projections and puppets. 
D) stage management. 
A) incredible acting. 
B) use of children playing adults. 
C) magnificent projections and puppets. 
D) stage management.

Question 17

Discuss the relationship between new technological innovations and live theatre.What contributions have new breakthroughs in digital technology made to scene design? In what ways might such innovation prove problematic for design?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between new technologic

Question 18

The proscenium stage format reached its highest realization in the

Accepted Answer

A) Royal and Romantic eras. 
B) Victorian era. 
C) absurdist era. 
D) postmodern era. 
A) Royal and Romantic eras. 
B) Victorian era. 
C) absurdist era. 
D) postmodern era.

Question 19

What kind of scenery attempts to depict,in great detail,a specific time and place in the observable world where the play's events are presumed to take place?

Accepted Answer

A) metaphorical 
B) realistic 
C) surreal 
D) picturesque 
A) metaphorical 
B) realistic 
C) surreal 
D) picturesque

Question 20

Turntables,elevators,hoists,rolling carts,and wagons,which are all used as scenic elements to accompany and support the dramatic action,are collectively called

Accepted Answer

A) scrims. 
B) portable sets. 
C) stage machinery. 
D) cycloramas. 
A) scrims. 
B) portable sets. 
C) stage machinery. 
D) cycloramas.

What is NOT an example of projection design as it existed before its contemporary usage?

The production stage manager presides over the working and timing of lighting cues,ensuring that the lights support the play's action and aesthetic.

Ancient uses of costuming served primarily to

All of the following are elements the scenic designer might take into consideration when creating the visual presentation of the staging EXCEPT

Choose a play with which you are familiar,set in a time period prior to 1950.Describe the processes of designing costumes and fully preparing them for performance.Discuss design considerations and processes,sources of costumes,and the process of preparation.

Platforms,flats,and drapery are the traditional building blocks of fixed stage scenery.

Describe the possible process of a scenic designer in creating a look for a play and the importance of creative collaboration.What does a designer look for when reading through a play's text before production of any kind has begun?

The most exciting new development in lighting design is LED technology.

A plan or series of plans showing the placement of each lighting instrument-its type,wattage,size,wiring and connection to a dimmer,and color-is called

The traditional materials of stage scenery are wood,canvas,and paint.

Realistic costuming took over when which of the following became a major guiding principle in drama?

Which of the following types of stage is completely surrounded by the audience?

The order and process of developing a design for a play could be summarized by which of the following series of steps?

A list of occasions referred to by number,keyed to the script of the play to indicate changes in intensity or use,is called a light plot.

Design for any show begins with

The Broadway production of War Horse won separate Tony Awards for best play,direction,scenery,costume and sound design,but not for its

Discuss the relationship between new technological innovations and live theatre.What contributions have new breakthroughs in digital technology made to scene design? In what ways might such innovation prove problematic for design?

The proscenium stage format reached its highest realization in the

What kind of scenery attempts to depict,in great detail,a specific time and place in the observable world where the play's events are presumed to take place?

Turntables,elevators,hoists,rolling carts,and wagons,which are all used as scenic elements to accompany and support the dramatic action,are collectively called

What Is Theatre

What Is a Play

The Actor

The Playwright

The Director

Theatre Traditions

The Modern Theatre

Musical Theatre

Theatre Today

The Audience

The Ancients

The Middle Ages

The Renaissance

The Theatre of Asia

The Royal Era

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Exam 5: Designers and Technicians

What is NOT an example of projection design as it existed before its contemporary usage?

The production stage manager presides over the working and timing of lighting cues,ensuring that the lights support the play's action and aesthetic.

Ancient uses of costuming served primarily to

All of the following are elements the scenic designer might take into consideration when creating the visual presentation of the staging EXCEPT

Choose a play with which you are familiar,set in a time period prior to 1950.Describe the processes of designing costumes and fully preparing them for performance.Discuss design considerations and processes,sources of costumes,and the process of preparation.

Platforms,flats,and drapery are the traditional building blocks of fixed stage scenery.

Describe the possible process of a scenic designer in creating a look for a play and the importance of creative collaboration.What does a designer look for when reading through a play's text before production of any kind has begun?

The most exciting new development in lighting design is LED technology.

A plan or series of plans showing the placement of each lighting instrument-its type,wattage,size,wiring and connection to a dimmer,and color-is called

The traditional materials of stage scenery are wood,canvas,and paint.

Realistic costuming took over when which of the following became a major guiding principle in drama?

Which of the following types of stage is completely surrounded by the audience?

The order and process of developing a design for a play could be summarized by which of the following series of steps?

A list of occasions referred to by number,keyed to the script of the play to indicate changes in intensity or use,is called a light plot.

Design for any show begins with

The Broadway production of War Horse won separate Tony Awards for best play,direction,scenery,costume and sound design,but not for its

Discuss the relationship between new technological innovations and live theatre.What contributions have new breakthroughs in digital technology made to scene design? In what ways might such innovation prove problematic for design?

The proscenium stage format reached its highest realization in the

What kind of scenery attempts to depict,in great detail,a specific time and place in the observable world where the play's events are presumed to take place?

Turntables,elevators,hoists,rolling carts,and wagons,which are all used as scenic elements to accompany and support the dramatic action,are collectively called

What Is Theatre

What Is a Play

The Actor

The Playwright

The Director

Theatre Traditions

The Modern Theatre

Musical Theatre

Theatre Today

The Audience

The Ancients

The Middle Ages

The Renaissance

The Theatre of Asia

The Royal Era

The Modern Theatre: Realism

The Modern Theatre: Antirealism

Filters