Question 1

Almost all plays that are written for the theatre eventually gain a fully mounted production

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The Humana Festival in New York stages multiple new plays every year

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Who is considered to be the first dramaturg?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shakespeare 
B)  Lessing 
C)  Wagner 
D)  Racine 
A)  Shakespeare 
B)  Lessing 
C)  Wagner 
D)  Racine B

Question 4

Playwrights have been the most removed from the production process in:

Accepted Answer

A)  21st century America 
B)  17th century France 
C)  16th century England 
D)  Classical Greece 
A)  21st century America 
B)  17th century France 
C)  16th century England 
D)  Classical Greece

Question 5

Dramaturgs have some responsibility for educating the audience

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Playwrights need to see their work performed to answer questions about:

Accepted Answer

A)  The dialogue and speeches 
B)  The clarity of the dramatic action 
C)  The effectiveness of the plot structure 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  The dialogue and speeches 
B)  The clarity of the dramatic action 
C)  The effectiveness of the plot structure 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 7

Two weeks before opening night of a new play the playwright is no longer allowed to make revisions so that the actors have sufficient time to learn their lines

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Ask your students to evaluate any of the plays they may have read for the course and to write an essay advocating a production of one of those plays at your university or theatre. The essay, written from the position of a literary manager, should consider:
-The relevancy of the play to the community or probable audience
-The entertainment value of the play (what about the play engages attention and causes pleasure?)
-The educational value of the play

Accepted Answer

As a literary manager, I would encourage

Question 9

Which is NOT considered an "old practice" in terms of play development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Actors ask for changes to enhance their roles 
B)  Producers ask for changes to increase box-office appeal 
C)  Literary managers ask for clarification of goals 
D)  Directors ask for changes to enhance theatrical effectiveness 
A)  Actors ask for changes to enhance their roles 
B)  Producers ask for changes to increase box-office appeal 
C)  Literary managers ask for clarification of goals 
D)  Directors ask for changes to enhance theatrical effectiveness

Question 10

A production dramaturg:

Accepted Answer

A)  Restages the actors in scenes to make the scenes more effective 
B)  Makes important decisions about the play's pacing 
C)  Assists the director by supplying information and asking critical questions 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Restages the actors in scenes to make the scenes more effective 
B)  Makes important decisions about the play's pacing 
C)  Assists the director by supplying information and asking critical questions 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 11

The basic question one asks when considering a play for production is "why this play for this audience at this time?"

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When, if ever, should a writer rewrite? Ask your students to respond to this question in a brief essay. You may wish for them to consider the problems playwrights sometimes face in receiving advice from different people for different reasons (for example, the director may wish a revision to clarify a point he hopes the play to make, whereas the producer may request a different revision of the same scene to increase audience appeal).

Accepted Answer

A writer should consider rewriting when

Almost all plays that are written for the theatre eventually gain a fully mounted production

The Humana Festival in New York stages multiple new plays every year

Who is considered to be the first dramaturg?

Playwrights have been the most removed from the production process in:

Dramaturgs have some responsibility for educating the audience

Playwrights need to see their work performed to answer questions about:

Two weeks before opening night of a new play the playwright is no longer allowed to make revisions so that the actors have sufficient time to learn their lines

Which is NOT considered an "old practice" in terms of play development?

A production dramaturg:

The basic question one asks when considering a play for production is "why this play for this audience at this time?"

The Nature of Theatre

The Audience and Criticism

The Play

Festival Theatre:greek, Roman and Medieval Theatre Experiences

Creating a Professional Theatre:elizabethan England, Italian Commedia Dellarte, and Seventeenth-Century France

From Romanticism to Realism

Modernism and Its Effect: 1885-1960

Decentralization and Subsidization: New Directions

Contemporary Theatre and Its Diversity

Asian and African Theatre

Theatrical Space and Production Design

Directing and Producing

Acting

Scene Design

Costume Design and Makeup

Lighting and Sound Design

Filters

Exam 12: Playwriting and Dramaturgy

Almost all plays that are written for the theatre eventually gain a fully mounted production

The Humana Festival in New York stages multiple new plays every year

Who is considered to be the first dramaturg?

Playwrights have been the most removed from the production process in:

Dramaturgs have some responsibility for educating the audience

Playwrights need to see their work performed to answer questions about:

Two weeks before opening night of a new play the playwright is no longer allowed to make revisions so that the actors have sufficient time to learn their lines

Which is NOT considered an "old practice" in terms of play development?

A production dramaturg:

The basic question one asks when considering a play for production is "why this play for this audience at this time?"

The Nature of Theatre

The Audience and Criticism

The Play

Festival Theatre:greek, Roman and Medieval Theatre Experiences

Creating a Professional Theatre:elizabethan England, Italian Commedia Dellarte, and Seventeenth-Century France

From Romanticism to Realism

Modernism and Its Effect: 1885-1960

Decentralization and Subsidization: New Directions

Contemporary Theatre and Its Diversity

Asian and African Theatre

Theatrical Space and Production Design

Directing and Producing

Acting

Scene Design

Costume Design and Makeup

Lighting and Sound Design

Filters