Theatre Quiz Chapter 6 The Director

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Which of the following directors founded the Théâtre d'Art in Paris in 1890 as a direct assault upon the realist principles espoused by André Antoine?
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Paul Fort
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Small-scale movement on the stage, which an actor performs within the larger pattern of entrances and exits, is called
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business
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Which of the following was one of several directors who not only fostered the development of realist and naturalist dramas but who also opened up the theatre to possibilities of psychological interpretation?
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Harley Granville-Barker
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Which of the following is true of the history of the director's role?
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There has always been a director but not always an individual specifically charged with that role.
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What is meant by the "concept" of a play?
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the director's central idea which focuses his or her interpretation
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Which of the following tasks belong to the director?
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conceptualizing the play and giving it vision and purpose
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As a response against Stanislavsky's realism, the director Vsevolod Meyerhold evolved a theatre of "biomechanical constructivism" in Moscow.
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True
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A great directorial concept has the qualities of being generalized, well-established by tradition, intellectually relaxing, designer-oriented, and readily apparent.
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False
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Which person is responsible for the financial support of the production and, working closely with the director, also contributes to many "directorial" decisions in the production process?
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producer
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The initial shows where a director can evaluate the production in terms of audience response and institute new changes are known as
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previews
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Which statement best describes the end of the director's involvement with the play?
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The director may still change aspects of the play during previews or the run, but primarily has given over responsibility to the audience.
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A director should possess all of the following EXCEPT
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a capable voice and an athletic physique, both which comprise the actor's instrument.
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The ancient Greek word for director is
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didaskalos, meaning "teacher".
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What does a director NOT seek in a designer-director collaboration?
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financial independence
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Harley Granville-Baker, in his essay "The Art of the Theatre" (1905), compares the director of a play to a captain of a ship in the following lines: "Until discipline is understood in a theater to be willing and reliant obedience to the manager [director] or captain, no supreme achievement can be accomplished".
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False
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What is one factor that can determine the pace of a play?
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the genre of the play, as with farce needing to be fast
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What is the director's primary responsibility?
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to envision the main lines of the production and provide the artistic leadership to realize that vision
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Which of the following is NOT a possible role undertaken by a professional dramaturg?
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personally coaching the actors in how to speak really difficult-to-memorize speeches.
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The director spends most of her time doing which of the following tasks?
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coaching the actors
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Andre Antoine is primarily known as a ______ director.
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naturalist
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Which of the following INCORRECTLY pairs a director with his or her previous profession?
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Mike Nichols: lighting designer
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The timing and placement of a character's entrances, exits, crosses, embraces, and other major movements is called
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blocking
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The "core concept" is
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the director's determination of the most important of the many images, ideas, and emotions that will give the production meaning.
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Which of the following is NOT one of the goals of staging?
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to renew interest in the classics
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George II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, is generally regarded as the first modern director.
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True