Question 1

The rhythm of a production,sometimes confused with the speed of the actor's delivery,is called

Accepted Answer

A)  style.
B)  mode.
C)  pace.
D)  verisimilitude.E) All of the above
F) C) and D) C

Question 2

Small-scale movement on the stage,which an actor performs within the larger pattern of entrances and exits,is called

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A)  blocking.
B)  business.
C)  producing.
D)  managing.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

What does a director NOT seek in a designer-director collaboration?

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A)  personal compatibility
B)  a synchrony of artistic and intellectual vision
C)  mutual respect
D)  financial independenceE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Briefly relay the history of the director's role.What are the different historical eras of directing? Explain each era and discuss the major contributions of separate directors in each period.

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Question 5

George II,Duke of Saxe-Meiningen,is generally regarded as the first modern director.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 6

Directors spend most of their time doing which of the following tasks?

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A)  selecting the play
B)  working long hours with the dramaturg
C)  coaching the actors
D)  working with designersE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Put yourself in the shoes of a graduating theatre major who is looking for a dynamic graduate program to learn to become a director.List at least ten questions you would ask the university theatre department's graduate recruiter to insure that you are attending a strong program for directing.

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Question 8

Which of the following is NOT included in the conceptualization of a play?

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A)  a social or philosophical statement about meaning
B)  a specific interpretation
C)  a basic tone or texture
D)  the social history of the playwrightE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

A dramaturg is not necessary to a play,but may significantly change the overall quality of the production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a possible role undertaken by a professional dramaturg?

Accepted Answer

A)  personally coaching the actors in how to speak really difficult-to-memorize speeches
B)  providing historical context for the play
C)  writing program notes
D)  cutting,trimming,or adapting a script to fit the director's conceptE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

What is the director's primary responsibility?

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A)  to envision the main lines of the production and provide the artistic leadership to realize that vision
B)  to find the funding to support the concept
C)  to start with a concept and then find the play,the funding,the producer,and the staging to accommodate it
D)  to transmit the concept to the producer,who,in turn,will transmit the concept to the designers and the actorsE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

The timing and placement of a character's entrances,exits,crosses,embraces,and other major movements is called

Accepted Answer

A)  blocking.
B)  staging.
C)  technical managing.
D)  directing.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following is true of the history of the director's role?

Accepted Answer

A)  Directing has always been a specifically defined role within the theatre company.
B)  Directing is an innovation in drama that accompanied the proscenium stage.
C)  The idea of an independent director did not exist until the nineteenth century.
D)  Directing was done by a triumvirate of elders in ancient Greece.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT one of the goals of staging?

Accepted Answer

A)  to create focus for the play's theme
B)  to generate interest in the play's actions
C)  to allow the actors and director to show off
D)  to lend credibility to the play's charactersE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following INCORRECTLY pairs a director with his profession before becoming a director?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elia Kazan: actor
B)  Harold Prince: producer
C)  Kwame Kwei-Armah: playwright
D)  Mike Nichols: lighting designerE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

André Antoine is primarily known as a(n) ________ director.

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A)  symbolist
B)  absurdist
C)  naturalist and idealist
D)  expressionistE) B) and D)
F) C) and D) C

Question 17

A director's responsibility is to assemble an artistic team that will follow the director's concept and collaborate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The ancient Greek word for director is

Accepted Answer

A)  didaskalos,meaning "teacher."
B)  himation,meaning "holy one."
C)  spargasmos,meaning "dividing into parts."
D)  tyrannos,meaning "leader."E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

The paradox of directors implies that their touch is everywhere and nowhere;they are invisible yet connected to all aspects of the play.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The interest of the director and intended audience,along with the capability of the director and producer to conceptualize and produce the play,are all criteria for play selection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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Put yourself in the shoes of a graduating theatre major who is looking for a dynamic graduate program to learn to become a director.List at least ten questions you would ask the university theatre department's graduate recruiter to insure that you are attending a strong program for directing.

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