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1
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What does à director do?

A

The director is responsible for the overall vision of the production.

2
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What does a set designer do?

A

Will plan what the set looks like.

3
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What does the front of house do?

A

Are responsible for showing the audience to their seats.

4
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What is an arena stage?

A

Theatre in which is located in the centre of the auditorium with the audience seated on all sides.
Sometimes known as the Theatre in the round

5
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What does the producer do?

A

Decides on a director and looks after the budget of the play.

6
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What does the costume designer do?

A

Designs what the actors wear.

7
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What does the stage manager do?

A

Is responsible for the running of the stage during the play.

8
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What does the box office do?

A

Sell tickets to the public.

9
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What does the publicity coordinator do?

A

Organises the advertising of the play

10
Q

What stage extends in to the crowd?

How many sides of seats does it often have facing it?

A

A thrust stage

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11
Q

Where does the word drama come from and what does it mean?

A

It is a Greek word dran meaning action

12
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Can you list three plays the ancient Greeks created?

A

Tragedy
Comedies
Action

13
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Can you list 4 things the chorus did?

A

Commentated
Danced
Sang
Recited

14
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What is the medieval Theatre time period known as?

A

Medieval

15
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Who disapproved of the Theatre during medieval times?

A

The church

16
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What did the male actors wear in medieval times?

A

Robes

17
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Where were the medieval plays performed?

A

In the halls of rich people

In town squares

18
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________________ is the name of a type of Theatre that started in Italy. The actors often wore _________ and did/didn’t use scripts.

A

Comedia dell arte
Masks
Didn’t

19
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What is the name of the type of Theatre associated with Shakespeare?

A

Elizabethan

20
Q

One interesting thing about the restoration Theatre is that woman….

A

Did perform

21
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Name the 2 theatres in Belfast

A

The grand opera house

Lyric Theatre

22
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The Theatre located in west London is called…

A

West end

23
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In New York, at Times Square the Theatre is called…

A

Broadway

24
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What type of stage does Wallace have?

A

Proscenium

25
Q

Fill in…

_______. _______. _______. _______. _______. 18th century. Victorian
BC-500.500-1500 -1700.1550-1650. -1700 -1800. Melodrama
_______. Political Theatre. Theatre of the. Kitchen sink drama. -1900
1860-now 1920-now. Absurd. 1956-1970
1945-1960

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Greek. Medieval. Comedia dell arte Elizabeth. Restoration
Naturalism