Music and Performing Arts Theater and Drama 2

Question 1

Which Elizabethan theater was associated with William Shakespeare?

Accepted Answer

The Globe

Answer

The Globe Theatre in London was built in 1599 and is closely associated with Shakespeare's plays.

Question 2

What is the 'fourth wall' in theater?

Accepted Answer

The imaginary boundary between stage and audience

Answer

The fourth wall is the imaginary boundary between performers and the audience, which can be 'broken' by direct address.

Question 3

Which playwright wrote 'A Streetcar Named Desire'?

Accepted Answer

Tennessee Williams

Answer

Tennessee Williams wrote 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' which premiered on Broadway in 1947.

Question 4

What is the term for exaggerated, physical comedy in theater?

Accepted Answer

Slapstick

Answer

Slapstick is a style of broad physical comedy involving exaggerated actions, pratfalls, and physical gags.

Question 5

What is 'upstage' in theatrical blocking terminology?

Accepted Answer

Away from the audience, toward the back of the stage

Answer

Upstage refers to the area of the stage furthest from the audience, originally elevated on raked stages.

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