Deck 9: The Art of Design

Question 1

The part of the proscenium stage that extends into the audience's side of the picture frame is called the ____________________.

Answer 1

lip or apron

Question 2

With this theatrical style,the audience sees the story through the mind of one character.Settings may be distorted by the character's conscious or subconscious phobias,prejudices,or psychoses.

A)Realism
B)Naturalism
C)Surrealism
D)Symbolism
E)Expressionism

Answer 2

E

Question 3

With which theatrical style is the subconscious of the characters emphasized in the design?

Answer 3

Surrealism

Question 4

Early gas-powered spotlights were often called...

A)GasX
B)Chatter lights
C)Liquid lights
D)Limelights
E)Turbine lights

Question 5

What are the basic elements of design? Define each term and give an example from the plays you have read that might illustrate each concept.

Question 6

What are the two basic types of makeup?

A)Theatrical and melodramatic
B)Men and women
C)Straight and character
D)Highlight and low light
E)Corrective and standard

Question 7

What are the two basic categories of stage lighting?

A)Bright and dim
B)Emotional and expressive
C)Theatrical and sun light
D)Motivated and nonmotivated
E)Vertical and horizontal

Question 8

Designers will often use this computer program to work on the design for a production.

Question 9

The space above a theatre's stage is called the fly system.What are the sides of the stage called?

A)Land systems
B)Legs
C)Wings
D)Hips
E)Aprons

Question 10

Once the designs are agreed upon,the costume designer creates detailed sketches or even paintings of what the costume will look like.These sketches indicate how each costume is shaped,where seams and folds are,how the costume flows,and what fabrics are to be used.What are these detailed sketches or paintings called?

Question 11

What do designers do to prepare for production meetings and to create a production concept and design? Choose one of the plays you have read and select one area of design.How would you go about developing a design concept for that particular play? What would be some of the factors you would keep in mind?

Question 12

Sofas,chairs,and beds are examples of…

A)Models
B)Straight props
C)Set decorations
D)Set props
E)Hand props

Question 13

Which type of theatre is sometimes called a "picture frame" theatre?

A)Realistic theatre
B)Proscenium arch
C)Arena theatre
D)Thrust stage
E)Black box

Question 14

Not all theatre takes place in theatres?sometimes it is performed in churches,town squares,basements,warehouses,gymnasiums,jails,or subway stations.What are these type of theatrical spaces called?

A)Found or created spaces
B)Non-theatrical spaces
C)Concept spaces
D)Allegorical spaces
E)Thematic theatres

Question 15

Which of the following is not one of the basic elements of design?

A)Dimension
B)Balance
C)Line
D)Movement
E)Tone

Question 16

In which form of realism do some design elements appear authentic,while other elements are stylized?

Question 17

Which type of theatre has a stage that protrudes into the auditorium so that the audience must sit around three sides of the stage?

A)Realistic theatre
B)Proscenium arch
C)Arena theatre
D)Thrust stage
E)Black box