Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the best answer.


1	A theatrical director has the following responsibility(ies):
		A)	To raise money to finance a production
		B)	To cast the actors
		C)	To block the play
		D)	b and c
		E)	a and c


2	A Dramaturg has the following responsibility(ies):
		A)	To raise money to finance a production
		B)	To cast the actors
		C)	To discover and read new plays
		D)	b and c
		E)	a and c


3	The following is not a producer's responsibility:
		A)	Raise money to finance a production
		B)	Block the play
		C)	Work with theatrical unions
		D)	Arrange for front of house duties


4	The difference between a traditional director and an auteur director is ______________.
		A)	the auteur director develops a concept
		B)	the traditional director alters the text drastically
		C)	the auteur director rearranges the times and places in which the action of the play occurs
		D)	all of the above


5	How actors are arranged on stage relative to each other and the scenery is called ________________.
		A)	blocking
		B)	business
		C)	casting
		D)	audition


6	Choosing actors for a production's roles is called ___________.
		A)	blocking
		B)	business
		C)	casting
		D)	audition


7	Listening to actors read from the script or perform a monologue is often part of the _____________.
		A)	blocking
		B)	business
		C)	casting
		D)	audition


8	The stage manager becomes responsible for the production during ________.
		A)	previews
		B)	technical rehearsal
		C)	dress parade
		D)	opening night


9	The stage manager is not responsible for ________________.
		A)	calling lighting and sound cues
		B)	researching period styles of the production
		C)	posting calls
		D)	any of these things


10	"Front of House" is associated with _____________.
		A)	box office
		B)	scenery
		C)	ushering
		D)	a and c
		E)	a and b

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