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Chapter 06
The Director and the Producer
2. It is very important for directors to create interesting visual compositions with the actors in
space; this is known as creating effective
A. stage visualization.
B. visual balance.
C. visual empathy.
D. stage pictures.
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4. Which of the following is NOT associated with the "front of the house"?
A. printing programs
B. securing ushers
C. selling tickets
D. raising money for the production
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8. When a play is performed as it will be before the public, complete with all production
elements but without an audience present, it is called the
A. dress rehearsal.
B. technical rehearsal.
C. performance.
D. preview.
9. A performance in front of an audience prior to the "official" opening of a play, when the
director and the performers discover which parts of the play are successful and which are not,
is known as the
A. dress rehearsal.
B. technical rehearsal.
C. performance.
D. preview.
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10. The arrangement and movements of performers relative to each other and to the stage
space is called
A. casting.
B. auditions.
C. blocking.
D. business.
11. The activity of a performer onstage, such as the opening of a letter or the making of a bed,
is described by which term?
A. casting
B. audition
C. blocking
D. business
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17. Which person maintains quality control of all production elements after opening?
A. director
B. producer
C. stage manager
D. dramaturg
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21. Which person coordinates light, sound, and scene changes during the performance, as well
as the entrances and exits of the performers?
A. director
B. producer
C. stage manager
D. dramaturg
22. Which person arranges for ushers, tickets, programs, and other front-of-the-house details?
A. director
B. producer
C. stage manager
D. dramaturg
24. The point of view of an auteur production is that of the director, not the playwright.
TRUE
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25. As long as there have been theatrical productions, there has been someone performing the
role of director.
TRUE
28. Postmodern directors tend to integrate elements of dance, film, video, and computer
material into their productions.
TRUE
29. The artistic director is responsible for all the creative activities of a noncommercial
theatre.
TRUE
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