THEATRE 2000 FINAL EXAM REVIEW NEWLY
UPDATED VERSION LATEST 2025-2026 NEWEST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+
As Artistic Director, you offer a Directing contract to Stephen Spielberg- and he
accepts! (Go you!) You disagree with Stephen about an interpretation in the script.
Who likely gets to decide? - ANSWER-He does. He is freakin' Stephen Spielberg.
__________, __________, & _________ have superseded the normal production
authority many times. It is a tricky and diplomatic dance sometimes. - ANSWER-
fame, money, and politics
The Casting Director is expected to know and (to some degree) trust the
professionalism of... - ANSWER-the actors they choose to submit
Casting Directors make the final decisions regarding the hiring of talent. True or
false? - ANSWER-false
,Talent Agents most often submit talent to _______ first. - ANSWER-the Casting
Director
Finish the following sentence. A theatre can only become great if it finds... -
ANSWER-a great playwright
Who are the people behind the visuals in a production? - ANSWER-production
team designers
Anything performers bring onto stage or handle on stage are the responsibility
of... - ANSWER-the props designer
The Production Manager is like... - ANSWER-a traffic controller
Who is responsible for all of the rhythmic movement in the show? - ANSWER-
choreographer
Who is responsible for communicating all scheduling for the production, including
rehearsal schedules, production meetings and technical rehearsals? - ANSWER-
stage managers
There is a big excerpt from a major play in Module 7.3. What is it from? -
ANSWER-A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
,Who is George II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen? - ANSWER-he is considered the father
of the modern director
What major play, directed by a Duke, traveled Europe and influenced Constantin
Stanislavski? - ANSWER-Julius Caesar
The goal of the modern director is to provide _____________ for a production. -
ANSWER-a unified eye
What famous director/composer locked you out of the theatre if you were late? -
ANSWER-Richard Wagner
Your Module has a section devoted to the first woman to win a Tony Award for
Directing. (No, that is extra information not in the Module) This director talks
about directing and is listed in your Module as being the director of The Lion King.
Who is it? - ANSWER-Julie Taymor
Module 1 introduced the idea of the 'socially theatrical' person. Is this the same as
theatre?
-yes
-no
-hella no
-B & C but not A - ANSWER-B & C but not A
Section 1 discussed professional wrestling. Is The Undertaker doing theatre
(according to your reading)?
- Yes. Theatre in 'the raw.'
, -no
-hella no
-B & C but not A - ANSWER-Yes. Theatre in 'the raw'
On stage, "we will accept that a stage has become an ocean for the duration of a
performance." What is this called in theatre?
-learned behavior
-social modeling
-stage convention
-none of the above - ANSWER-stage convention
To cry at the death of Mufasa in a production of The Lion King means you have...
-become a snowflake
-suspended your disbelief
-forgotten it is a talking lion and they don't exist
-none of the above - ANSWER-suspended your disbelief
Can a bench be a car?
-In a theatre, yes
-If there is an accepted stage convention, yes
-If you have suspended your disbelief, yes
-all of the above - ANSWER-all of the above
UPDATED VERSION LATEST 2025-2026 NEWEST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+
As Artistic Director, you offer a Directing contract to Stephen Spielberg- and he
accepts! (Go you!) You disagree with Stephen about an interpretation in the script.
Who likely gets to decide? - ANSWER-He does. He is freakin' Stephen Spielberg.
__________, __________, & _________ have superseded the normal production
authority many times. It is a tricky and diplomatic dance sometimes. - ANSWER-
fame, money, and politics
The Casting Director is expected to know and (to some degree) trust the
professionalism of... - ANSWER-the actors they choose to submit
Casting Directors make the final decisions regarding the hiring of talent. True or
false? - ANSWER-false
,Talent Agents most often submit talent to _______ first. - ANSWER-the Casting
Director
Finish the following sentence. A theatre can only become great if it finds... -
ANSWER-a great playwright
Who are the people behind the visuals in a production? - ANSWER-production
team designers
Anything performers bring onto stage or handle on stage are the responsibility
of... - ANSWER-the props designer
The Production Manager is like... - ANSWER-a traffic controller
Who is responsible for all of the rhythmic movement in the show? - ANSWER-
choreographer
Who is responsible for communicating all scheduling for the production, including
rehearsal schedules, production meetings and technical rehearsals? - ANSWER-
stage managers
There is a big excerpt from a major play in Module 7.3. What is it from? -
ANSWER-A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
,Who is George II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen? - ANSWER-he is considered the father
of the modern director
What major play, directed by a Duke, traveled Europe and influenced Constantin
Stanislavski? - ANSWER-Julius Caesar
The goal of the modern director is to provide _____________ for a production. -
ANSWER-a unified eye
What famous director/composer locked you out of the theatre if you were late? -
ANSWER-Richard Wagner
Your Module has a section devoted to the first woman to win a Tony Award for
Directing. (No, that is extra information not in the Module) This director talks
about directing and is listed in your Module as being the director of The Lion King.
Who is it? - ANSWER-Julie Taymor
Module 1 introduced the idea of the 'socially theatrical' person. Is this the same as
theatre?
-yes
-no
-hella no
-B & C but not A - ANSWER-B & C but not A
Section 1 discussed professional wrestling. Is The Undertaker doing theatre
(according to your reading)?
- Yes. Theatre in 'the raw.'
, -no
-hella no
-B & C but not A - ANSWER-Yes. Theatre in 'the raw'
On stage, "we will accept that a stage has become an ocean for the duration of a
performance." What is this called in theatre?
-learned behavior
-social modeling
-stage convention
-none of the above - ANSWER-stage convention
To cry at the death of Mufasa in a production of The Lion King means you have...
-become a snowflake
-suspended your disbelief
-forgotten it is a talking lion and they don't exist
-none of the above - ANSWER-suspended your disbelief
Can a bench be a car?
-In a theatre, yes
-If there is an accepted stage convention, yes
-If you have suspended your disbelief, yes
-all of the above - ANSWER-all of the above
