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THEA 200 Test Three Exam Questions
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Who is considered the first Modern Director? - ✔✔Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
What are the three approaches to directing? - ✔✔Traditional, Auteur, Post-
Modern
What is Traditional Directing? - ✔✔Directors that use the text of the play as
the focus and the starting point
What is the Auteur Director? - ✔✔Greatly alters and transforms the
traditional script, stemming from the French word given to film directors.
What is the Post-Modern Director? - ✔✔Feels that the mid-century theatre
was still bound to text and did not reflect the chaos, confusion, and
alienation of the world around them.
What is the role of the Stage Manager? - ✔✔They are the "right-hand" to
the Director. Helping to run rehearsals and communicate with all production
components. They are responsible for running the show once the show has
opened and the director has left.
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What is the role of the Dramaturg? - ✔✔They assist the Director in finding
and interpreting plays, research of historical periods and writing notes for
the program.
What is the Director's Concept? - ✔✔The controlling Vision or Idea for the
play.
What is Naturalism? - ✔✔Also known as "a slice of life."
What is the "Spine of a Play"? - ✔✔The main action or primary goal.
What is the role of the Producer? - ✔✔Producers are the business
component of the production.
What is casting against type? - ✔✔Casting a person who doesn't
necessarily look or act the part.
What might a Post Modern Director do with a production? - ✔✔They might
integrate dance, film, media, video, and computer material.
What is expressionism? - ✔✔Expressing the inner feelings outwardly.
What is limited space? - ✔✔In a play, a place where all characters and
events exists and are confined to a world on stage. The play is limited by
the stage space and the space (world) of the play.
THEA 200 Test Three Exam Questions
and Answers 100% Solved
Who is considered the first Modern Director? - ✔✔Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
What are the three approaches to directing? - ✔✔Traditional, Auteur, Post-
Modern
What is Traditional Directing? - ✔✔Directors that use the text of the play as
the focus and the starting point
What is the Auteur Director? - ✔✔Greatly alters and transforms the
traditional script, stemming from the French word given to film directors.
What is the Post-Modern Director? - ✔✔Feels that the mid-century theatre
was still bound to text and did not reflect the chaos, confusion, and
alienation of the world around them.
What is the role of the Stage Manager? - ✔✔They are the "right-hand" to
the Director. Helping to run rehearsals and communicate with all production
components. They are responsible for running the show once the show has
opened and the director has left.
, ©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
What is the role of the Dramaturg? - ✔✔They assist the Director in finding
and interpreting plays, research of historical periods and writing notes for
the program.
What is the Director's Concept? - ✔✔The controlling Vision or Idea for the
play.
What is Naturalism? - ✔✔Also known as "a slice of life."
What is the "Spine of a Play"? - ✔✔The main action or primary goal.
What is the role of the Producer? - ✔✔Producers are the business
component of the production.
What is casting against type? - ✔✔Casting a person who doesn't
necessarily look or act the part.
What might a Post Modern Director do with a production? - ✔✔They might
integrate dance, film, media, video, and computer material.
What is expressionism? - ✔✔Expressing the inner feelings outwardly.
What is limited space? - ✔✔In a play, a place where all characters and
events exists and are confined to a world on stage. The play is limited by
the stage space and the space (world) of the play.
