Chapter 06 - The Director and the Producer

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Chapter 06
The Director and the Producer

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT the responsibility of the dramaturg?

A. identifying significant plays from the past that have been overlooked
B. serving as a historical resource for the creative team
C. hiring the director and performers
D. researching criticism and interpretations of plays from the past

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.

3. A main task of the modern-day director is to

A. oversee the budget and financial management of the production.
B. prevent performers from overacting.
C. draw disparate elements together to create a unified whole.
D. create distance between the audience and the production.

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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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5. Characteristic of English director Peter Brook's work is an attempt to

A. discover a universal language in theatre.
B. play the role of actor, director, and producer.
C. deconstruct the text of each production.
D. produce plays devoid of visual elements.

6. Which of the following is NOT a hallmark of a postmodern production?

A. deconstruction
B. nonlinear structure
C. closeness
D. fragmented space

7. In a noncommercial theatre, the managing director is akin to the ________ in a commercial

theatre.
A. artistic director
B. producer
C. board of directors
D. stage manager

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

12. Which person is responsible for raising money to finance a production?

A. director
B. producer
C. stage manager
D. dramaturg

13. Which person blocks or stages the play?

A. director
B. producer
C. stage manager
D. dramaturg

14. Which person discovers and reads new plays?

A. director
B. producer
C. stage manager
D. dramaturg

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15. Which person casts the actors?

A. director
B. producer
C. stage manager
D. dramaturg

16. Which person researches productions and criticism?

A. director
B. producer
C. stage manager
D. dramaturg

17. Which person maintains quality control of all production elements after opening?
A. director
B. producer
C. stage manager
D. dramaturg

18. Which person oversees the budget?

A. director
B. producer
C. stage manager
D. dramaturg

19. Which person develops a concept for the production?

A. director
B. producer
C. stage manager
D. dramaturg

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20. Which person works with playwrights to develop new scripts?

A. director
B. producer
C. stage manager
D. dramaturg

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

23. Which person communicates the rehearsal schedule to the performers?

A. director
B. producer
C. stage manager
D. dramaturg

True / False Questions

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

26. The producer is generally responsible for casting.

FALSE

27. All movement in a play is orchestrated by the choreographer.

FALSE

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

30. The pace of a production is dictated by its performers.

FALSE

31. A director's first step is to determine the spine of the play.

TRUE

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