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Praxis: Theatre 5641 Questions and
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Who wrote the play *The Crucible*?✔✔Arthur Miller
What is the term for the main character in a play?✔✔Protagonist
What is the term for the character or force that opposes the protagonist?✔✔Antagonist
What is the term used to describe spoken lines not meant to be heard by other characters on stage?✔✔Aside
What kind of stage has the audience seated on all four sides?✔✔Arena stage
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What is the term for a long speech delivered by one character alone on stage?✔✔Soliloquy
Which theatre practitioner is associated with the “Epic Theatre” movement?✔✔Bertolt Brecht
What is the name for the central message or insight revealed through a play?✔✔Theme
What do we call the part of the stage closest to the audience?✔✔Downstage
What ancient civilization is credited with developing Western theatre traditions?✔✔Ancient Greece
Who is known as the father of modern acting and developed a system for realistic performance?✔✔Konstantin Stanislavski
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What is the term for the written text of a play?✔✔Script
What do you call the visual background and physical elements on stage during a performance?✔✔Set
What is the name of the person who oversees the overall creative vision of a theatrical production?✔✔Director
What is the rehearsal in which the actors and technical elements are coordinated for the first time?✔✔Technical rehearsal
What is the person responsible for running the show during performances?✔✔Stage manager
What type of theatre involves spontaneous, unscripted performance? 3 / 4
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✔✔Improvisational theatre
What is the process by which actors try out for roles in a production?✔✔Audition
What is the term for the specific pattern of movement on stage?✔✔Blocking
What is the theatrical term for a play that ends happily, often involving humorous situations?✔✔Comedy
What is the term for the tension or struggle in a dramatic work?✔✔Conflict
What is the acting technique that focuses on physical actions to trigger emotions?✔✔Stanislavski’s method of physical action
Who wrote *A Raisin in the Sun*?
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