STUDY GUIDE
FALL 2003 - EXAM I
HONORS FINE ARTS THEATER

PLEASE BRING A # 2 PENCIL TO THE EXAM.

THERE ARE 30 MULTIPLE CHOICE WORTH 60PTS. AND 40 PTS. OF SHORT ANSWER.

What is Art
What three things Theater/art do for us?
Art/Theater improve the quality of our lives how?
3 basic elements of theatre
Theatron
Drama = Greek?
Mode of performance: direct/indirect
Meanings of the word Theatre
Collaborative Art Form

Jobs/collaborators in Theatre
Impersonation
Coleridge's Willing Suspension of Disbelief
Esthetic Distance
Empathy
Things that distinguish theatre from other forms of art

What is a play
Dramatic Action
2 Ways to Classify Plays
Tragedy
Protagonist/Antagonist
Comedy
Aristophanes
Tragicomedy
Dark Comedy
Melodrama
Farce Documentary
Musical

Aristotle
Poetics
6 elements of dramatic form
Plot, character, thought, diction, music, spectacle
Exposition
Pt. of Attack
Inciting Incident
climax
Denouement
Convention
Order of Play
Preplay
The Transition
The Play Proper
The Post Play

The Critic
Critical Perspectives
Kinds of Critics

Twelfth Night
    Title
    Characters - Know Character Names
    Events
    Themes