Theatre II
Ms. Vernon
S ’14 finals review
There several themes and motifs throughout Twelfth Night; or What You Will. Be able to pick a
scene as an example of the following themes, listing characters and situation (plus some dialogue,
if you can) that exemplifies that theme. Then explain how this scene shows this theme.
Love
Self love
Jealousy
Identity
Gender
Disguise
Wisdom vs. stupidity
Man vs. Woman
Know
1.
iamb
2.
pentameter
3. blank verse
4. rhyming couplets
5.
The Rose, The Globe, The Swan, Blackfriars
6. Why was Italy was perfectly suited to be the starting point for the Renaissance in
Europe.?
7. How did the plays of Plautus, Terrance, and Seneca have an influence on Elizabethan
playwrights?
8. Why do some of Shakespeare’s characters speak in prose, while others speak in metered,
rhyming, high-sounding verse?
9. Describe the three layers of audience members and where they sat in an Elizabethan
theatre.
10. Describe the characteristics of the Elizabethan drama.
11. Explain how Henry the VIII affected the evolution of Elizabethan theatre.
12. Know Twelfth Night. Well.
13. Know the layout, procedures, and audiences of the Elizabethan theatres.
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14. Know characteristics of Elizabethan theatre production.
15. What was Shakespeare’s outlook on love? Be able to support this with examples from
Twelfth Night.
Theatre history
French Neoclassicism and Spanish Golden Age
22. Define the outstanding characteristics of French Neoclassicism; the three unities,
verisimilitude, decorum.
23. What is the Golden Mean? What are French scenes? Who were the audiences? Who did
the playwrights poke fun at? How?
24. Why was the Renaissance delayed in France?
25. Who was Richelieu?
26. What are corrales? Describe the physical production of SGA theatre.
Restoration Theatre (except seniors)
27. What was restored?
28. Who was Cromwell, what was the Commonwealth, and what happened to theatres in this
time?
29. What are the unique characteristics of Comedy of Manners? Who were they directly
against, and who were they for? What was unique about the acting companies? What
was the moral status? Which was more important; dialogue, or plot?
30. What are breech roles?
31. What are the Italian influences? What are the French influences? What are the
Elizabethan influences?
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Acting
32. Know objective, the “Joe Flowers Formula” for method acting, spine, beat, and subtext.
Lighting
57. What was the first (historically speaking) light design? How did the playwrights help
out?
58. What came next? Why was it dangerous?
59. What was the first improvement? What was the hazard?
60. Why is it called limelight?
61. What are the three distinct advantages of incandescent light?
62. What are the six objectives of the lighting designer?
63. What are the 6 elements of the lighting designer?
64. What are the two general types of lighting instruments? Be able to identify them and
their parts, their advantages and common uses.
65. What are the sequential steps of a lighting designer?
Scenic painting and tech vocab
66. All of the terms from the two sheets including stage directions, parts of the theatre, and
painting techniques
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