Praxis II Theatre Exam

This exam is designed for individuals who would like to teach theatre at the elementary or secondary level. You will be given 2 hours to complete this 100 multiple choice question exam. There will be 16 questions regarding creative drama, 10 questions regarding professional knowledge and instruction, 15 questions regarding production, 19 questions regarding technical and design aspects, 21 questions regarding performance, and 19 questions regarding literature, history and theory.

Creative Drama
The creative drama questions will cover dramatic play, emotional and sensory perceptions, masks and puppetry, clowning, rhythm, mime and movement, theatre games and role playing, children’s literature, dramatization and story telling, aesthetic judgments and emotional and sensory perceptions.

Professional Knowledge and Instruction
This section of the exam will cover instruction and professional knowledge. The professional knowledge questions will cover funding resources, community resources, freedom of expression, censorship, vocational opportunities, counseling, resume preparation, professional organizations, and legal and ethical obligations.

Production
This section of the exam will cover production management and theatre management. The production management questions will cover selection of a play for the community to attend, scheduling and season planning, publicity, stage and box office management. Theatre management questions will cover liability and safety and maintenance of equipment.

Technical and Design Aspects
This section of the exam will cover sound, scenery, props, lighting, costumes, and various technical and artistic components of the theatre.

Performance
Questions in this section of the exam will cover directing and expression. The directing questions will cover audition, casting, script analysis, rehearsal, conception and stage vocabulary. Expression questions will cover emotional and sensory expression of acting, character analysis and development, voice, dialects, breathing, anatomy and physiology, sensory and emotional development, ensemble acting, concentration and discipline.

Literature, History and Theory
This section of the exam will cover development of the theatre, ethnic theatre, representative plays and authors and genres. The theatre development questions will cover theatre and society, performance architecture, and the relationship of theatre to society. The history question will cover: the contemporary era from 1945 to the present, the modern era from nineteenth century to 1945, romanticism, eighteenth century and restoration, neoclassical period, Elizabethan period, renaissance period and, the medieval, Roman and Greek periods. Representative plays questions will cover plays from all the just listed periods. The questions regarding authors and genres will asses your knowledge of the socio cultural influence of literature and, authors and genres.