Characterization Station
Commedia Cluster
Director Dynamite
Actor Allowance
Miscellaneous
100
Avoiding eye contact with others, using body language, and moving slowly or fast are forms of movement in theatre that help showcase...
What is by showcasing your character, the emotions they feel, and their situation?
100
Commedia Dell'Arte is defined as.... ?
What is a 16th century Italian form of entertainment that contained pre-determined bits (lazzi) and stock characters.
100
What a director leads before rehearsals to select actors...
What are auditions?
100
One of the many responsibilities or roles of an actor
Actors must memorize their lines in a script, learn and remember blocking, come prepared for rehearsals, and create their character's body and voice.
100
Tell Me: How bright is your light today?
Can range from flickering, super bright, etc.
200
A part of vocal quality including how deep or high your voice gets.
Pitch
200
A kind of character used in commedia that represented various people throughout European society. The characters were always the same here, but the situations changed.
What is a stock character?
200
Tell me ONE director you know of in the film or theatre industry.
ANSWERS CAN VARY FROM: Who is Lin Manuel Miranda? Who is Tim Burton? Who is Quentin Tarantino? Who is Steven Spielberg? Who is Christopher Nolan? Who is Jordan Peele? etc.
200
Name one DO and DON'T of pantomime.
DO: Exaggerate resistance, be larger than real life, keep things consistent, remain quiet, keep it simple, have a complete story.
DON'T: Use violence as the only resort, mouth words or talk, use props.
200
This includes a high, medium, and low and is used to enhance the overall picture in a scene.
What are levels?
300
A part of vocal quality including how fast or slow you talk.
What is rate/speed?
300
The reason why it was a big deal that women were ACTUALLY being played by women is because...
What is this is the first time women were allowed to be involved in theatre, (alternative answer) and because women were no longer seen as "male corruptors" and given status?
300
What a director uses/does to place actors on the stage and give them movement.
What is Blocking?
300
Tell me TWO famous actor duos you know in real life. (i.e. power couples, best friends)
ANSWERS CAN RANGE:
Who are Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively? Who are Martin Short and Steve Martin? Who are Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr.? Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart?
300
One of Ms. Pearce's rules in the classroom includes...
What is to not chew gum or eat food?
What is to respect the space, her, myself, and others?
What is to come prepared and on time?
What is to come in with an open mind?
400
The 2-word method used during improvisation to support a statement or new change and make your partner look good.
What is the "Yes, And" method?
400
There are three groups of commedia characters. Name all three!
What is servants, lovers, and masters!
400
Shorthand for the following statement looks like...
STATEMENT: Anne and Boris (Character A and B) enter from stage left with a sofa.
Ms. Pearce will show the answer on the board.
400
How are pantomime and improvisation similar and different?
SIMILAR: Both are acting styles; both require you to create your own character.
DIFFERENT: Pantomime is not talking whereas improv can talk; pantomime is planned whereas improv is NOT.
400
Name all 8 body positions from the closest facing the audience to back.
What is full front, 1/4 left, 1/4 right, profile left, profile right, 3/4 left, 3/4 right, and full back?
500
What do ALL of the letters stand for in Character S.T.E.A.L.?
WHAT ARE SPEECH, THOUGHTS, EFFECTS (on others), ACTIONS,AND LOOKS
500
Some themes and topics of the performances were gathered from...
What is from the current events of the towns and cities they went to; (alternative answers) jealousy, fears, love, life and death?
500
We discussed 4 kinds of directors. Name all 4!
What is the improvisor, the dictator, the visionary, and the pusher?
500
Name and describe TWO types of theatre specifically done by actors (HINT: We have done three so far).
What are improvisation, commedia dell'arte, and pantomime
500
Name ALL 9 stage directions starting from the bottom (closest to the audience) to the top.
What is downstage left, downstage center, downstage right, center left, center stage, center right, upstage left, upstage center, and upstage right?