Improv
What does blocking mean in improv?
You're preventing the scene from moving forward, Rejecting a scene partner’s offer
If you performed a scene with very elevated intensity, what style of theater is it?
Melodrama
What is an ensemble?
A group of artists working together to create something
What kind of text did we analyze each week at the start of the term
Monologues
What role did MJ play in the musical last year?
Chad
What is "wimping" in improv?
Accepting an offer without moving the scene forward
If you perform a dramatic scene in an honest way, with emotions that are real but not overly heightened, what style is it?
If a director wants to make "stage pictures" that's another way of saying they want to create what?
Tableau
When analyzing a monologue for performance, name 2 things we discussed actors should identify
Objective, Tactics, Obstacle, Environment, Relationship Listener, Moments of Listener Response, Moment before
What is the purpose of rehearsals for actors?
It helps them explore their character choices
What does the phrase, "Yes, and" tell actors to do in the context of improv?
It tells them to agree or accept the offer and add something new to move the scene forward
In our stylism scale of 1-5, 1 was defined as naturalism and 5 was melodrama. What style was 3?
Theatrical
What is "given information" in the text of a scene?
The given circumstances or undeniable facts provided in the dialogue
In the following, name two pieces of given information:
KATIE: I spent my whole life looking up to you, and now my birthday is ruined because of the lies you've been telling all along. Get out!
MARIA: I'm sorry, I didn't think...I guess I just didn't think.
Katie has known Maria a long time
It's Katie's birthday
They're inside
Maria has been lying to Katie
They have been friends up until now
What musical did I offer you tickets to see at the National Theatre this year?
Waitress
What are two of the games we played in our improv performance
Change, ABC conversation, rants and raves, letter writing
Name three (we learned nine) vocal elements we learned about that can be adjusted when working in stylism?
Volume, pitch, pace, pauses, articulation, emphasis, repetition, breath, lengthening of words
Define melodrama
An exaggerated emotional style often associated with soap operas and comic imitations of heightened performance or even Marvel movies
Historically, A theatrical tradition involving heightened action, clear emotional stakes, and performance choices designed for strong audience response.
At what point in the process of working on a show should actors complete text analysis?
Before rehearsals begin
What is the name of the show we went to see in New York last year?
Maybe Happy Ending
In improv, there are six rules we talked about needing to follow. Name three of them.
Name four of the physical elements (we learned nine) that can be adjusted when working with different styles of acting
Facial expression, posture, gesture, eye contact, distance, movement, stillness, reaction, use of space
Define naturalism in performance
a performance style that seeks to present human behavior on stage or screen as closely to reality as possible
Name one of the plays we analyzed monologues from
Flip Turn, Disgraced, Around 2
What are Ms. Fox's cats names
Ferdinand and Pepper